India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya ended on October 3 (Saturday). They had a pretty good campaign, with a rush of medals in the final few days after a slow start. In total, they won a total of 85 medals, including 21 golds, 27 silvers and 37 bronzes. This was the country’s second-best ever…
London-based restaurateur Harman Singh Kapoor has announced plans to take legal action against the Metropolitan Police and London Mayor Sadiq Khan after being released from custody following his arrest linked to ongoing tensions surrounding his non-halal restaurant.Kapoor, a Sikh businessman who runs Rangrez, a restaurant in London’s Hammersmith area, wrote in a post on X…
Jim Stevenson (left) and Tara Tanaka (right) at their wildlife sanctuary in Florida. A Florida couple made an unusual decision more than a decade ago when they bought a 45-acre cypress swamp beside their home in Tallahassee, Florida, rather than allowing the land to be cleared or developed. Jim Stevenson and Tara Tanaka purchased the…
New Delhi: India’s Kajal Dhochak (76kg) and Neelam Sirohi (50kg) stormed into the final of the wrestling World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, making it the first time two Indian women are in the Worlds title clash. The only other Indian woman wrestler to have reached the World Championships final was Anshu Malik (57kg),…
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on October 1, NPS Diwas 2026, launched the first phase of the NPS Sanchay Pension Yatra, an initiative aimed at taking pension awareness and access to citizens across the country. Four Pension Yatras were flagged off simultaneously from Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata. Each Yatra will travel…
NEW DELHI: Seven of the 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP, including Raghav Chadha and ex-international cricketer Harbhajan Singh, joined BJP on Friday, in a jolt to the party ahead of next year’s election in Punjab, the only state where it is in office. This comes at a time when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal…
Representative file photo JAIPUR: Five youths have been accused of sexually harassing a Japanese tourist in Amber area of Jaipur after stopping her on a secluded stretch near Jaigarh Fort.The youths pushed the woman, held her hands and attempted to kiss her, DCP (North) Karan Sharma said Monday, citing the woman’s complaint that has led…
Congress has handed Sachin Pilot a familiar problem and a bigger opportunity. NEW DELHI: The Congress leadership last week finally responded to ‘Mayday’ calls from Punjab rebels and brought in Sachin Pilot, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, to prevent a crash landing of the deeply fractured state unit ahead of the assembly elections early next year.Months of…
NEW DELHI: CP(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran on Friday announced that he would campaign against Keralam agriculture minister P Prasad in Cherthala, accusing him of making “unwarranted remarks.”Speaking to reporters in Alappuzha, Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an independent with the backing of the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), noted that he had earlier…
The European Union and United States are urging India to accept “data exclusivity” provisions in free trade agreements, but a GTRI report has warned otherwise. Think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has cautioned that such commitments could damage its agrochemical industry, increase dependence on imports and raise costs for farmers. Furthermore, it could also…
