Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as the Indian men’s badminton team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win their first-ever Thomas Cup gold. India continued their robust run in the tournament and inflicted a clean sweep on the tournament’s most successful team of all time to […]
Andrew Symonds, the former Australia all-rounder, has passed away following a car crash near the outskirts of the city of Townsville on Sunday. He was 46 and is survived by wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy. Symonds, one of the greatest all-rounders to represent the country, played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and […]
A massive fire broke out at a government medical college in Punjab’s Amritsar this evening. However, the patients were evacuated in time out of the building, averting any major tragedy. Visuals from the spot showed the hospital building completely covered behind a thick cloud of dark smoke.The staff of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital claimed the […]
Amid Congress’ Chintan Shivir, disgruntled Congress leader from Punjab, Sunil Jakhar, on Saturday said goodbye to the party. He announced it on Facebook, while going LIVE.Before he ended his ‘mann ki baat’ on Facebook, Sunil Jakhar said ‘Goodbye and Goodluck Congress’. Sunil Jakhar targeted Ambika Soni for misguiding the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi on […]
In an apparent bid to curb local price surge, India has temporarily banned wheat exports with immediate effect. The country – the world’s second-biggest wheat producer – saw a decadal high in wheat prices in April in a worrying development. The government statement comes as the Ukraine war – which began in February – enters […]
At least 14 people died in a fire that broke out at a building near west Delhi’s Mundka metro station on Friday. Fire department officials said the number could go up as more were feared trapped, and rescue operation was underway. According to available information, another 12 people suffered injuries in the blaze. All of […]
The Punjab Police on Friday arrested six people in connection with the rocket-propelled grenade blast that took place at the Punjab Police Intelligence headquarters in Mohali on Monday. Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and local gangsters were involved in the attack carried out on the behest of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Canada resident […]
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to postpone the NEET-PG-22 examination on a plea by doctors, saying the delay would cause unavailability of doctors and seriously affect patient care. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said postponement of the examination would create “chaos and uncertainty” and would affect a large section of […]
Rahul Gandhi on Friday morning met Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as he reached the Congress-ruled state after a train ride with other party colleagues. Ahead of a three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ (brainstorming conclave) in Rajasthan, he received a warm welcome at 5 am at the Chittorgarh railway station where a large group of partymen amid […]
A Varanasi court on Thursday ordered the completion of the Gyanvapi mosque survey and the presentation of report by May 17. The order comes a day after the hearing in the petition seeking the removal of court-appointed advocate commissioner entrusted with carrying out the survey had concluded. “The court has ordered complete survey and present a […]