Stylistic change behind India’s hockey glory
New Delhi: After that utterly chaotic and ultimately fateful loss to New Zealand on penalties at the World Cup in India last year (3-3 after regulation time), something had to change.
Sure, under Graham Reid as the team coach , the side…
Neeraj Chopra wins silver
PARIS: Consistency is Neeraj Chopra's thing. And he has used that plank to dominate javelin events at the highest levels for a few years. It's why a silver, at least right now, felt like a disappointment. One legal throw out of six seemed a…
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat loses semifinal, to fight for bronze
Paris: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat lost his 57kg semifinal bout against top seed Rei Higuchi of Japan (10-0) by technical superiority on Thursday. Now he will face the winner of one of the two repechage rounds in the bronze medal round on…
Fairytale finish for India’s wall PR Sreejesh
PARIS: He calls this space his home—the 17-by-12 feet rectangle between the posts and the turf in front. His life revolved around this space over two decades. Just before the game, PR Sreejesh went out onto the turf in the north-eastern…
FM Sitharaman asserts GST on insurance decisions rest with GST Council
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the decision regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health and life insurance premiums rests solely with the GST Council. She stated that…
Disconnect resources of entity caught engaging in spam activities: TRAI
NEW DELHI: In a bid to combat the rising menace of spam calls in the country, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) directed telecom service providers (TSPs) on Thursday to disconnect the telecom resources of any entity caught…
RBI warns lenders on top-up loan push
MUMBAI: With the lenders (commercial banks) pushing top-up loans like never before, the Reserve Bank has flagged this as a potential risk for the system and asked all lenders to review such practices and take remedial action.
Top-up…
Trump commits to Sept 10 debate with Harris
New York: Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at…
Residents of Ukraine welcome Russia’s Kursk offensive as ‘victory near’
KYIV: As Ukraine's major assault on the Russian border region of Kursk entered its third day, residents in the capital, Kyiv, praised the offensive as "bringing victory closer."
The cross-border incursion appears to be Ukraine's most…
US envoy warns Maduro of global pressure if political opponents are imprisoned.
WASHINGTON: A US envoy warned Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro that he risks a major escalation of international pressure if authorities arrest leaders of the opposition, which Washington believes won July 28 elections.
If opposition…
Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
DHAKA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn into office Thursday, vowing to lead Bangladesh back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.
Yunus, who earlier on Thursday had hailed…
Death toll from 6 weeks of monsoon rains jumps to 154 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan has risen to 154, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some villages.
More than 1,500 homes have…
Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage
TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves lashed the coast.
The quake hit at 4:42 pm (0742 GMT) off Kyushu at a depth of…
Relief after UK streets see respite from far-right riots
LONDON: The UK government and police breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after further anticipated far-right riots failed to materialise overnight and thousands of anti-racism protesters massed on the streets instead.
The anti-racism…
Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting
DHAKA: Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an interim government headed by Nobel…
Today’s Motto: ‘A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to…
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Water level of River Ganga rises due to heavy rain in hilly areas
VARANASI: The water level of river Ganga has been rising due to incessant heavy rain in hilly areas and the release of water from dams in many places. According to the Central Water Commission report, the water level of River Ganga has been…
Didi rejigs team, changes depts of four ministers
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet by allocating additional departments to some ministers. While Babul Supriyo was given the IT, Public Enterprise & Industrial Reconstruction Department, Manas Ranjan…
Flashflood in Uttarakhand, Dorothy’s Seat in rubble
DEHRADUN: In Uttarakhand, the ongoing landslide disaster of the past fortnight shows no signs of abating. The most recent catastrophe occurred on Tuesday night with a landslide at Tiffin Top peak in Nainital, famously known as Dorothy’s…
Navies of India and Germany carry out advanced maritime operations
NEW DELHI: In a bid to boost defence ties, the Indian Naval Ship Tabar conducted a Maritime Passage Exercise (MPX) with Sea Lynx of the German Navy.
“Indian Navy’s frontline frigate, INS Tabar, during her return leg from St Petersburg in…
