The IOA ad-hoc panel on Tuesday handed Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medallist Vinesh Phogat direct entries into the Asian Games, a decision which was taken without the consent of the national chief coaches and is set to be challenged by other wrestlers and their coaches. The IOA ad-hoc panel said in a...
The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi followed a downward trend on Tuesday morning after a slight increase on Monday due to rains in catchment areas upstream of the national capital. However, it is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The Wazirabad water treatment plant, where operations were...
The Congress is not interested in power or the post of prime minister,” party president MallikarjunKharge said on Tuesday as leaders of 26 Opposition parties gathered in Bengaluru to discuss strategy ahead of the 2024 LokSabha polls. In his inaugural address on the second day of the key Opposition meeting, he said, “Our intention in...
Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal and LG V K Saxena will meet on Wednesday to decide on the appointment of DERC chairman for which the AAP dispensation has furnished three names, official sources said. The Supreme Court had on Monday asked the two constitutional functionaries to rise above “political bickering” and discuss who could head the...
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Tuesday asserted it will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he will return to the helm for a third straight term with a “huge majority”. On a day 26 opposition parties held their conclave in Bengaluru to take...
The BJP and its NDA partners on Tuesday hit out at the opposition parties, saying giving a new name to their alliance will not change their character and the 2024 LokSabha battle is going to be “Bharat Mata versus INDIA”. They were reacting after 26 opposition parties announced their coalition – Indian National Developmental Inclusive...
Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between two communities in her home state Manipur at the earliest. Manipur has been witnessing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 3. Over 150 people have been killed in the clashes so...
World Bank president Ajay Banga on Monday said amid global challenges, he is more optimistic about India and its economy now than he has been “in a long time”. Talking to the media on the sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting here, the first-ever Indian-American to head the top...
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at the premises of DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy and his MP son GauthamSigamani in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal sand mining, official sources said. The 72-year-old minister was late night taken by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to its office...
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the ordinance on control of services in Delhi was promulgated as officers working in the vigilance department were “targeted” by the city government, and bureaucrats and officials were humiliated. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre claimed that after the May 11 judgement...