New Delhi, 15/5:Dishing out a performance for the ages, India’s men’s badminton lifted the Thomas Cup title with a commanding 3-0 win over powerhouse Indonesia on Sunday, a historic triumph that will enhance country status in the sport. World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy…
Mumbai, 15/5:India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own Rs 50,000 crore ($6.5 billion) consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of…
Tripura, 15/5: Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Manik Saha was administered the oath as new Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday amid dissension among a few MLAs, who aired their anger on Saturday over Saha’s election. Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Saha at Raj…
New Delhi, 15/5: For the most part, Mouni remained clueless about the madness unfolding around her. Throughout the night till way past afternoon, she kept looking for answers. Her sister, Pooja (19) was in the building when the fire broke out. Both the sisters took a job at the CCTV camera company six months…
Sydney, 15/5:Swashbuckling former all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been killed in a car crash, Cricket Australia said Sunday, in another tragic blow for the sport after the recent deaths of fellow greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh. The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals for Australia from 1998 to 2009, was involved in…
New Delhi, 14/5: Sitting outside Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri area here since Friday night, Suman (name changed) breaks down every now and then as she anxiously awaits an update about the whereabouts of her elder daughter Pooja (19). Accompanying the middle-aged woman is her younger daughter Pinky (18), her eyes also…
New Delhi, 14/9: The CBI has booked seven suspected punters in connection with two separate cases related to alleged fixing of 2019 Indian Premier League matches “based on inputs” from Pakistan, officials said Saturday. The central agency has started a country-wide probe and was carrying out searches at seven locations in Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur…
New Delhi, 14/5: The Congress is likely to bring in a measure to ensure 50 per cent representation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and minorities at all levels of the party organisation. A decision on this has been taken by the panel on social justice and empowerment formed by party chief Sonia…
Tripura, 14/5: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he has submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya. Deb made the announcement after meeting the governor at the Raj Bhavan. He went to New Delhi and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday for a…
New Delhi,14/5: With the state of Indian economy remaining a “cause of extreme concern”, Congress on Saturday said a “reset of the economic policies” is necessary and expressed hope that it will be able to defeat the “hype” being created by Narendra Modi the way it overcame the ‘India Shining’ campaign. Former Finance…
