Paris, 7/8: The Indian Olympic Association has revealed that wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Olympic Games due to being overweight. “It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women’s Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night,…
New Delhi,7/8: The CBI on Wednesday took over the probe into the deaths of 3 IAS aspirants, who drowned in the Delhi coaching centre flooding on July 27 as per news agency PTI. As of now, 7 people, including Rau’s IAS Study Circle CEO Abhishek Gupta and coordinator Deshpal Singh, have been arrested in the…
New Delhi,7/8: A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including six infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said. The chartered flight, which took off for the Bangladesh capital late Tuesday, was operated with an A321 neo aircraft. The flight brought back 205 people — 199 adults and six infants…
Jammu, 6/8: Security forces established contact with a group of terrorists in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, police said and added an operation was underway to neutralise them. Officials said a few gunshots were heard from the Pathi Nalla Khaned area of Basantgarh when joint search parties of the…
Dhaka, 6/8: At least 24 people, including an Indonesian national, were burnt alive by a mob in Bangladesh at a starred hotel owned by a leader of Awami League party after its leader Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country. The victims, mostly boarders, were burnt alive late on Monday night as…
New Delhi, 6/8: Amazon India country head Manish Tiwary will step down in October after an eight-year stint with the e-commerce giant, the company said on Tuesday. Tiwary has another role elsewhere, Amazon said, without elaborating.
London, 6/8: The British government has called for a United Nations led investigation into the violent incidents of the past few weeks in Bangladesh, which led to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing to India “for the moment” before reportedly seeking asylum in UK. Foreign Secretary David Lammy issued a statement on Monday to condemn…
Paris, 6/8:Neeraj Chopra kickstarted his quest with a massive throw of 89.34m after Kishore Jena finished 9th in Group A. Defending champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin throw final while Kishore Jena finished 9th in Group A Defending champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin throw final while Kishore Jena finished…
Suva, 6/8: President Droupadi Murmu was on Tuesday conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji, the country’s highest civilian award, as she hailed the ties between the two countries and said India stands ready to partner with Fiji to build a strong , resilient and more prosperous nation.
Dhaka, 6/8: Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced on Tuesday. In a video posted on social media early Tuesday morning, Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the movement, said that Prof Yunus has agreed to…
