Canada, 9/7: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen stormed into the final of the Canada Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto here. Sen, who has slipped to world number 19 after struggling to find his form early in the season, saw off the world number 11 Japanese 21-17 21-14…
Manipur, 8/7: The Manipur High Court has directed the state government to carry out physical trials to check the feasibility of providing internet service to mobile phones while ensuring security of “life and property of citizens”. The court, which has asked for a detailed report, will hear the case on July 25. After hearing…
London, 8/7: David de Gea has left Manchester United following the end of his contract, with the Spanish goalkeeper penning a farewell message to the Premier League club’s fans on Saturday after 12 seasons with the Old Trafford side. de Gea’s contract expired on June 30 but at the time the club said they were…
Bangalore, 8/7: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Saturday he wants to introduce reservation in outsourced employment to government posts. Siddaramaiah was speaking at an event ‘Prabuddha Karnataka Janamana Samavesha’ here organised by Janamana Prathishtana and Samatha Adhyayana. Reiterating his commitment to fill up vacancies, Siddaramaiah said recruitment to government jobs was part…
Bikaner, 8/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 24,300 crore in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district. Modi dedicated to people the six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor, the first phase of the Inter-State Transmission Line for the Green Energy Corridor, a…
UP, 8/7: A 62-year-old man was arrested allegedly after he was caught on CCTV camera engaging in unnatural sex with different animals at public places in Barra area here, police said on Saturday. Vijendra Mishra, a resident of Barra-8, Gujaini, was caught on camera having sex with animals, including a cow and a dog, Deputy…
Kota, 8/7: A 17-year-old JEE aspirant allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room here, the 15th case of suspected suicide this year by students taking classes at this coaching hub, police said on Saturday. Bhadur Singh’s body was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room in the Mahaveer Nagar area here…
Jind, 8/7: Eight people died and many were injured in a head-on collision between a state transport bus and a car in Haryana’s Jind district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place on the Jind-Bhiwani road near Bibipur village. Eight people, including a woman, died in the incident while eight more sustained injuries,…
Kolkata, 8/6: Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi said he made a representation to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court seeking an urgent hearing of a prayer seeking that Saturday’s panchayat elections in West Bengal be declared null and void on account of violence and killings. Seeking the constitution of a special bench for an…
Kashmir, 8/7: The suspension of the Amarnath Yatra for a second consecutive day due to inclement weather across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday forced pilgrims to remain at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here, officials said. According to the officials, fresh batches of pilgrims were not allowed to leave Jammu to embark on their yatra…
