Mumbai: Would parties give tickets to more women?
Mumbai: When it comes to giving tickets to women in Assembly polls, the record of political parties in Maharashtra is abysmally poor. There were only […]
Amit Panghal loses finals, becomes first Indian to win silver at World Boxing Championships
Ekaterinburg: Amit Panghal on Saturday had to settle for a silver medal in the World Boxing Championships as he lost the final match to Uzbekistan’s […]
European Investment Bank to support 1 trillion euros of climate action
New York: At the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 and the UN General Assembly, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU Bank, on Saturday announced […]
Thomas Cook seeks funding from UK govt to avoid collapse
London: Iconic British travel firm Thomas Cook has failed to find further private investment to stave off collapse and is now relying on an unlikely […]
Football: India face Uzbekistan needing just a point to qualify for the AFC U-16 championship finals
India will need just a draw against hosts Uzbekistan in their final match on Sunday to qualify for the AFC U-16 Finals to be held […]
‘Howdy Modi’ event: Houston gears up to welcome PM Modi
Houston: Preparations are in full swing for Sunday’s mega ‘Howdy Modi’ event at the massive NRG stadium here that will see 50,000 enthusiastic Indian diaspora […]
Did Indigenous Canadians help Indian immigrants aboard the Komagata Maru in 1914?
This summer, a Canadian un-naming ceremony stripped former politician Harry Stevens’s (1878-1973) name from a federal building in Vancouver and instead, put up a 4,000-square-foot-mural […]
More than 100 arrested in Paris yellow vest protests
Paris: Over a hundred demonstrators were arrested at yellow vest protests in Paris on Saturday as about 7,500 police were deployed to quell any violence […]
Two JeM overground workers held in south Kashmir on leads provided by arrested terrorists in Kathua
Jammu: Police conducted raids at several places in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and apprehended two overground workers of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) on the basis of leads […]
Athletics: Quartermiler Anjali Devi cleared for World Championships after confirmatory trial
Quarter-miler Anjali Devi, the fastest Indian woman in 400 metres this season, was on Saturday cleared to take part in the World Championships in Doha […]
Not seeking post but won’t shun responsibility: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said he was not seeking any post, but would not shirk from “responsibility”. Aaditya Thackeray is being projected […]
Hong Kong police, protesters clash in 16th weekend of rallies
Hong Kong: Riot police and protesters in Hong Kong fought brief skirmishes near the Chinese border on Saturday, the latest clashes during huge pro-democracy protests […]
Sourav Ganguly set to be re-elected as Cricket Association of Bengal chief till July 2020
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to be re-elected as Cricket Association of Bengal president as there was no opposition against his five-member panel […]
Laver Cup: Roger Federer beats Nick Kyrgios in super tie-break to put Europe ahead
Roger Federer edged out Nick Kyrgios in a super tie-break to give Europe a 5-3 lead after the opening session of the second day of […]
Anti-Sisi protests break out in Egypt
Cairo: Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police […]
CBI teams continue operations to locate Rajeev Kumar
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths kept up their efforts Saturday to locate top West Bengal police officer Rajeev Kumar who has been skipping summons […]
Former Kolkata cop Rajeev Kumar’s anticipatory bail plea rejected
The Alipore District and Sessions court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who is evading the Central […]
Iran: Any country that attacks us will be ‘main battlefield’
Tehran: The commander-in-chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Salami, on Saturday threatened to turn any country that dares to attack Iran into a “battlefield”. […]
Formula One: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc continues good run to clinch pole in Singapore Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday as he looks to claim a stunning hat-trick of wins after triumphs […]
‘Won’t harm your son’s career’, Babul Supriyo assures mother of student who attacked him at Jadavpur University
Kolkata: Union minister Babul Supriyo on Saturday assured the mother of a student, who allegedly pulled the hair of the BJP leader at the Jadavpur […]