DUBAI: A British Royal Navy vessel seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year, officials said Thursday, pointing to the interdiction as proof of Tehran’s support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the embattled country. The British government statement was striking in that it provided some of the strongest […]
Gurugram/Chandigarh: The Nuh police has booked a man for allegedly declaring a Rs 2 crore reward for cutting off the tongue of now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) during a TV debate. The action by the police came after a purported video of Salaheri resident Irshad Pradhan declaring the […]
NEW DEHLI: The CBI has arrested Executive Director of Power Grid Corporation of India B S Jha and five officials of Tata Projects, including its Executive VP Deshraj Pathak and Assistant VP R N Singh, in connection with alleged bribery to favour the private company, officials said on Thursday. The probe agency had conducted searches […]
New Delhi: A whopping Rs 62,476 crore has been “illegally” transferred by smartphone maker Vivo to China in order to avoid payment of taxes in India, the Enforcement Directorate said Thursday, as it claimed to have busted a major money laundering racket involving Chinese nationals and multiple Indian companies. This money is almost half of […]
WIMBLEDON: Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s swansong appearance at Wimbledon ended in a semi-final defeat to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in the mixed doubles event here. Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic, seeded sixth, went down 6-4 5-7 4-6 to Skupski of Great Britain and American Krawczyk in two hours […]
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s ploy of trying to negate swing by meeting the ball early has backfired, feels the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, whose advice in English conditions has always been about playing as late as possible. Kohli, who is now just four months short of completing three years without an international ton, scored 11 and […]
Birmingham: Warwickshire will deploy ‘undercover spotters’ in second T20 between India and England at Edgbaston in the wake of allegations of racist behaviour in the crowd during the fifth Test this week, the county announced on Thursday. Several Indian supporters alleged incidents of racial abuse charge from other fans on the sidelines of the rescheduled […]
New Delhi: The India U-17 women’s football team suffered a 2-4 defeat on penalties against the Faroe Islands, after the match remained goalless in regulation time in Str mmen, Norway on Thursday. It was a cagey start to the match as both sides looked to find a stronghold in the middle of the park in […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti lauded security forces and two militants’ family members, who persuaded the ultras to lay down arms and surrender during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Mehbooba said such efforts should continue in order to give a second chance to the youngsters who have joined […]
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the prime minister’s employment package on Wednesday held a protest sit-in near the city centre here, demanding their relocation. Scores of the Kashmiri Pandit employees assembled at Pratap Park, near Lal Chowk city centre here and held a sit-in. The employees have been protesting against the killing of their […]