KOLKATA: Gokulam Kerala FC dropped two vital points in their quest for ILeague silverware as the Malabarians were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Kashmir FC here on Monday. Basit Ahmed Bhat’s first-half goal was cancelled by Dennis Antwi’s 24thminute penalty kick as both teams shared the points. With this draw, Gokulam (23 points) […]
NEW DELHI: The government has released Rs 13.73 crore for the disabled sportspersons till date under the Khelo India Scheme, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite sports being a ‘state subject’ under the Indian Constitution, the union government has been allocating funds scheme-wise since 2016-17, Rijiju said in a written […]
Mumbai: The rupee spurted by 33 paise to close at a more than two-week high of 72.46 against the US dollar on Monday, continuing its gaining streak for the fourth session in a row on the back of forex inflows. The rupee opened strong at 72.71 at the interbank forex market despite a lacklustre trend […]
PANAJI: Artysh Lopsan may be a tall rival but he is still a “kid” India’s professional boxing star Vijender Singh said on Monday, exuding confidence of extending his unbeaten streak when he trades punches with his Russian opponent on Friday. Vijender and Losan will square off in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown, dubbed as ‘Battle […]
New Delhi: The government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that it would soon set up a world class winter sports academy in Gulmarg and 100 small sports centres under the ‘Khelo India’ mission across Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to supplementaries during question hour, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Kiren […]
Beijing: China said on Monday that no “exclusive cliques” should be formed as it accused some countries of trying to “drive a wedge” among regional nations citing the “China threat” and asserted that they will “end up nowhere”. Quad countries involving the US, India, Australia and Japan held their first virtual summit on Friday during […]
New Delhi: Top officials of the water resources ministries of India and Bangladesh will meet here on Tuesday to discuss issues related to river water-sharing and flood forecast, sources said on Monday. The Indian delegation will be headed by Pankaj Kumar, secretary in the Jal Shakti Ministry. The Bangladesh side will be headed by senior […]
Tokyo: Shared worry about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take centre stage when President Joe Biden’s defence chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Monday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to join him later in Tokyo […]
Bangkok: Shares rose in Europe after a mixed session in Asia on Monday as China reported a variety of data that painted a complicated picture of its recovery from the pandemic. The passage of a 1.9 trillion aid package for the US economy has added to investor confidence that the US and global economy will […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India is fully cognizant of the employment concerns of people working abroad and expects governments in the Gulf to be helpful in facilitating the early return of those compelled to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement in the Lok Sabha on […]