Paper leak case: Ashok Gehlot must resign: Pralhad Joshi

Jaipur: Union Minister and Rajasthan election in-charge Pralhad Joshi on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot following the arrest of suspended RPSC member Babu Lal Katara by the Enforcement Directorate in the paper leak case. “Yesterday, ED raided and arrested a close man of CM Ashok Gehlot. Gehlot had made him a […]

Team including Indian researcher wins 2023 Ig Nobel prize

New Delhi: A team of scientists from India, China, Malaysia and the US has won this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats, in the mechanical engineering category for its study of repurposing dead spiders to be used in gripping tools, the organisers said. Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders, smart […]

Injured shoulder likely to rule Naseem Shah out of ICC World Cup

Dubai: Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah’s recent shoulder injury has cast doubts over his participation in the forthcoming World Cup, set to be held in India next month. The 20-year-old pacer suffered the injury during Pakistan’s Super 4 clash against arch-rival India in the Asia Cup. Shah walked off during the 46th over of Indian innings […]

World Championships: Wrestler Abhimanyu upsets higher-ranked Ukrainian in opening round

New Delhi: All four Indian free-style wrestlers on show on the day one of the UWW World Championships won their opening-round bouts with 70kg grappler Abhimanyu upsetting world number 7 Ukraine’s Ihor Nykyforuk here on Saturday. Abhimanyu, the bronze-medal winner at the U23 World Championships in June and ranked 26th in the world, defeated the […]

Defence minister approves setting up of 23 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the setting up of 23 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode, officials said on Saturday. The new schools, besides their affiliation to respective education boards, will function under the aegis of the Sainik Schools Society and will follow the Rules and Regulations for new Sainik Schools in […]

First meeting of committee on simultaneous polls on Sept 23: Kovind

Bhubaneswar: The first meeting of the the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held on September 23, said former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it. The government on September 2 notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state […]

This is misfortune of J&K that our youngsters…: Mehbooba

This is misfortune of J&K that our youngsters…: Mehbooba

Srinagar: It is the misfortune of Jammu and Kashmir that youngsters here continue to get killed when they should be enjoying and planning their lives, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, along with her daughter and media advisor Iltija Mufti, visited the residence of slain Deputy Superintendent […]

Ladakh LG assures transparency in LAHDC Kargil polls

Ladakh LG assures transparency in LAHDC Kargil polls

Jammu: Assuring the people of Kargil a free and fair hill council election next month, Ladakh Lt Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra has defended his adminstration’s protracted but unsuccessful battle in the courts against the granting of the ‘plough’ symbol to the National Conference. He rejected as “totally wrong” allegations that he was biased […]