NEW DELHI: Bangladesh foreign policy adviser Touhid Hossain said after assuming office Dhaka will maintain a balance in ties with big powers and seek good ties with all. Hossain, who served as foreign secretary from late 2006 to July, 2009, also said the immediate priority for the interim govt that was sworn in on Thursday…
Madras HC Friday ordered release of controversial YouTuber Savukku Shankar setting aside his detention under Goondas Act. Shankar was arrested on May 4 for making “derogatory” remarks against women police personnel in an interview. Court said speeches criticising govt, its policies and actions, or exposing corrupt and illegal actions in public administration cannot be termed…
GUWAHATI: A second-year MTech student of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), allegedly died by suicide on Friday, reports Dhrubajyoti Malakar. The deceased Soumya Kumar (23), from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, was found dead in her room at the institute’s hostel.“We received information from IIT-G authorities about the death around 10.45am. Soumya might have died by…
NEW DELHI: Aman Sehrawat, after losing in the men’s 57kg wrestling semifinal on Thursday, was 4.5 kilograms over the permissible weight limit (61.5kg) but guided by his Indian coaches, he successfully shed the excess weight within 10 hours, enabling him to compete for and win the bronze medal on Friday. Working relentlessly overnight, the Aman’s…
LUCKNOW: Sitapur Police Friday arrested four people in the nursing recruitment examination paper leak case. Three of the accused — Utkarsh Mishra, Gaurav Rajvanshi, and Ankit Srivastava — were employees of the IT company tasked with conducting the examination. The fourth accused, Amit Mishra, was an aide of the trio.Police said the accused tampered with…
Rajakannappan and Udhayanidhi Stalin.” CHENNAI: Was it a Freudian slip or a deliberate slip up? While addressing a gathering at an event to launch the ‘Tamil Puthalvan‘ scheme in Ramanathapuram on Friday, Tamil Nadu backward classes minister R S Rajakannappan referred to Udhayanidhi Stalin as “deputy chief minister”. He corrected himself and said Udhayanidhi was…
NEW DELHI: India’s wrestling hopes at the Paris Games rested on young shoulders of Aman Sehrawat on Friday evening, and the 21-year-old delivered, securing a bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle category to become country’s youngest Olympic medallist. His victory brought much-needed relief to the Indian contingent, which faced immense disappointment following Vinesh…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated wrestler Aman Sehrawat for bagging a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.In the men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal match, Aman convincingly defeated Darian Toi Cruz 13-5, securing the medal.With the win, Aman became the first Indian wrestler to win a medal in Paris.Soon after Aman’s win…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for deciding to visit Kerala’s Wayanad which witnessed massive landslides killing over 400 people.PM Modi is set to visit Wayanad today to assess the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts in the region, which Rahul himself visited last week…
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday by defeating Darian Toi Cruz from Puerto Rico. The final score of the bout was 13-5 in favor of Sehrawat.This victory brings India’s medal tally to six, with five bronze and one silver….
