Manu Bhaker. (Photo by Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The absence of India’s star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, who won two medals at the Paris Olympics, from the list of names recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award has come as a major surprise, with sources telling Timesofindia.com that neither the…
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday targeted the Congress party for what he termed as hypocrisy in its treatment of BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, and its failure to adequately protect Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) communities.Addressing a…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday rejected former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s anticipatory bail request in a criminal case accusing her of cheating and misusing OBC and disability quota benefits during the civil services examination.“Anticipatory bail plea is dismissed. Interim protection from arrest is vacated,” stated Justice Chandra Dhari Singh while delivering the…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia starting Thursday, veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has raised concerns about the visitors’ bowling line-up, expressing doubts about its ability to collectively take 20 wickets. Pujara believes the current combination appears weak in comparison to the demands of a Test match.Barring Jasprit Bumrah’s 21 wickets…
Shubman Gill (Photo: Video grab) Shubman Gill has so far hasn’t lived up to his promise on the tour of Australia, failing to convert his starts into big innings; and former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik believes a “technical error” has crept into Gill’s game because of “a lot of white-ball cricket“.“I think Shubman Gill definitely…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Usman Khawaja. (PTI photo) Former Australian cricketer Simon Katich has urged Australia’s batters to adopt a strategic approach against India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, emphasising the importance of rotating the strike and maintaining a strong defence. Katich highlighted Bumrah’s exceptional control and rarity of loose deliveries, advising…
The first stock market holiday of 2025 will be on February 26 for Mahashivratri celebrations. Stock market BSE, NSE holidays 2025: The stock exchanges in India have announced 14 trading holidays for 2025. In February, May, November and December there will be one holiday, while March and August will have two holidays each. April and…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur, joined by Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and other party leaders, on Monday released a “Charge Sheet” or “Aarop Patra” against the Arvind Kejriwal government. The event featured banners and slogans such as “10 Saal Delhi Behaal” and “Delhi ka AQI hua 500 paar” and “Yamuna mein hai pollution…
First glimpse of PV Sindhu’s wedding. (Photo source: X) NEW DELHI: The first visual from PV Sindhu’s wedding ceremony has left fans in awe as the ace Indian shuttler tied the knot with fiancé Venkata Datta Sai in a traditional and grand celebration in Udaipur. Shared by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh…
Austrian crystal maker Swarovski is raising its bets on the Indian market as it calls it one of the rocket markets for the company. It has also recently introduced Swarovski Created Diamonds in India and is planning to penetrate deeper into the country, Nasr Sleiman, MD – Southeast Asia, India and Middle East, Swarovski told…
