Saina Nehwal‘s bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics led to a badminton revolution in India, especially among the women trying to make it big in the sport, which makes her one of the icons of badminton in the country. The 34-year-old from Haryana, who recently turned to politics, is a three-times Olympian besides being…
First defeat to Nadeem in long rivalry hurts Indian championPARIS: Neeraj Chopra wiped the sweat off his face and got up to leave. It had been a long day. Midnight was just round the corner. His press conference duties were over. He was spent physically and mentally.“The TV duties are still there Neeraj, for the…
New Delhi: Japanese apparel major Uniqlo’s sales growth in India slipped by more than half to a still-strong 32% last fiscal year while its net profit expanded by 25%. The Indian unit of Asia’s biggest clothing brand posted a net profit of ₹85.1 crore for the year ended March 2024 with net revenues of ₹824…
India’s 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in badminton, Saina Nehwal, turned to politics in the twilight of her career and now doubles up as a budding politician and a sporting icon looking to give it back to the sport that made her a super star. Appearing recently on a podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Saina lamented the…
Over 100 people were killed and dozens were injured in an Israeli strike that hit a school in Gaza on Saturday, according to the city’s civil defence agency.The strike hit a school sheltering displaced people in the Daraj district of eastern Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Saturday.Mahmoud Basal, the agency spokesman…
Young wrestler Aman beats Cruz to clinch sixth medal for IndiaPARIS: Aman Sehrawat is just 21 but mature way beyond his age. He has been to hell and back.He lost both his parents when he was just 11 years old. His mother took her own life after battling mental illness for years. His father also…
Scientists have proposed an interesting approach to increase the temperature of Mars, Earth’s planetary neighbour, by introducing engineered particles into its atmosphere. These particles, similar in size to commercial glitter and composed of iron or aluminium, would act as aerosols, trapping and escaping the heat and reflecting sunlight towards the Martian surface.The goal is to…
US vice president Kamala Harris on Friday for the second time in the week had to tackle protestors head on raising chants on the plight of the Gaza war at her rally. The presumptive Democratic nominee, who held a joint rally with her new running mate Tim Walz in Arizona was forced to shut down…
A rift in the Maha Vikas Aghadi surfaced over selecting a CM candidate for the assembly elections, with Congress backing the largest party’s choice post-election and Shiv Sena proposing a pre-election candidate, hinting at Uddhav Thackeray MUMBAI: A tiff broke out in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday on the issue of having a…
PUNE: Blood samples of a 17-year-old minor involved in the Kalyani Nagar Porsche crash, as well as those of his two friends, were allegedly replaced at Sassoon Hospital in Pune to show they were not drunk at the time of the accident.The prosecution presented these allegations during the bail hearings for the minor’s parents on…
