Babita Phogat, a gold medalist in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, has joined the investigation team set up to look into the accusations made against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) head Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The oversight committee, established by the Sports Ministry, is looking Continue Reading
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Andhra Pradesh’s capital will be Visakhapatnam, and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will move there “in the months to come,” he announced today. This is despite the High Court’s ruling last year that it cannot pass legislation for that; the other two capitals are Kurnool and the current capital Amaravati. The YSRCP government of Mr. […]Continue Reading
Numerous members of non-Bodo groups have been demonstrating in various areas of Assam over the past few days in opposition to the state government’s proposal to incorporate 60 villages in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). Yesterday, protesters burned tyres on city streets to protest the BTR’s inclusion of Gohpur. The National Highway was stopped by […]Continue Reading
In order to restore confidence in the conglomerate that saw its value plummet by nearly $70 billion after a small New York short seller released a damning report, billionaire Gautam Adani’s troubled group clung to a $400 million (Rs 3,260 crore) investment by Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Co. in its flagship firm’s share sale. The […]Continue Reading
In order to emphasize the idea of oneness, Shah Rukh Khan compared himself, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham to the characters from Manmohan Desai’s 1977 classic, “Amar Akbar Anthony.” “This is Deepika Padukone, she is Amar; I am Shah Rukh Khan, Akbar; this is John Abraham, he is Anthony. And this is what makes cinema. […]Continue Reading
On the final leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Srinagar, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enjoyed a heartwarming moment when they got into an unplanned snowball fight. On social media, a video of the beautiful snowball fight between the siblings has gone viral. The two can be seen playingfully grappling with […]Continue Reading
At a concert on Sunday in Hampi, Karnataka, the singer Kailash Kher received jeers purportedly for not singing any Kannada songs. Police reported that during the Hampi Utsav’s closing ceremony, the singer received a bottle hurled at him by the crowd that was upset with him for performing exclusively Hindi songs. According to the police, […]Continue Reading
The use of emergency powers to stop the contentious BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claims connected to the 2002 Gujarat riots will be challenged in court proceedings heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench made up of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, and senior attorney […]Continue Reading
Naba Kisore Das, the minister of health for the state of Odisha, was shot today at Gandhi Chowk in Brajarajnagar in the Jharsuguda district at around 1 o’clock. He was shot in the chest while he was travelling to a programme. The minister was struck by two bullets from the policeman and sent to the […]Continue Reading
As part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” festivities, the gardens at the President’s official residence, Rashtrapati Bhavan, have been given a common name. Bulldozers were used to remove the outdated “Mughal Gardens” road sign and haul it away. “On the occasion of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Continue Reading