NEW DELHI: The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games begins this Thursday in Birmingham. The sporting action gets underway on Friday. India have established themselves as one of the powerhouses in the quadrennial tournament over the editions with regular top-four finishes since the turn of the 21st century. This time too, the Indian contingent, with […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in the money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. She reached the ED office around 11am accompanied by Z+ armed security and her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The ED recorded Sonia’s statement for about […]
1. Rajya Sabha creates a record… of suspensions More in suspension: A day after four Lok Sabha MPs were suspended for ‘unruly behaviour’ for the rest of the monsoon session, 19 Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended from the house for the rest of the week for disrupting the sitting on Tuesday. Who: Seven of the […]
NEW DELHI: These are really exciting times if you are an Indian sports fan and a supporter of the Indian athletes across a varied range of sporting disciplines. Cricket still might be the numero uno sport in the country, in terms of popularity, but the rise of other sports in the nation in the last […]
Sri Lanka’s new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, had sought the top job for decades. Now he has to find ways to avoid the fate of his predecessor as he fends off protesters who’re angry about persistent food and fuel shortages. The veteran politician was sworn in last week after months of protests escalated, forcing former leader […]
The weather in Delhi has been a welcoming change for all residents in the capital, who were sweltering under the brutal heatwave just a few weeks back. Now, the weather agencies have predicted that light to moderate showers can be witnessed in the national capital region. The minimum temperature in the city dipped slightly to […]
NEW DELHI: India have traditionally done well at the Commonwealth Games, with the 2010 home edition being their best performance ever (1010 medals). With 72 nations expected to participate in the Birmingham Games scheduled to start from July 28, Indian athletes, spearheaded by Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, are expected to do well in […]
NEW DELHI: India is sending a 300 member plus contingent, including over 200 athletes, for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG), which start on July 28 in Birmingham. After a record breaking performance at the Tokyo Olympics last year, where they won an unprecedented seven medals including an individual gold by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, […]
