Nikhat Zareen (Image credit: AIBA) PATIALA: Nikhat Zareen has declined the national federation BFI’s offer to compete in the women’s 48kg category at next month’s senior World Cup in China, choosing instead to remain focused on her long-term ambitions in the 51kg division ahead of the Olympic qualification cycle and next year’s World Championships.“It’s already…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government after CNG prices were increased again in Delhi and the NCR region, marking the second hike within two days.Sharing a post on X, the Congress alleged that the Centre had burdened consumers with repeated fuel price hikes soon after the…
India has tightened silver imports in a major policy move to stop traders from taking advantage of a fresh duty gap created after the government raised import taxes on precious metals. Once duties on gold and silver were increased to 15%, concerns grew that lower-duty silver could start entering India through Dubai under the India-UAE…
FILE – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab stand together during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/ File) Venezuela has deported businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of former president Nicolas Maduro who is facing multiple…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: AFP) MUMBAI: The senior men’s selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, will meet on May 19 to pick India’s squads for the one-off Test and three ODIs against Afghanistan in June, following the IPL. Confirming the development, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI that the committee will convene to finalise the…
In a recent weather update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow alerts for several districts amid forecasts of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in Kerala. The weather activity comes as pre-monsoon showers intensify across the state ahead of the expected arrival of the southwest monsoon later this month. Thiruvananthapuram has been…
NEW DELHI: Captagon, widely known as the ‘jihadi drug’ for its rampant use by extremist networks active in the conflict zones across the Middle East/West Asia, enables its users to remain awake for extended periods, suppress fear and exhaustion, increase aggression and risk-taking behaviour, thus sustaining prolonged combat-like activity under stressful conditions.According to sources in…
Mohamed Mahudhee who was searching for the divers who drowned in the Maldives also died. The toll of the Maldives scuba tragedy increased after the authorities informed that a Maldivian diver who was searching for the bodies of the five Italian tourists killed earlier this week in the underwater lake also died. Sergeant Major Mohamed…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI : From the early 90s till the time he retired, fans made a beeline to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat. In the last decade, Virat Kohli took over that mantle and drove people to stadiums. While vintage Kohli is still grabbing eyeballs, a 15-year-old now seems to have inherited the…
PILIBHIT: The autopsy report of 25 Himalayan griffon vultures and two feral dogs, whose carcasses were recovered from agricultural fields near the Bhira forest range in Kheri district on April 7, has confirmed insecticide poisoning as the cause of death.The report, issued by the Bareilly-based Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) and received by forest officials…