Monthly Archives: May 2023

Wake-up call for change

'Wrestling' With Me Too By Poonam I Kaushish India is at war with its wrestlers. That too Olympic medalists. For over 13 days wrestlers’ Sakshi Malik,...

Dropout rate in Arunachal Pradesh is the highest in the country

Editor, A report from UDISE+ 2021-2022 reveals that Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of dropouts in the country, whereas the rate is much higher...

G20 should keep eye on J-K situation: Cong; PDP says govt wants to project...

SRINAGAR, 8 May (PTI): Opposition Congress and PDP on Monday said the government wanted to falsely project normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by holding...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh reviews status of creation of Science Media Communication Cell

New Delhi, 8 May (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on May 8 discussed the issue of rationalising awards given to scientists to avoid duplicity...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates IAF Heritage Centre in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, 8 May (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first-of-its-kind Indian Air Force (IAF) Heritage Centre in Chandigarh on May 8, officials said. The...

Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites carrying Rs 11 lakh bounty killed in encounter with police in...

Sukma, May 8 (PTI) Two Naxalites, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday morning, an...

Support BJP candidates in civic polls for unhindered development: Smriti Irani asks UP voters

Amethi (UP), May 8 (PTI) Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday said the “double-engine” government of the BJP has increased the pace of development...

Opposition divided society by pursuing ‘appeasement’, says UP CM Adityanath

Barabanki (UP), May 8 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, of...

RRR: Russell, Rinku, Rana show keep KKR’s playoff hopes alive

Kolkata, 8 May: Rinku Singh added another bright chapter to his legend as a "finisher" with a last-ball boundary as Kolkata Knight Riders beat...

Bajrang, Vinesh hit mat for first time in 15 days; IOA’s ad-hoc panel plans...

New Delhi, 8 May: Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat hit the mat on Monday for the first time in 15 days to...

Sachin makes winning start on World Championships debut, two other Indians bow out

Tashkent, 8 May: Sachin Siwach (54kg) made a winning start to his maiden World Championships campaign with a facile victory, while two other Indian...

Sharma finishes 26th as Meronk wins third DP World Tour title

Rome, 8 May: India's Shubhankar Sharma came off with a bittersweet experience at the DS Automobiles Italian Open, finishing tied-26 despite 19 bogeys in...

Law passed to stop doping nets its 1st guilty plea

New York, 8 May: A man charged with providing banned substances to Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and another athlete pleaded guilty Monday, marking the...

Leicester beaten by Fulham 5-3, mired in relegation danger

London, 8 May: Leicester remained mired in relegation trouble in the English Premier League after conceding four goals in the first 51 minutes and...

Pakistan, Afghan Taliban agree to boost trade, lower tension

ISLAMABAD, 8 May: Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in militant...

SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, 8 May: Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting...

Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes

CAIRO, 8 MAy: Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan’s restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people,...

China tells US to ‘reflect deeply’ over downturn in ties

BEIJING, 8 May: China’s foreign minister told the U.S. ambassador on Monday that Washington is responsible for the downturn in relations between the two...

Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin

BEIRUT, 8 May: Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a...

Taiwan In Talks For $500 Million Weapons Package From US

Taipei, 8 May: Taiwan is expecting a fast-tracked $500 million weapons package from Washington this year to make up for delays in arms procurements,...