Chunichi Dragons (TOI Photo) NAGOYA: Best known as the home of one of the world’s biggest automobile manufacturers, Nagoya is a blend of industrial might, history and culture. What has largely flown under the radar, however, is the city’s rich sporting tradition, which goes beyond sumo wrestling, kendo or judo.As the Asian Games officially get…
England’s Brydon Carse, centre, is congratulated by teammates (AP Photo) Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire Police ended their investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month, bringing an end to the legal proceedings that had followed the England fast bowler.The incident had already affected Carse’s international career, with…
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said this while quashing Rules 18A and 18B of Maharashtra Poisons Rules NEW DELHI: Questioning the efficacy of prohibition, Supreme Court Friday pointed to five “evils” associated with the ban on liquor – revenue loss, money spent on its enforcement, corruption in police, illegal…
‘Dorothy’ trailer out_ Keerthy Suresh Leads Karthik Subbaraj film; fans call it, ‘raw and rustic’ – The trailer of Karthik Subbaraj‘s upcoming film ‘Dorothy’ has been released and is getting good reactions from the movie buffs. The film features Keerthy Suresh, Sananth and Rishikanth in the lead roles.Set in rural India in the early 1990s,…
Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has granted default bail to US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke NEW DELHI: A special NIA court in Delhi Friday granted default bail to the US national arrested in March on terror charges for allegedly helping ethnic armed groups in India and Myanmar, days after the “incomplete” chargesheet filed by the…
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: The Asian Games 2026 officially begin on Saturday in Nagoya, with the opening ceremony scheduled to start at 2.30 pm IST. While the ceremony marks the formal start of the Games, competition has already begun in a few sports, including women’s cricket, soft tennis and teqball. The Aichi-Nagoya edition opens…
The blast was reported near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Around 21 Pakistani security personnel were killed and dozens more injured in a suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the police lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Some civilians deaths are feared but their exact number could not be ascertained….
The Marathi film ‘Gondhal’ has been selected as India’s official entry to compete at the 99th Academy Awards, in the Best International Feature Film category. The Film Federation of India (FFI) announced the selection on Friday, with the Santosh Davakhar-directed film chosen from a list of 33 submissions.Written and directed by Davakhar, ‘Gondhal’ is set…
SRINAGAR: Ladakhi political groups have called off the proposed week-long protest march in the region and said they will instead hold a “symbolic” one-day march on Sept 23, citing weather conditions and changing political situation in the UT.“Due to prevailing weather conditions with cold nights, we’re making it into a symbolic 20-km march on Sept…
For Sujeet, the Asian Games is more than just another tournament. It is a fresh start for the wrestler from Haryana’s Bhiwani district. NEW DELHI: The last time Sujeet Kalkal came close to an Olympic dream, he never even got the chance to step on the mat.Now, as he prepares for his maiden Asian Games…