NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday said that an Assam Rifles contingent and an Indian Navy marching band would participate in Seychelles’ 50th Independence Day celebrations.While addressing a press briefing in Victoria, Misri said, “Later today, the Prime Minister will attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the independence of Seychelles as the guest…
Deepti Sharma of India (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India spinner Deepti Sharma etched her name into the record books during India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Australia, becoming the highest wicket-taker in the history of women’s international cricket.Deepti achieved the landmark when she dismissed Australian opener Beth Mooney, who miscued…
When things feel bleak, the instinct is often to wait. To wait for the mood to lift, for circumstances to turn, for some piece of good news to arrive and make us feel better. Barack Obama suggests we have it backwards. The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something,…
Uddhav Thackeray attacks BJP over Ram Mandir donation row (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday attacked BJP over the alleged Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case referring to it as “Babur Janata Party”, and accused the saffron party of exploiting the temple for political gain.Addressing rallies in Parbhani and…
Tiwari was shot during a standoff with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel on June 17. NEW DELHI: The father of 28-year-old activist Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who died in a police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district earlier this month, has demanded justice, saying his family has little faith that the ongoing investigation will deliver…
First India study backs govt-funded annual flu vaccine for seniors NEW DELHI: As India’s elderly population grows, the country now has its first evidence that a government-funded annual influenza vaccination programme for senior citizens could reduce illness and deaths at an affordable cost.An AIIMS-led study has found that a government-funded influenza vaccination programme for adults…
NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur has alleged that she was abducted, confined for nearly a week and subjected to physical torture in an attempt to force her to convert her religion, police said on Sunday.According to a complaint filed by the girl’s family in Rawatpur, she left home on June 21…
Jannik Sinner of Italy returns (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner arrived at Wimbledon having left little to chance.After his dramatic collapse in the second-round of the French Open, where he stood on the threshold of victory before melting in the heat, the 24-year-old underwent a battery of tests to…
People sit on a temporary bamboo platform over a flooded area after a substantial rise in the Brahmaputra river water level. (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A railway bridge over the Simen River in Assam‘s Dhemaji district partially collapsed due to heavy rainfall and severe riverbank erosion, prompting the suspension of train services on the…
Ravi Kishan reveals he faced rejection for 34 years before making it big (Image credits: Instagram) Actor-politician Ravi Kishan has opened up about the struggles that defined the early years of his career, revealing that he spent 34 years facing rejection before finally finding widespread recognition. Speaking on the reality show Alliance, which he is…