In Dipa Karmakar, a fresh Indian Olympic dream
In the last six months, Dipa Karmakar’s life has swung the entire arc. On October 31, 2015, despite displaying the best vaulting effort of her career, Dipa couldn’t secure an Olympic berth. She had come perilously close, but a podium finish eluded her. Executing the Produnova, Dipa’s poor landing, despite a strong jump and lift, negated […]
Navjot Sidhu likely to join AAP on I-Day eve, campaign for Punjab poll
Former Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to join the Aam Aadmi Party on August 14 and plunge into the campaign for the Punjab assembly elections from the next day, party sources said on Thursday. The cricketer-turned-politician, who stunned his party on July 19 by suddenly resigning from Rajya Sabha to which […]
GST bill: Cabinet clears key amendments to push reform through Parliament
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved key changes to the constitution amendment bill for goods and services tax (GST), doing away with a 1% additional levy on supply of goods, and proposing full compensation to states for five years for revenue loss arising from transition to GST. The changes pave the way for the […]
Kidambi Srikanth, the David worth becoming Goliath
The highest-ranked Indian male badminton player, Kidambi Srikanth will be the only player to represent the country in the men’s singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. And while going that extra yard – merely days before the games begin – is the need of the hour, Srikanth has had to endure a weary schedule off the badminton court. This […]
Fate of PakTurk schools across country uncertain
KARACHI: The future of private schools set up by the PakTurk International Schools and Colleges network plunged into uncertainty a day after Turkey’s ambassador called on the Pakistan government to close down all the institutions backed by the Fethullah Gulen-inspired Hizmet movement. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s closeness with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s brotherly […]
IMF flags decelerating pace of reforms in India
BEJING: Listing out as many as six core areas that need further reforms in India, IMF has warned that headwinds from weaknesses in the country’s corporate and bank balance sheets, decelerating pace of reforms and sluggish exports may weigh on its economic growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which recently lowered its GDP growth projection for […]
Appointing Kumble as India coach is a great move: Walsh
BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Former West Indies captain Courtney Walsh hailed the BCCI decision of appointing Anil Kumble as the chief coach terming the leg-spinner as someone who has “his heart in right place”. “I think it is a very good move. He is a very well respected person, and someone who is involved with the ICC as well,” Walsh, […]
Kerala’s Fat Tax: What will it take to win the fight against obesity?
The fat is in the fire in God’s Own Country, with the Kerala government planning to tax junk food at 14.5%. The ‘fat tax’ will be levied on burgers, pizzas and processed foods served in organised fast-food outlets, including international brands such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Domino’s. The idea is to try […]
US doing quiet diplomacy to calm Kashmir situation
WASHINGTON: The United States, while still avoiding a public stance, has been quietly engaged with both India and Pakistan for promoting a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, says the US State Department. The Kashmir valley has been in the grip of widespread protests since July 8 when Indian security forces killed Kashmiri leader Burhan […]
Kashmir protests: Mob tries to storm army camp in Bandipora district, more forces rushed
Three civilians were injured when Army opened fire on protesters at Saderkote village in Bandipore on Sunday. Police said the protesters tried to storm a security camp. “Three people have been injured in the incident,” Deputy Commissioner Bandipore Sajad Hussain Ganai told The Indian Express. “As of now, no death has been reported”. Curfew remained in […]
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Wreak Havoc For West Indies Batsmen
Indian spin troika of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra kept their stranglehold on the inexperienced West Indies Board President’s XI to bowl them out for a paltry 180 on the first day of the final warm-up game, in Basseterre on Thursday. At stumps, India were 93 for 3 in reply in 25.3 overs with KL Rahul (30 […]
Cong names Sheila Dikshit as UP CM candidate, says chosen for experience and good work
Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was on Thursday named as Congress CM face in Uttar Pradesh where assembly elections are due next year. The announcement was made by Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi at the party headquarters in the national capital. “For the first time your assumption has proved right,” he said, referring to media speculation […]
‘Cynical’ and ‘misguided’: India hits back at Pakistan for raising Kashmir at UN
UNITED NATIONS: India has sharply hit back at Pakistan at a high-level United Nations forum for misusing it to raise the Kashmir issue. CharacterisingPakistan as a country that “uses terrorism as state policy” and one that masquerades its use of terrorism as its “support for human rights”, India firmly dismissed Pakistan’s attempt as not having any resonance in […]
Mani Iyer, Appointed to New Foreign Direct Investment Advisory Council
HOUSTON: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the appointment of Mani Iyer, President & CEO of Mahindra North America among 19 private and public sector leaders to the Commerce Department’s newly established U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC). IAC members, representing U.S. companies, entities, and organizations with missions or activities that include the promotion or […]
India, Kenya sign 7 pacts; to deepen cooperation in security
NAIROBI: Seeking to bolster their ties, India and Kenya on Monday decided to deepen and expand cooperation in a wide range of areas as they signed seven pacts, including in the field of defence and security and avoidance of double taxation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta here, also […]
Life in curfew-hit Srinagar: Petrol in black, stores open half-shutter at night
As curfew stretched on for a third day on Monday, indefinitely suspending civic life, Srinagar almost resembled a ghost town. Grocery stores, vegetable shops, petrol pumps and other business establishments remained shuttered, even as the death toll from protests went up by one more; a youth died on Sunday from injuries sustained in the police […]
Pakistan Government, Hafiz Saeed Provoke With Comments On Burhan Wani
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government and internationally-condemned terrorist Hafiz Saeed have made twin attempts to aggravate the tension in Kashmir, where more than 20 people have died and nearly 300 been injured in clashes after the death of terrorist Burhan Wani on Friday night. “The Prime Minister of Pakistan has expressed his deep shock at the killing […]
Indian Hockey Team’s ‘Sardar’
Sardar Singh. The captain of the Indian hockey team and a man who will have a big role to play if India are to win their first Olympic medal in Men’s field hockey since 1980 In 2008, Sardar Singh became the youngest man ever to captain the Indian National Men’s hockey Team. Eight years later, […]
Sania Mirza Tops List of Best Dressed Sportspersons
New Delhi: On World Ethnic Day on Sunday, India’s tennis star Sania Mirza — who off and on flaunts lehengas, saris and anarkalis in bright colours at events — topped a list of Best Dressed Sportspersons. In a survey conducted by an online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com to celebrate World Ethnic Day, Sania received 62.9 per cent votes as […]
Indian-American running for Congress seat in New Jersey
WASHINGTON: A 30-year-old Indian-American Democratic social worker is running for the US House of Representatives from New Jersey which is known to be a strong Republican bastion. Peter Jacob, a staunch supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont, was elected unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. He is seeking to unseat incumbent Leonard […]
