Pappu Yadav and Rahul Gandhi during the protest NEW DELHI: Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs for allegedly “insulting Sanatan Dharma” and “hurting religious sentiments” during an opposition protest in Parliament, an official said.Rahul Gandhi, independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias…
SHAHJAHANPUR: Five minors have been booked for allegedly gang-raping a nine-year-old dalit girl in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, police said on Saturday.Circle officer (Tilhar) Vidush Saxena told PTI that the incident occurred on Friday evening when the girl was playing with other children at a school ground. The accused minors, aged between 10…
File Pic: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, left, talks to FIFA president Gianni Infantino. (AP Photo) Gianni Infantino’s ambitious plan to reshape FIFA’s commercial future has suffered a major setback, but the battle for control of global football politics may have only just begun.After FIFA was forced to abandon its proposal to create a $20 billion…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the proposed delimitation exercise as a “conspiracy” by the ruling BJP to “take away” Tamil Nadu’s political power.He also said that anyone supporting delimitation would be a “21st-century Ettappan” — a Tamil term for a traitor.“There is an attempt by the BJP…
The Congress on Saturday criticised the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey colour from its traditional blue to saffron, saying sports and players should not be used for political purposes and asking the government to reconsider the move.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, who have traditionally played in blue jerseys, will wear…
Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday sought an explanation from the government and concerned authorities over how the men’s hockey team’s jersey colour was changed from blue to saffron allegedly without the knowledge and approval of the Hockey India executive board.Indian sports teams, including the…
India’s Asmita Dey won gold medal in the Women’s 48kg judo event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow. (Photo credit: PTI Photo) When 23-year-old judoka Asmita Dey stood on the podium in Glasgow with a Commonwealth Games gold medal around her neck, she wasn’t just celebrating India’s biggest moment in judo. She was silently…
Canadian man spent 18 months in prison, all because of one missing underscore/Image: Representative Image A Canadian man who spent 18 months in prison has been fully acquitted after an appeals court found that a minor error in a police request led investigators to wrongly identify him in a child exploitation case, CTV News reported.The…
An Akash missile fired during a live-fire exercise. (Image credit: IAF) Ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine continue to reinforce the importance of an effective air defence umbrella. As both these conflicts expand in terms of time with no end in sight, the need for effective air defences is only growing. This at a…
Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) RCB’ title winning captain Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of the Central Zone squad for the 2026 Duleep Trophy, with Rinku Singh named his deputy for the prestigious domestic tournament, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 23 to September 10.The leadership duo…