Overweight with bare minimum mobility only a year back, judoka Tulika Maan’s journey from shedding flab to winning silver medal at the Commonwealth Games is nothing short of sensational. With the long list for the Games was decided a year ago, Tulika was not even considered for selection as she could “hardly move”.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Thursday asked the Election Commission not to take any decision for now on the Eknath Shinde faction’s plea that it be considered the real Shiv Sena and granted the party poll symbol. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana said it would take a call by Monday on referring the...
Read MoreCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party is “not afraid of Narendra Modi” and the “intimidation tactics” of the Centre, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the premises of Young Indian (YI) in the National Herald office.”They think they will be able to silence us with a little pressure...
Read MoreAssam has become a hotbed of “jihadi activities” with five modules having links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarul Islam busted in five months, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.Six Bangladeshi nationals belonging to Ansarul Islam had entered Assam to indoctrinate youths, and one of them was arrested when the first module was...
Read MoreOn Thursday, at least 40 flights to and from Taiwan were canceled, according to the China Times newspaper. It cited Taoyuan Airport in the capital, Taipei, as saying cancellations were “not necessarily” related to the military drills. China ordered ships and planes to avoid the military drills that encircled the self-ruled island, which the...
Read MoreA new survey of members of the governing Conservative Party shows Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is firmly ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the British Prime Minister.The survey of Tory members who will be electing a new leader to take charge at 10 Downing Street from September...
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