NEW DELHI: While the resignation of B S Yediyurappa has the political circles speculating about the fallout in terms of how he has taken it and in the context of possible resentment among his fellow Lingayats, the BJP leadership is confident of managing the transition well. Party sources said the leadership had taken care to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists. Vaccine protection remains very strong against severe infections and hospitalisations … Read more
Bhavani Devi made history when she became the first Indian to qualify for Olympics fencing. She bowed out of the quadrennial showpiece after her Round of 32 loss on Monday, but the Chennai girl has truly been a great ambassador for the sport in India. During the course of her Olympics debut, Bhavani, competing in … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s energetic pace bowler Hasan Ali wants to become a top all-format all-rounder like his illustrious predecessors Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq and Azhar Mahmood. ““I want to see myself as an all-rounder in all three formats and I am putting in extra yards in the nets. I am inspired by Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq … Read more
(પીટીઆઈ) બેંગ્લુરુ, તા. ૨૬કર્ણાટકના મુખ્યમંત્રી પદેથી બીએસ યેદિયુરપ્પાએ આખરે રાજીનામું આપી દીધું હતું. વિધાનસભામાં સરકારની બે વર્ષની સિદ્ધિઓ ગણાવ્યા પછી યેદિયુરપ્પાએ મુખ્યમંત્રી તરીકે રાજીનામું આપતાં હોવાની જાહેરાત કરી હતી. કર્ણાટકના રાજકારણમાં સક્રિય રહેવાનું પણ કહ્યું હતું.કર્ણાટકના ભાજપની સરકાર બની તેને બે વર્ષ પૂરા થયા હતા. યેદિયુરપ્પા તેમના મુખ્યમંત્રી તરીકેના કાર્યકાળની સિદ્ધિઓ વિધાનસભામાં ગણાવતા હતા. એ … Read more
(તસવીર પ્રતીકાત્મક છે) નવી દિલ્હી, તા. ૨૬ચીને ભારતની સરહદમાં ફરીથી ઘૂસણખોરી કરી છે. લદાખના ડેમચોકમાં ચીનના સૈનિકોએ તંબૂ બનાવ્યા હોવાનું સીનિયર અધિકારીઓને ટાંકીને રજૂ થયેલા અહેવાલમાં કહેવાયું હતું. ભારતે આ સૈનિકોને પીછેહટની તાકીદ કરી છે, છતાં તંબૂ હટાવાયા નથી.સરકારી અધિકારીઓને ટાંકીને અહેવાલમાં દાવો થયો હતો કે લદાખની સરહદે ડેમચોકમાં ચીનના સૈનિકોએ ફરીથી ઘૂસણખોરી કરી છે. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday hailed weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for creating history by winning a first day medal at the Tokyo Olympics, an unparalleled feat by an Indian athlete in the history of the games. “First day, first medal, nobody did it. You brought smiles in the faces of 135 crore Indians … Read more
DURHAM: There is some good news in store for India’s Test team, currently training in Durham as vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is showing signs of recovery from the hamstring niggle and has started practising ahead of the first Test against England starting in Nottingham from August 4. Rahane didn’t play India’s first-class game against Select County … Read more
SOCHI (Russia): India No.3 Vidit Gujrathi defeated Vasif Durarbayli 1.5-0.5 to reach the quarterfinals of the FIDE chess World Cup on Monday. The 26-year old Grandmaster came up with an impressive display to tame his lower-rated Azerbaijan opponent, winning in 38 moves in his fifth round encounter. Vidit Gujrathi beat Vasif Durarbayli and progressed to … Read more
TOKYO: Argentine fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice accepted a marriage proposal from her long-term partner and coach in front of television cameras at the Olympics on Monday, the second time he had posed the question in similar fashion. The athlete, after a first-round exit in her third Olympics, was disappointedly answering questions from reporters when … Read more