2028 Olympics excludes boxing: Roy Jones Jr says countries like India will lose hope of finding new star
New Delhi: Boxing is one of the most popular Olympic sports in India and the likes of six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, Beijing Games bronze medallist Vijender Singh and Amit Panghal have taken India to great heights
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
DefExpo 2022: India has made its place in defence sector, says Modi
Gandhinagar: This is the first defence expo where only Indian companies are participating and it features only Made in India equipment, PM said
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
US repatriates 307 antiquities valued USD 4 mn stolen, trafficked from India
New York: the majority of the items were seized from disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor who is in prison in India since 2012
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
More experienced Kharge beats Tharoor, to become Congress President
Bengaluru: A leader with more than 50 years of experience in politics, he is also the second AICC President from Karnataka
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
Counting of votes underway to elect new Congress president
New Delhi: The new president would replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president who has been at the helm since 1998, barring the two years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi had taken over
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
Assam and USAID agree on TOFI afforestation programme
Guwahati: As the climate crisis intensifies, it is ever more important that we protect India's forests and the communities who depend on them, USAID Deputy Mission Director in India Karen Klimowski
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
Do not bow to political pressures to check illegal coal mining: Meghalaya HC to CS, DGP
Shillong: The court said there were credible reports that part of the illegally mined coal in Meghalaya is transported to other states, primarily on trucks bearing Nagaland licence plates
PTI / 19 Oct, 2022
BSF at Punjab border shoots down Pak drone, 3rd incident in four days
New Delhi/Amritsar: All 3 unmanned aerial vehicles were carrying packets suspected to be narcotics
PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
7 dead as helicopter ferrying Kedarnath pilgrims crashes in U’khand
Rudraprayag (U'khand): The helicopter crashed on the way from Kedarnath to Guptkashi, possibly due to bad weather
PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
Assam signs 6 MoUs and 1 MoA with industry giants in varied fields
Guwahati: CM said agreements will help in harnessing the state's potential in renewable energy, skill development, tourism and hospitality sectors
PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
Preparation in full swing for grand Hornbill Festival
Kohima: In 2020, the festival was celebrated virtually for three days due to the pandemic, while last year the festival was called off midway after the killing of civilians at Oting in Mon district
PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
Centre disbands MDMA formed to probe Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
New Delhi: The agency, set up in 1998, for two years on the recommendation of MC Jain Commission and was given annual extensions, but it failed to achieve any major breakthrough
PTI / 18 Oct, 2022
