A thick layer of smog engulfs the India Gate and Kartavya Path as pollution level deteriorates, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has stepped up its crackdown on air pollution, directing district administrations to map pollution hotspots, identify sources within a three-kilometre radius and assign agencies specific corrective measures and deadlines. The government…
New Delhi: India’s MMA fighter in 77kg category, Varun Sanyal was ruled out of the Asian Games after being declared medically unfit for the competition at the weigh-in process. The athlete felt dizzy at a sauna for weight cut and passed out at the facility.“While undergoing weight loss, including food and fluid restriction, experienced dizziness,…
Elavenil Valarivan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan narrowly missed out on gold after producing a strong performance in the women’s 10m air rifle individual final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, settling for silver with a cumulative score of 252.4.Japan’s Taichi Hinata clinched gold with 253.0, while South Korea’s Ban Hyojin took bronze with…
India open Asian Games shooting campaign with silver in women’s 10m air rifle India opened their shooting campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event on Sunday, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combining for a second-place finish.The Indian trio accumulated 1898.0 points…
Ed Sheeran takes stage to address Macklemore row. Ed Sheeran on Saturday addressed the controversy surrounding rapper Macklemore’s removal from his US tour, saying he could no longer “hide” how he feels about the Israel-Palestine conflict.The controversy began after Macklemore made pro-Palestinian remarks during Sheeran’s September 4 and 5 shows at MetLife Stadium in New…
West Asia tensions soar; Trump cuts short Camp David stay US President Donald Trump cut short his weekend stay at Camp David and returned to the White House on Saturday, a day earlier than scheduled, as tensions escalated across West Asia.The administration did not explain why Trump was returning a day earlier from Camp David,…
India eye record medals at Asian Games 2026 NEW DELHI: Hoping to build on the historic campaign three years back at Hangzhou, India begins its campaign at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with a 500-plus athlete contingent, aiming to better the 106-medal tally racked up at the last Games.While the build-up to the Games has…
The US military claimed it was targeting ‘narco-terrorists’ The US military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday, alleging that it was involved in drug trafficking.“On September 19, under the direction of Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a…
The proposed warnings will also caution that frequent use may lead to side effects NEW DELHI: Morning-after pills containing levonorgestrel may soon carry four prominent boxed warnings. Govt has proposed that the pills should be labelled clearly as meant only for emergency use, not as regular contraception, not as abortion pills and not as protection…
The move comes as Centre seeks to raise more resources to meet the requirements of higher spending NEW DELHI: National Land Monetisation Corporation Limited (NLMC), a fully-owned govt company, has recommended monetising surplus land and building assets valued at over Rs 5,000 crore.The move comes as Centre seeks to raise more resources to meet the…
