Yash Vir Singh NEW DELHI: Before Yash Vir Singh walked up for his sixth and final throw in the men’s javelin final at Scotstoun Stadium, two voices stayed with him.One came from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.“You’re throwing well. Just keep it straight and believe in yourself. It’s your last throw, just make sure you don’t...
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Jantar Mantar not okay for protests? SC seeks replies
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre, Delhi govt and the commissioner of Delhi Police on a PIL seeking the earmarking of designated protest sites in the National Capital Region in place of Jantar Mantar, claiming that the latter lacked basic amenities and facilities for protesters.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant...
Bankipur bypoll: PK adds a dash of yellow to Bihar palette of saffron & green
Prashant Kishor’s suggests Bihar may accommodate a third political force. PATNA: Bihar has been green. It has been saffron. Now Prashant Kishor brings yellow.Kishor, architect of poll victories for others, has finally written one for himself, winning his electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll. It is a signal flare and perhaps a glimpse of a...
Lower min age for MD, directors to 18: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel suggests lowering the minimum director age to eighteen years. NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliamentary panel examining the amendments to the Companies Act has recommended reducing the minimum age for appointment as managing director and whole-time director from 21 years to 18, bringing it in line with similar age caps in...
Government to sell up to 6.5% stake in LIC, may mop up Rs 31k cr
This divestment aims to meet minimum public shareholding norms ahead of schedule. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The govt is selling up to 6.5% in LIC, currently worth nearly Rs 35,000 crore ($3.7 billion) through the offer for sale (OFS) route that will be launched on Tuesday and close on Wednesday. The base offer is for 2.5% of...
J&K: Days after Kulgam terror attack, man with grenade held in Pulwama
Kulgam: Security personnel keep a vigil during an inspection of vehicles to maintain public safety following the recent terror attack in Anantnag, at Qaimoh, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. SRINAGAR: A suspect was arrested Monday in J&K’s Pulwama with a hand grenade, three “anti-national” posters and a mobile phone during a security overdrive spurred by...
India crosses 20k organ transplants/yr for 1st time
NEW DELHI: India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, crossing the 20,000-mark for the first time and registered a 6.5% increase over the previous year, according to National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation’s (NOTTO) annual report. The figure marks a fourfold rise from 4,990 transplants in 2013.Delhi-NCR recorded the highest number of transplants...
Withdraw cases, allow youngsters to continue studies: SC to states
The Supreme Court permitted governments to withdraw cases against student protesters. NEW DELHI: Paving the way for the dropping of cases against student protesters, Supreme Court on Monday permitted Delhi and state govts to withdraw or close FIRs lodged during NEET paper leak protests in different parts of India and said these youngsters must be...
Census phase 2 to begin Aug 17, will capture caste, parents’ birth details
The Census is also likely to collect passport numbers (where available) and Aadhaar numbers voluntarily. NEW DELHI: The population enumeration phase of Census 2027, which will capture caste for the first time since 1931, and most likely also record the date and birthplace of parents, will start in Ladakh and the snow-bound areas, J&K, Himachal...
Opposition toughens stand, washout of session likely
NEW DELHI: Raising the possibility of Parliament’s monsoon session being a washout, opposition Monday told govt that a discussion on the Ram temple donation issue and Union minister Amit Shah’s statement on police’s alleged crackdown on students are a must for the legislature to function normally. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called the absence of PM...
