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Erry Hidayat Muhammad of Malaysia with his gold medal alongside Valluri Ajaya Babu of India with his silver medal, left, and Chris Murray of England with his bronze medal, right. (AP) Fast-rising Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men’s 79kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding another medal...

NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday NEW DELHI: “Nothing happened. I am a street fighter, not an AC-room activist,” was former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s riposte to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh’s “It happens” remarks to him as he came to Parliament Monday two days after quitting...

Praise comes amid row over pellet gun use on protesters NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah on Monday commended CRPF on its ‘Raising Day’ for displaying “unwavering courage and commitment to duty” and for “winning every battle to ensure India’s internal security”.They particularly appreciated the role played by CRPF personnel...

Sources said a breakthrough emerged following LS Speaker Om Birla’s outreach to both the government and the opposition to break the impasse NEW DELHI: On a day the opposition’s protest over Delhi Police’s alleged excesses against protesting students washed out proceedings in both Houses of Parliament yet again, signs emerged that normalcy may return from...

During the last hearing, the bench had warned petitioners against politicising the issue NEW DELHI: The UP government on Monday immediately accepted Supreme Court’s suggestion for inclusion of a chartered accountant having expertise in forensic audit in the three-member SIT, constituted on the Supreme Court’s July 20 order to investigate alleged embezzlement of donations to...

The apex court called digital arrests the ‘worst kind of crime against senior citizens’ NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said it is against grant of bail to anyone accused of being part of digital arrest scams, except when they point out “extraordinary grounds” which warrant their release from custody.Sending out a message to HCs...

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson gets caught up in UNC GM Michael Lombardi’s administrative leave drama.(Image via Getty Images) The University of North Carolina’s team, the Tar Heels, has been in the news ever since they appointed former NFL coach, Bill Belichick, as the team’s head coach. Bill Belichick’s controversial relationship with 24 year old...

Seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast NEW DELHI: A seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast after the Indian Coast Guard carried out a difficult medical evacuation despite rough seas and adverse weather.In a post on X, Indian Coast Guard said that it “successfully executed a MEDEVAC of a 21-year-old...

File photo: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee & Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday in Parliament urging him to expedite his decision on pending petitions seeking disqualification of the 20 MPs, elected on TMC symbol, who have aligned with NCPI.Banerjee, a Lok...

Representative image NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A threat actor recently offered allegedly stolen Defence Research and Development Organisation and military data for $8,000 on the dark web, according to a report by Alibi Global Threat Intelligence Group.According to the Alibi Global report, the alleged 31 GB of data has reportedly been advertised for sale for the past...