In wrestling, India finished on top at the Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024, in Amman, Jordan. The young Indian grapplers clinched a total of eight medals in freestyle wrestling, including four gold, two silver and two bronze medals. Abhimanyu in the 70 kg category, Jointy Kumar in 92 kg, Sahil Jaglan in
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) linked to the alleged liquor policy case. The matter will be heard by a bench presided over by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna today. Kejriwal in his plea said that the
In the UEFA European Football Championship, Portugal and France have advanced to the quarter-finals. Portugal defeated Slovenia in a penalty shootout, 3-nil, in Frankfurt, Germany last night, July 1. The pre-quarterfinal headed into a penalty shootout after both teams failed to produce a breakthrough in the stipulated time. Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo, alongside Bruno
In Telangana, the first FIR under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, (BNS) which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC) from July 1, has been registered at the Charminar police station in Hyderabad. In a social media post, DGP Ravi Gupta said, the Telangana police has registered the first FIR with digital signature
The Government has sought suggestions and responses from students and parents to develop robust mechanisms in the National Testing Agency (NTA). In a social media post, Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that high-level committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan has sought suggestions, views, and ideas from students and parents. The
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the three criminal laws, which came into effect yesterday, July 1 will lead to the most modern criminal justice system in the country. He said the criminal justice system is now completely ‘Swadeshi’ and embedded in Indian ethos after independence. Briefing media in New Delhi
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Assam and Meghalaya today, July 2. Heavy rainfall is likely to continue in various parts of North India including Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar for the next three to four days. Similar conditions are
In the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, faced a tough challenge in the first round of Men’s Singles but remained calm to defeat German Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Earlier, Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud eased past Australian qualifier Alex Bolt 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round.
Hungary has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for six months, with its focus on enhancing EU competitiveness. Hungary’s European Union Affairs Minister Janos Boka yesterday outlined the seven top priorities during Hungary’s presidency. These priorities include enhancing the EU competitiveness, reinforcing European defence policy, EU
In Sudan, at least nine children were killed and 11 others injured in an air raid by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan. The resistance committee in El Fasher, a non-governmental group, said yesterday that an RSF drone threw projectiles at the