Colombian Football head arrested on charges of battery after Copa America Final chaos
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Colombian Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun Franco and his son Ramon Jamil have been arrested on the charges of battery, following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa America final in Miami. Jail records show that 71-year-old Jesurun, who is also the vice president of CONMEBOL, the South American soccer body that […]
LPL: Pathirana, Waseem star In Colombo Strikers’ clinical win over Galle Marvels
Colombo, July 16 (IANS) Colombo Strikers secured their second consecutive win in the Lanka Premier League, defeating Galle Marvels by seven wickets at R Premadasa Stadium. Matheesha Pathirana and Muhammad Waseem were the standout performers as the Strikers recorded their fourth victory of the competitionand qualified for the playoffs. Chasing a modest target of 139, […]
Bawa enters World Junior squash semifinal; Anahat bows out
Houston (US), July 16 (IANS) Shaurya Bawa became only the second Indian male after Kush Kumar (in 2014) to reach the semifinals of the World Junior Squash Championships. The 18-year-old from Delhi, seeded 17/32, rallied to beat Malaysia’s Low Wa-Sern 2-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10 in the boys’ quarterfinals to assure India of a medal. […]
SC judge recuses himself from hearing bail plea of bizman Abhishek Boinpally
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kumar, on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the bail plea of Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, an accused in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. At the outset, informing about Justice Kumar’s recusal, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, heading a two-judge Bench, […]
Grim picture of central fund utilisation for rural development in Bengal
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The latest statistics on central fund utilisation under the 15th Finance Commission for rural development shows West Bengal in poor light. With just a month remaining for the deadline for utilisation of funds in the previous installment to expire, statistics show that 65 per cent of the money granted under this […]
SC seeks CBI, ED’s reply on bail pleas filed by Manish Sisodia
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on bail pleas of senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the alleged liquor policy scam. A bench presided over by Justice BR Gavai asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file their reply in the matter by July […]
Automobile sales clock 9 pc growth in April-June quarter
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The retail sales of automobiles in the country registered a 9 per cent growth in the April-June quarter of the financial year 2024-25, compared to the same period last year, according to figures compiled by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Overall retail sales of automobiles increased to 61,91,225 […]
Five pilgrims killed in bus-tractor crash on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Raigad (Maharashtra), July 16 (IANS) At least five pilgrims were killed and 35 others were injured when a private bus proceeding from Dombivli to Pandharpur for the Ashadhi Ekadashi celebrations crashed into a tractor, early on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Lonavala as the bus with 54 pilgrims was […]
BRS demands implementation of breakfast scheme in schools
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has urged the Congress government in Telangana to implement the breakfast scheme for students in government schools. Rama Rao said it was unfortunate that the Congress government cancelled the scheme. He urged the government to reconsider its unwise decision and implement […]
‘We will avenge death of our soldiers’: L-G Manoj Sinha
Srinagar, July 16, (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday, strongly condemned the attack on security forces in Jammu’s Doda district. He said that the death of soldiers at the hands of terrorists will be “avenged.” He posted on X: “I am deeply anguished to learn about the cowardly attack on our […]
