2nd Test: Rain washes out first two sessions on second day in Kanpur

Kanpur, Sep 28 (IANS) The first two sessions of the second day of the ongoing second Test between India and Bangladesh have been washed out due to persistent rain in Kanpur on Saturday. The covers have been placed at Green Park Stadium since the morning and there was no attempt to even remove them once […]
Legends Harbinder Singh, Zafar Iqbal welcome return of international hockey to New Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Former stalwarts of Indian hockey – Harbinder Singh and Zafar Iqbal – are excited to witness Harmanpreet Singh-led men’s team in action against Germany at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, for the first time in more than a decade. India will face off against the Olympic […]
Musheer Khan sustained injuries on neck, limbs in car accident; likely to miss remainder of season (Ld)

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Mumbai batter Musheer Khan sustained injuries on neck and limbs after his SUV car met with an accident while travelling from Azamgarh to Lucknow on Friday night. The 19-year-old is currently getting treatment at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow and is likely to miss the remainder of the season for Mumbai. […]
Shahid Kapoor reveals if he will ever work in south Indian cinema

Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who was last seen in ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’, has shared if he will ever work in any of the film industries of south India. The actor spoke with the media at the green carpet of the ongoing edition of International Indian Film Academy Awards, […]
Musheer Khan reportedly sustains injury in car accident, to miss Mumbai’s Irani Cup match

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Mumbai batter Musheer Khan has reportedly sustained an injury in a car accident while travelling from Azamgarh to Lucknow and will miss Mumbai’s Irani Cup match against the Rest of India. However, the severity of the injury is yet to be ascertained. The 19-year-old, brother of India batter Sarfaraz Khan, […]
Uttarakhand Cong chief slams CM Dhami’s ‘demographic change’ stance

Dehradun, Sep 28 (IANS) Uttarakhand Congress President Karan Mahara on Saturday launched a scathing critique of the recent verification drive initiated under the directives of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, aimed at addressing concerns of “demographic change” in the state. Expressing his disapproval, Mahara said, “Two days ago, I raised this issue in the press. […]
Govt ensuring help to flood-affected people: Bihar Dy CM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, on Saturday, said the government was ensuring all possible help to the flood-affected people and was fully alert to the challenges. He acknowledged that nature has not been kind to the state this time. “The government is fully alert,” he said. “This time, […]
SIT raids arrested K’taka BJP MLA’s residence, 15 other locations

Bengaluru, Sep 28 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA N. Munirathna Naidu, including allegations of rape, honey-trapping, and other offences, on Saturday conducted raids at his residence and 15 other locations across the city. Sources confirmed that the raids were taking place at his Vyalikaval residence and other […]
Internet shutdown in Odisha’s Bhadrak after clashes over social media posts

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (IANS) The Odisha government has imposed a 48-hour Internet shutdown in the Bhadrak district following violent communal clashes over social media posts. A notification from the Home Department of the Odisha government issued on Saturday morning said, “In order to prevent the spread of inflammatory and motivated messages in the media to […]
Aditya Thackeray thanks colleagues after Sena (UBT) youth wing sweeps Mumbai University senate elections

Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray, who is the President of Yuva Sena, the party’s youth wing, on Saturday, thanked his colleagues for a clean sweep in graduate constituency elections to the University of Mumbai Senate “Once again! 10 on 10 it is! We have not only repeated but bettered our […]