Olympic champion Valarie Allman named Delhi Half Marathon’s international event ambassador
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) American discus thrower Valarie Allman, who won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been named the international event ambassador for the Half Marathon, scheduled for October 20. Allman’s remarkable throw of 69.50 metres in Paris set a new American record, […]
Root surpasses Alastair Cook to become England’s leading Test run-getter
Multan, Oct 9 (IANS) England’s star batter Joe Root has passed Alastair Cook to become the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket moving to 12,473 runs on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Root began the day on 32 in reply to Pakistan’s mammoth first-innings […]
Nations League: Nico Williams withdraws injured from Spain squad; Sergio Gomez named replacement
Madrid, Oct 9 (IANS) Spain’s star striker Nico Williams withdrawn from UEFA Nations League squad against Denmark and Serbia due to injury. Real Sociedad player Sergio Gomez, who was part of the Olympic gold medal winning side, will join Luis de la Fuente’s side as a replacement. “Nico Williams has been forced to leave the […]
Israeli army continues intensive attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Beirut, Oct 9 (IANS) The Israeli army continued its intensive attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Israeli warplanes launched violent airstrikes on the Bourj Barajneh, Haret Hreik, and Lailaky areas of Dahieh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, causing massive fires, as shown in TV footage. According to NNA, the airstrike on Bourj Barajneh destroyed four buildings, Xinhua news […]
Israel strikes Hezbollah command centres, killing over 50 militants
Jerusalem, Oct 9 (IANS) Israel’s military said that it launched extensive airstrikes targeting underground Hezbollah command centres in Lebanon, in which more than 50 militants were killed. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari on Tuesday said during a televised Press briefing that the airstrikes hit and destroyed dozens of underground command centres of […]
Delhi HC adjourns hearing on plea seeking cancellation of Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship (Ld)
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Union Home Ministry to cancel the Indian citizenship of Rahul Gandhi, who has “declared himself a British citizen”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Manmohan, which decided not to conduct judicial […]
KTR taunts Rahul Gandhi over ‘unkept’ promises in Telangana
Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has taunted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his party’s “unkept” promises in Telangana including two lakh jobs in a year. Recalling the Congress leader’s visit to Ashok Nagar to meet unemployed youth during the election campaign, Rama Rao sarcastically said, “Youth […]
MP CM in Gwalior-Chambal region today, to lay foundation stone for projects
Bhopal, Oct 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with state BJP chief V.D. Sharma will attend a series of events in the Gwalior-Chambal region, including laying the foundation stone for various projects on Wednesday. During the visit, the Chief Minister will chair a meeting with forest officials in the Sheopur district. He will dedicate […]
Local Trinamool leader held for murder in Hooghly
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Hemanta Pal, a local Trinamool Congress leader from Arambagh in Hooghly district of West Bengal, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering a man late on Tuesday night. While Pal is the Trinamool Congress president of ward number four of Arambagh municipality, the deceased has been identified as Debasish Ash (32). […]
Securitisation volume surges to Rs 70,000 cr in Q2 FY25, vehicle financiers propel growth
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Driven by vehicle financing, securitisation volume in India rose 56 per cent (year-on-year) to Rs 70,000 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal (FY25), a report showed on Wednesday. This was propelled by large issuances by some key players, especially a large private sector bank, and a few NBFCs […]
