Senior National Boxing: Nikhat, Minakshi, Lovlina start campaign with easy wins
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) World Champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen, and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kicked off their campaign with easy wins in the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Monday. This is the first time that the men’s and women’s National […]
WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants visit Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek blessings
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) As the countdown to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 begins, the Gujarat Giants are blending preparation with perspective. On Monday, the Adani Sportsline-owned franchise visited the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek blessings ahead of the new season, which gets underway on January 9 in Navi Mumbai. Head coach Michael […]
Samuel Jacob and Ruthuparna Vivek crowned ‘King of Hills’ in Indian National Hill Climb Championship
Hampi (Karnataka), Jan 5 (IANS) Ruthuparna Vivek and Samuel Jacob won the cars and bikes category respectively in Round 3 of the MSCK fmsci Indian National Hill Climb Championship at Hampi Hills in Karnataka on Monday. The National qualifier organised by Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar attracted a record 113 entries and was supported by the […]
WTT Youth Contender: Priyanuj Bhattacharya, Miku Matsushima emerge U-19 champions (Ld)
Vadodara, Jan 5 (IANS) India’s Priyanuj Bhattacharya and Japan’s Miku Matshusima registered contrasting victories to clinch the U-19 boys’ and U-19 girls’ singles titles in the WTT Youth Contender 2026, presented by Sports Authority of Gujarat, at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara on Monday. Sreejani Chakraborty and Aditya Das were crowned the U-15 […]
Men’s HIL: Kane Russell’s hat-trick powers HIL GC to dramatic 3-2 win over SG Pipers in thriller
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) HIL GC edged past SG Pipers in a thrilling Men’s Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter, clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory after a late penalty corner from Kane Russell sealed the contest in the dying seconds of their opening match of the competition. Ky Willott (31′) and Dilraj Singh (56′) scored a […]
Hyundai Motor’s 2025 sales slip 0.1 pc on slow overseas demand
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Monday its global sales fell 0.1 per cent from a year earlier in 2025 due to slowing overseas demand, apparently caused by US import tariffs. Hyundai Motor sold 4,138,180 vehicles last year, slightly down from 4,141,959 units a year earlier, the company said […]
India’s first government AI clinic to boost public health system
Dubai/New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India’s first government-run artificial intelligence (AI) clinic, launched recently at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida, marks a major step in integrating advanced technology in the public health system of the country, according to a media report. The initiative aims to boost early detection of diseases, […]
India’s research and insights industry to grow 10 pc in FY26: Report
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India’s research and insights industry is expected to sustain roughly 10 per cent growth in FY26, after touching Rs 29,008 crore in FY25, up 10.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY), a report said on Monday. The report from the Market Research Society of India said the sector is expected to reach […]
Mission ‘Hundred Million Jobs’ launched in India to boost employment rates
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A group of industry leaders on Monday joined hands to launch Hundred Million Jobs (HMJ), a national initiative to create 10 crore jobs in India over the next decade. The collaborative platform launched by Harish Mehta, co-founder of Nasscom, A.J. Patel, founder of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), and K. Yatish […]
TN: Union Minister assures National Turmeric Board regional office and testing lab for Erode
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, on Monday said the Centre would move to establish a regional office of the National Turmeric Board (NTB) in Erode, Tamil Nadu, along with an accredited turmeric testing laboratory, to strengthen the turmeric ecosystem in one of the country’s key production […]
