Hockey: Bangladesh clinch Challenger Trophy to sign off from Men’s Junior World Cup
Madurai, Dec 8 (IANS) Bangladesh finished their FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 campaign on a happy note, clinching the title in the inaugural Challenger Trophy competition, introduced by the FIH president Tayyab Ikram as an incentive for the 17-24 place playoffs, with a 5-4 victory over Austria in Madurai on Monday. […]
India’s Praggnanandhaa tops FIDE Circuit 2025, secures spot in next year’s Candidates tournament
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa was on Monday declared winner in the FIDE Circuit 2025, thus securing his qualification as the only Indian man in next year’s Candidates tournament to be played next year. FIDE, the sport’s world governing body, announced this via a social media post on Monday, informing that the young […]
England men’s mixed disability team will travel to India on its first overseas tour in January 2026
London, Dec 8 (IANS) After a successful trial home series this summer the England’s men’s mixed disability team will tour India for their first overseas tour in January 2026 with the selectors naming a 15-strong squad, with four new faces added to the group who beat the same opposition 6-1 in the first-ever series of […]
La Liga 2025-26: Militao injury adds to Alonso’s Real Madrid problems
Madrid, Dec 8 (IANS) Real Madrid central defender Eder Militao could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Brazilian limped out of Sunday’s home defeat to Celta Vigo. Militao went to the ground clutching his left hamstring after having chased down Celta forward Pablo Duran, and had to be helped off […]
China’s Jiang wins women’s skeet gold with perfect scores at ISSF World Cup Final
Doha (Qatar), Dec 8 (IANS) China’s Olympic bronze medallist Jiang Yiting delivered a perfect 36 hits from 36 targets to win the women’s skeet title as the ISSF World Cup Final concluded in Doha on Monday. Jiang, who claimed mixed team bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, led qualification with 123 hits, equalling her […]
India achieved 50 pc of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels, boosted carbon sink: Govt
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India has achieved 50 per cent of its electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels, as well as boosted its carbon sink, the government informed the Parliament on Monday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Kirti Vardhan Singh stated […]
New labour codes strengthen rights of contract workers
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India’s labour landscape has undergone a historic transformation with the consolidation of 29 labour laws into four simplified and modern Labour codes, helping contract workers who often engage in essential yet vulnerable roles across industries, the Union Government said on Monday. The four newly introduced codes–the Code on Wages, 2019, […]
IMF lists India’s UPI as world’s largest real-time payment system
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognised India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as the world’s largest retail fast-payment system by transaction volume, the Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question, that this fact has […]
Scientists, students responsible for promoting innovations: Manohar Lal
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Power, Housing, and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Monday addressed a panel discussion on ‘New Age Technologies — Vision 2047’ on the third day of the India International Science Festival (IISF) in Panchkula. He emphasised that it is now the responsibility of scientists and students to promote new […]
TN govt schools to get robotics labs as state rolls out hands-on STEM training
Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) Students studying in Classes 6 to 9 in government schools across Tamil Nadu will soon learn the basics of electronics, robotics, and drone operations through hands-on experiments, as the School Education Department launches a new robotics education initiative to strengthen STEM learning at an early age. As part of a pilot […]
