Pugilist Jitender Kumar went down fighting against Russia's Georgy Balakshin in the quarterfinals of the men's 51 kg category, dashing India's medal hopes in the Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly murdering his brother-in-law near Burari Metro Station following a family dispute.
The Indian suffered a deep gash above his left eye, which forced the referee to stop his 81 kgs bout against Ukraine's Andriy Fedchuck.
Jitender Kumar pummelled his Turkish opponent Ulas Furkan Memis in less than three rounds to storm into the fly weight pre-quarterfinals of the boxing competition at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday. Jitender, who was making his Olympic debut, led 12-3 before Memis threw in the towel just a few seconds into the third round of the lopsided bout.
A Delhi Police head constable, Neeraj Balhara, allegedly used his recently issued Glock service pistol to kill a 21-year-old delivery agent in Jaffarpur Kalan. Balhara has been apprehended, and an investigation is underway.
The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab and Chandigarh, including premises linked to an alleged associate of an OSD in the CMO, as part of a money laundering probe into a land fraud case.
Delhi Police have dismantled two illegal LPG hoarding and refilling operations in separate raids across the city, seizing a total of 248 cylinders and apprehending five individuals involved in the illicit activities.
'Who among Opposition party MPs has so much power that they raise some issue and the government implements it? The answer is no one except Raghav Chadha.'
What is missing in the BJP's armour is dominance over 50 percent of the electorate: Women. And this is a gamble Modi-Shah have indicated that they are willing to take, explains Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Opposition parties in India are preparing to move a motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging degradation of the office. The move requires significant support from both houses of Parliament and follows concerns raised by opposition leaders.
The Lok Sabha has revoked the suspension of eight opposition MPs after assurances of maintaining order and decorum in the House. The decision follows a period of disruption and debate over parliamentary conduct.
BJP leaders say Nitin Nabin's low-profile image has made him a favourite of Amit Shah, who was in search of such a leader to appoint to the top party position -- someone who follows the Modi-Shah line as BJP president without "ifs and buts".
In a region increasingly shaped by competition and coercion, such collaboration strengthens security without confrontation, builds capacity without dependency and promotes order without domination, points out Dr Kumar.
The Congress party has criticized the BJP's appointment of Nitin Nabin as its new president, questioning the election process and mocking the role of the Election Commissioner.
A DTC bus marshal in Delhi was arrested for allegedly biting off the tip of a conductor's finger during an argument over the bus route. The incident occurred after a dispute between the marshal and the conductor escalated, leading to a physical altercation and grievous injury.
The incident took place right outside Parliament's Makar Dwar, the main entrance which MPs take to enter the new Parliament building, where Gandhi was standing in solidarity with suspended Congress MPs, mostly from Punjab.
Wondering what to watch on OTT this weekend? Namrata Thakker lists options to choose from.
The House has been witnessing uproar after Rahul Gandhi was disallowed to cite an article based on excerpts from an unpublished 'memoir' of former Army chief General M M Naravane (retd).
Given Modi's track record from the time he became Gujarat chief minister in October 2001, it is highly improbable that Nabin will get opportunities to display his individual capacity. Even the team of organisational leaders that he will 'appoint' in a few weeks or months, will unlikely to be his choice, predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
According to the police, the entire Kartavya Path area has been placed under constant electronic surveillance through an extensive network of CCTV cameras integrated with advanced facial recognition system (FRS) technology.
8 Member of Parliaments were suspended from Lok Sabha for tearing & throwing papers at the Chair till April 2. Uproar started when Rahul Gandhi was barred from citing former Army Chief, General M M Naravane's memoir on 2020 India-China clash. Rediff.com brings you the details of these MPs who were suspended.
'This game against Tottenham will be important for us... to be (around) the top of the league.'
A team of Election Commissioners will visit Patna to review poll preparedness in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The team will meet with political parties, police, administrative officials, and observers to ensure a free and fair election.
Jitender Kumar (51kg) pummelled Welshman Jo Gage 18-6 while AL Lakra (57kg) got a walkover to the semi-finals, assuring India of an unprecedented four medals at the AIBA boxing World Cup in Moscow on Thursday.
Opposition parties in India are demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and national security in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. They raised concerns about federalism, national security, and the purity of voter lists during an all-party meeting.
Less than 10 days are left for filing of nomination papers for the first phase of the Bihar polls.
Jitender Kumar beat former World Championship bronze medallist Nauman Karim of Pakistan to advance to the light-flyweight category quarter-finals of the second Asian Olympic Boxing qualifiers at Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The Haryana boxer beat Karim, a bronze medallist in the 2003 World Championships, on points in a bout marred by a computer failure that necessitated manual scoring.
The Indian pugilists won the flyweight and light-heavyweight final bouts.\n\n\n\n
Rounding off a second successive all-win day for India, Olympian Jitender Kumar (54kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) advanced to the quarter-finals with contrasting wins at the Asian Boxing Championships in Zhuhai, China, on Monday.
The two pugilists qualified for the Olympics after entering the finals at the qualifying tournament in Gangzhou, China.
Disappointment continued for Indian boxers at the World Championships, as Asian bronze medallist Jitender Kumar was disqualified during his bantamweight (54kg) first round bout in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday. Up against old nemesis and sixth seed Yunusov Anvar of Tajikistan, Jitender was disqualified after being given the mandatory three warnings for three different offences.
Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are due in 2026.
Olympian Jitender Kumar (56kg) and Santosh Harijan (52kg) lost in the semi-finals to settle for bronze medals in the 16th Elite Men's International Boxing Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Dinesh Kumar (81kg) scored a sensational knock-out victory while fellow-Olympian Jitender Kumar (54kg) was equally dominating in his quarter-final triumph as three Indians stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Boxing Championships in Zhuhai, China, on Wednesday.
Jitender Kumar out-punched Uzbek Tulashboy Doniyorov in an ill-tempered bout to set up a tough quarter-final with three-time European champion Georgy Balakshin of Russia in 51kg category of the boxing competition at the Olympics in Beijing on Saturday. The 21-year-old Haryana boxer, who is on his maiden Olympic trip, scored a 13-6 victory to move into the last-eight stage.
A look at the legal provisions governing the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) in India, amid threats from opposition parties.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jitender Kumar (51kg) became the fifth Indian pugilist to make the cut for Beijing Olympics after winning the third-place playoff in the Asian Boxing Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday.
It turned out to be a disappointing day for the Indians at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago, as Jitender Kumar and Jai Bhagwan missed Olympic qualification, crashing out in the pre-quarter-finals.
"The Election Commission's press conference should be welcomed because it is a good step to clear public doubts regarding the SIR process (in Bihar) and other issues," Rawat told PTI in Indore.
Beijing Olympics quarter-finalist Jitender Kumar and former women's world champion Lekha K C are among the three pugilists recommended by the Indian Boxing Federation for this year's Arjuna awards.
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