BJP names 59 candidates for Uttarakhand polls, drops 10 MLAs

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list of 59 candidates for the polls to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest from his......

Vaishno Devi stampede: The 12 who died

Seven pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and three from Delhi were among the 12 people who died in a stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early......

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

'Not paradise, it's hell': Migrants won't return to Kashmir again

"It is the last gift from Kashmir. I will not go there again to earn my livelihood," said a distraught Mintu Singh, a labourer from Chattisgargh, holding a cricket bat. IMAGE: Migrant workers with......

2022: A year of many firsts for Indian sports!

2022 proved to be a memorable year for Indian sports fans.   Neeraj Chopra claimed a historic win at the Diamond League Finals in Zurich, while the men's badminton team created India's......

Praggnanandhaa, Third Youngest Arjuna Awardee

On November 30, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Arjuna Awards For Nikhat, Lakshya, Seema, Eldhose...   IMAGE: Grandmaster......

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......

TT legend Anchata Kamal to get Khel Ratna

IMAGE: Achanta Sharath Kamal is the sole recipient of this year's Khel Ratna. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel......

India Honours World Champion Nikhat Zareen

World Champion Nikhat Zareen was honoured by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Nikhat is only the fifth Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IBA women's World......