Hockey Women’s Coach Sjoerd Marijne Clears The Air On His Pre-WC Absence KOLKATA: It was 2020 and the pandemic had just begun.Sjoerd Marijne, then the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, was in a cab en route to Bengaluru airport, from where he was supposed to fly back to the Netherlands to join his…
Delhi government has established a Consolidated Sinking Fund for debt repayment (AI-generated image used fro representational purposes) NEW DELHI: Delhi government has set up a debt repayment fund, named Consolidated Sinking Fund, to gradually build a reserve for repaying its existing debt and other financial liabilities with the objective of creating a long-term financial cushion…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has sought the Madras high court to vacate the stay against conducting byelection to five assembly constituencies—Trichy East, Karur, Viralimalai, Perundurai and Ambasamudram—as it would affect the interest of lakhs of people in the constituencies.The submission was made in response to a public interest writ petition moved…
A kid picks up draw for allotment of Indiramma Towers, on Friday Syed Omar Pic: Syed Omer Hyderabad: Lucky draws for selection of beneficiaries for allotment of LIG flats in Indiramma Towers in the CURE area were conducted in four constituencies on Friday, with housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas participating in two of them.Eligible beneficiaries who…
A 27-year-old TCS techie, Tushar Kumar (L), died after a reversing earthmover struck his motorcycle (AI image). GURGAON: A 27-year-old systems engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tushar Kumar, was killed late Thursday night after a reversing earthmover engaged in road work rammed into his motorcycle near Moulsari Avenue Rapid Metro station.The machine’s driver fled…
A Tale of 2 Cities, Drainage Version in Ahmedabad: Paperwork, charges waived for some Ahmedabad: AMC will implement two sets of rules for water and drainage connections: societies in areas merged into Ahmedabad in 2020 won’t have to submit documents or pay charges; those merged in 2007 aren’t so lucky.Areas merged in 2020 include Bopal-Ghuma,…
Cops said the accused had rented a shop as a front and installed banned Chinese CCTV cameras, which sent live feed to his handlers across the border. (Representational image) LUDHIANA: A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Ludhiana for allegedly spying for Pakistan by setting up CCTV cameras and providing Pak agencies live feed of…
Pune: Shivajinagar police on Friday registered a case against five people for their alleged involvement in malpractice during the junior engineer (civil), class 3 exam conducted for Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in April 2026.PMC additional municipal commissioner Prajit Nair said details are being shared with the police for further investigation. Shivajinagar senior police inspector Girish…
The newly discovered 11,000-year-old composite statue at Karahantepe, PC: Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Archaeologists excavating Karahantepe, a Neolithic site in southeastern Türkiye’s Şanlıurfa province, have uncovered a 70-centimetre-high stone sculpture showing a human figure seated on the back of a leopard. The discovery was announced on August 25, 2026, by…
Industrial production grows 6.7% in July, driven by manufacturing and electricity, cooling from June’s 8.8%. NEW DELHI: Industrial production grew 6.7% in July as compared to 5.4% expansion a year ago as the manufacturing and electricity sector saw robust growth, the index of industrial production (IIP) data released Friday showed.Sequentially, the industrial production cooled from…
