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Lad, Mulani, Bhagat, Kaazi get top contracts

Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Siddhesh Lad and Shams Mulani, as well as Humairaa Kaazi and Vrushali Bhagat, have been awarded Grade A contracts for 2026-27 after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) apex council... Read More


Candidates heartbreak to title: Pragg's turnaround

Bengaluru, Aug. 29 -- It was a little after 3am on Friday in India, and a relieved, sleep-deprived Vaibhav Suri was shooting off delirious texts in all caps. The recipient of his uppercase excitement,... Read More


25 days after joining cabinet, K'taka minister says will resign

Bengaluru, Aug. 29 -- Karnataka minister B Nagendra, who is facing opposition protests over allegations that he was involved in a funds misappropriation case, submitted his resignation on Friday, 25 d... Read More


3 held for clash during Malala, Anne Frank book reading

Ahmedabad, Aug. 29 -- Three people were held after a group identifying themselves as members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad allegedly assaulted attendees at a book-reading session featur... Read More


PRAGG overcomes odds to become 1st Indian to win GRAND CHESS TOUr

NEW dELHI, Aug. 29 -- Grandmaster (GM) R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the coveted Grand Chess Tour after defeating the US's Fabiano Caruana in a come-from-behind effort. Praggnanandha... Read More


Iran urges nations not to join new U.S. sanctions

DUBAI, Aug. 29 -- Iran condemned the US's new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" and said other countries were legally obliged not to implement them, while the US Treasury Department an... Read More


army finalises agreement to purchase Javelinmissiles from U.s.

NEW DELHI, Aug. 29 -- The Indian Army has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to buy the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system from the United States through its foreign military sales pro... Read More


3,400 SIR forms found at Kharghar shop; five BLOs suspended

PANVEL, Aug. 29 -- Around 3,400 voter-verification forms were discovered at a photocopy centre in Kharghar by Shiv Sena (UBT) Raigad chief Prasad Bhoir on Thursday. This led to a face-off between the ... Read More


Saif's attacker pleads guilty, seeks leniency

MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- Mohammad Shariful Islam alias Vijay Das, an incarcerated Bangladeshi national, told a sessions court on Friday that he wants to plead guilty for attacking actor Saif Ali Khan during... Read More


Maha minister's bodyguard booked for rape, harassment

NAGPUR, Aug. 29 -- The Nagpur rural police have registered cases of rape, harassment and intimidation against a police constable, who serves as the personal bodyguard to minister of state for finance,... Read More