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Top BJP body to meet, decide V-P candidate

India, Aug. 16 -- The BJP's parliamentary board is likely to meet on Sunday to discuss the nominees for the vice presidential election, people aware of the details said on Friday. The election for the... Read More


7-year-old boy falls in ne delhi drain, rescue efforts on: cops

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- A seven-year-old child allegedly fell in a drain in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, while trying to catch a kite on Friday, police said. The child, however, had not been found ti... Read More


A lost ledger of city's history of diplomacy

India, Aug. 16 -- On a December afternoon in 1955, Soong Ching-ling - known better as the "Mother of Modern China" - stood beneath the high grand Victorian Edwardian-style arches of Chandni Chowk's To... Read More


India's workload problem may have a simple answer

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- For the entire 2023 season, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli didn't play a single T20I. As it was the 50-over World Cup year, India fielded a different set of players for the two limite... Read More


swimmer bula Chowdhury's Padma Shri replica stolen

Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- At least 120 gold medals and a replica of the Padma Shri medal was stolen from former swimmer Bula Chowdhury's house in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said. "I have lost mo... Read More


India should not adjust for Bumrah, he should

India, Aug. 16 -- I guess enough time has gone by for us to now look back at the India England series rationally and perhaps less emotionally. I must confess, I, too, like you, was floored by the perf... Read More


Sarabjot starts from zero after high of Paris Olympics bronze

Mumbai, Aug. 16 -- Winning a medal at the Olympics can be a lifelong memory for any athlete, especially for Indians given how rare it is to join the single-digit club every edition. Sarabjot Singh is ... Read More


Hailing dawn of freedom, charting path to progress

India, Aug. 16 -- India celebrates today its hard-won independence. Those who participate in the great event are fortunate. They have witnessed the dawn which has broken after a thousand years of subj... Read More


10 killed in accident on Bengal highway

India, Aug. 16 -- Ten pilgrims were killed and 35 injured after the bus they were travelling in rammed a truck from behind in East Burdwan district of West Bengal on Friday morning, officials said. Th... Read More


Plastic pollution treaty talks end without an agreement

India, Aug. 16 -- Countries on Friday failed to reach an agreement during the resumed fifth round of international talks in Geneva that could have led to the first-ever global treaty to curb plastic p... Read More