Kerala Blasters needed only a point to qualify but were undone by an own goal towards the end at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Wed Conceding late goals at crucial junctures proved to be a bane for Kerala Blasters in the previous season. The problem resurfaced in their final group clash against Mumbai City FC…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the year-long nationwide commemoration portal to mark 150 years of the creation of India’s National Song, ‘Vande Mataram.’In his address, Prime Minister Modi described Vande Mataram as “a mantra, an energy, a dream, and a resolve.” He said the words embody devotion and worship to Maa…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the 1937 Congress of “removing important stanzas” from the original Vande Mataram, saying the decision not only “broke the song into pieces” but also “sowed the seeds of partition.”Speaking at an event marking 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Indira Gandhi Indoor…
Veteran singer and actor Sulakshana Pandit, known for her soulful voice and memorable performances in Hindi cinema, passed away on Thursday, November 6, at the age of 71. The singer breathed her last at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai after a prolonged illness.Her brother, music composer Lalit Pandit, confirmed the heartbreaking news to mid-day, saying, “She…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday pointed out the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, citing deputy chief minister Vijay Sinha’s remarks after his convoy was attacked during the first phase of assembly elections.Reacting to the incident, Kishor said that Sinha’s remarks confirm the “chaal, charitra and chehra (conduct, character, and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said that no one can blame the pilot-in-command of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner that crashed moments after taking off in Ahmedabad and killing 260 people. The apex court told the 91-year-old father that his son, Sumeet Sabharwal, is not to be blamed and “you should not carry…
NEW DELHI: In a major security breach, a British national who arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Bangkok allegedly fled without completing the mandatory formalities from the immigration area and escaped. According to a report from news agency ANI, teams have been formed to trace the foreigner, identified as Fitz Patrick and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of the alarming rise in dog bites incidents within institutional areas and ordered institutions like railway station, bus stand, hospitals be made free from stray dogs.A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria directed authorities to launch a joint drive team to catch…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission, alleging large-scale electoral malpractice and claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “became the PM through chunav chori.”Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Rahul said his party had gathered extensive evidence to expose…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: India and Pakistan may have issues at their border, but progeny of the subcontinent have no problem leaving the baggage behind. In a striking choice, New York City’s mayor-elect, Uganda-born Indian-American Zohran Kwame Mamdani picked UK-born Pakistani-American Lina Maliha Khan to co-chair an all-women transition team as he prepares to…
