The AIFF plans to organise the Super Cup from Oct 25 to Nov 22 in a phased manner Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has sought support from the Goa Football Association (GFA) to host the Super Cup at two venues later this year.The AIFF plans to organise the Super Cup from Oct 25…
VARANASI: Nepal’s first woman PM (of an interim govt), Sushila Karki, has an MA in political science from Banaras Hindu University in 1975, and a husband from the same university who carried out Nepal’s first hijacking. Durga Prasad Subedi, the husband, was one of three men who commandeered a Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland DHC-6…
Unfazed by the uncertainty hanging over the proposed summit in November, Quad cooperation at the ground level remains intact with the focus this month on counterterrorism workshops.These will include a technical exchange on misuse of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/ drones by terrorists and a seminar on preventing terrorist exploitation of new and emerging technologies including…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday came to the rescue of a meritorious girl, who was denied admission to a Sainik School in Uttarakhand on the ground that certain deformities would disqualify her from joining National Defence Academy, and an OBC woman who was not made a constable because she had a minor squint.Prakriti Maulekhi scored…
NEW DELHI: Observing that the plight of tax-paying middle-class homebuyers presents a disheartening picture as their “dream home” has been reduced to an unfinished building despite paying EMIs, SC Friday said govt cannot remain a silent spectator to the woes faced by lakhs of homebuyers across the country and appealed to Centre to infuse funds…
IMPHAL: PM Modi begins a two-day trip to three states of the Northeast on Saturday, combining outreach with a Rs 36,000-crore development outlay focused as much on providing the healing touch to conflict-scarred Manipur as on giving the region an economic fillip. Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Kuki heartland of Churachandpur by helicopter…
NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around Sept 15, two days ahead of its normal date of withdrawal, IMD said Friday.Monsoon usually starts retreating from northwest around Sept 17 and withdraws completely by Oct 15. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of…
NEW DELHI: A sexual harassment complaint by a faculty member of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences against its vice chancellor (VC) could not be looked into because it was not lodged within the mandatory three-month period. However, Supreme Court on Friday ensured that the “offence” did not go unpunished by directing the VC…
AGRA: A 25-year-old MPharma aspirant from Lucknow was allegedly sexually assaulted by an autorickshaw driver Thursday after she deboarded a bus and booked the three-wheeler from a key intersection of Yamuna Expressway in Mathura to visit an educational institution to complete admission formalities. Hours later, the accused driver was shot in the leg in a…
JAMMU: Prohibitory orders continued to be in force in parts of Jammu’s Doda district — which has remained tense since local AAP MLA Mehraj Malik was detained under the Public Safety Act on Monday — although relaxations were allowed for Friday prayers.No fresh protests were reported from anywhere, but security forces were deployed in large…
