London: Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey Saturday replaced injured Washington Sundar in India's squad ahead of the third and final ODI against England at Lord's. The series is now levelled at 1-1, and India eye a victory Sunday to atone for their 0-4 defeat in the preceding T20I rubber. "The Men's Selection Committee has named Harsh Dubey as...

New Delhi: The successful maiden orbital launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 is a remarkable achievement for India's growing space ecosystem and reflects the rapid progress of the country's private space sector, ISRO Chairman Dr V. Narayanan said Saturday. Addressing the media after the successful orbital mission, Narayanan said developing an orbital launch vehicle and achieving mission success...

New Delhi: The CBI Saturday conducted searches at 15 premises in Delhi and Mumbai in connection with cases registered against Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd. (RCFL) and Reliance Home Finance Ltd. (RHFL), officials said. The searches covered 23 interlinked entities associated with the Reliance ADA Group, led by Anil Ambani, the agency spokesperson said in a statement. These...

New Delhi: Citing medical advice and Delhi High Court directions, police whisked away activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital Saturday morning on the 21st day of his hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar here, drawing sharp condemnation from opposition parties which accused the government of curbing dissent. Ignoring police's call to leave the protest site, the Cockroach...

New Delhi: Hindi film industry movie Article 370, based on the events surrounding the abrogation of this section of the Constitution in 2019, was Saturday named as the best feature film at 72nd National Film Awards. Yami Gautam Dhar, who acted in Article 370 was named the best actress in a leading role while Malayalam superstar Mammotty...

Ahmedabad: At least five people were killed, and nine others were injured after a powerful explosion ripped through an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad's Vastral area Saturday, triggering a major fire and a large-scale rescue operation, officials said. Authorities said the death toll could rise as search operations continued into the evening. The explosion occurred at...

New Delhi: The government and the Opposition are gearing up for another stormy session of Parliament from Monday with several crucial bills likely to be taken up, including the earlier-defeated Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation, though it is not yet listed in the legislative agenda. The new session, with changed political equations following fractures in the Opposition...

New Delhi: The BJP Saturday justified the hospitalisation of activist Sonam Wangchuk on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here, saying it was done in compliance with a Delhi High Court direction that his health be monitored. The ruling party also hit out at opposition parties, asking whether they would have preferred...

New Delhi: The first instinct was to hit record. But by the time protesters rushed towards the stage at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, all that remained visible was a wall of white bedsheets, behind which activist Sonam Wangchuk was whisked away, according to those at the site. Between 7 am and 8 am Saturday, protesters alleged that several...

New Delhi: Opposition leaders across party lines Saturday condemned the forced removal of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site in Delhi, accusing the BJP-led central government of undermining democratic freedoms, curbing dissent and choosing force over dialogue. Wangchuk, who was on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike demanding the resignation of...