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Glasgow: India's Asmita Dey produced a spirited comeback to clinch the women's 48kg judo gold medal, defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a dramatic golden score contest at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The 23-year-old from Tripura found herself on the back foot early in the...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the country's current governance system has collapsed and is unable to resolve the issues faced by the country, local media reported Friday. In his address at the Pakistan Economic Summit, Naqvi called for talks among political...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Indian weightlifter Lovepreet Singh and discus thrower Seema Kaliramna for winning silver and bronze medals, respectively at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, praising their determination and wishing them success in the future. Lovepreet produced a spirited performance...

New Delhi: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to play next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Bumrah was picked subject to fitness as he had suffered an impact injury during the recent ODI series...

New Delhi: The furore over the Indian hockey teams' new saffron jerseys has triggered a bit of wrangling within Hockey India with President Dilip Tirkey calling it a decision that was taken without his knowledge and secretary Bhola Nath Singh insisting that "all officials were...

Bhabanipatana: Retired Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Charan Mishra of Mandarabagicha Pada in this district headquarters town has brought laurels for Kalahandi district and the state by winning three gold medals at the SBKF International Games 2026, held in Pokhara, Nepal. Competing in the 80-and-above...

Johannesburg: Twelve venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will stage the 2027 ODI World Cup, with hosts South Africa accounting for eight of the stadiums, the ICC announced Thursday.. The marquee 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. Back in 2003, South Africa,...

New Delhi: Former India captain Virat Kohli hailed Ajinkya Rahane as the 'safest pair of hands in the slips' and his favourite Test batting partner while congratulating the veteran batter on a 'great career' following his retirement from international cricket. Rahane, who famously led India...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday expressed "anguish" over the change of colour of the Indian hockey team's jersey to saffron from traditional blue. The Indian men's and women's hockey teams will be seen in saffron jerseys instead of their...

Glasgow: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh, all three Indians, qualified for the men's javelin final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games here Thursday. Competing in windy conditions, no athlete cleared the automatic qualifying mark of 84.00 m; the Indian trio advanced...