Gout Gout, a 16-year-old sprinter, left spectators stunned after running 100 metres in just 10.2 seconds at this year’s Queensland Athletics Championships in Australia. Gout, born in Australia to Sudanese parents, spent the first 40 metres in line with his fellow sprinters. However, he finished the race around 10 yardsContinue Reading
It was US Vice President Kamala Harris’ time to shine on the biggest night of her political life on Thursday as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination before an ecstatic crowd. As she pledged a “new way forward”, watching her acceptance speech from continents away in Chennai was her maternalContinue Reading
Devotees from Pune visited the famous Tirumala’s Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh wearing 25 kg gold worth nearly Rs 18 crore earlier today. Two men, a woman and a boy visited the temple wearing several gold chains, gold sunglasses, bangles, necklaces, a ‘7’ number gold chain, and several ornaments toContinue Reading
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday fired 10 questions at the Congress after the party said it had all but agreed an alliance with the National Conference for next month’s Jammu and Kashmir election. In a post on X Mr Shah raged that the Congress – which “played with theContinue Reading
Indian race walker Bhawna Jat has been handed a 16-month ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday for whereabouts failures. The 16-month ban will commence from the date of her initial suspension on August 10, 2023, and will end on December 10, 2024, according to Olympics.com. Although theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged Ukrainian President Vlodomir Zelensky when both met today in Kyiv to discuss a wide range of issues including the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Over a month ago, PM Modi during his visit to Russia had also hugged President Vladimir Putin. The armed forces under the command ofContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India’s stand of “dialogue and diplomacy” to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today. The Prime Minister, Mr Jaishankar said, stressed “India’s willingness to contribute in all ways possible”. The two leaders also discussed PM Modi’s conversationContinue Reading
A POCSO court in Rajasthan on Tuesday sentenced six men to life imprisonment in the Ajmer sex scandal case. One of the most disturbing criminal cases from the early 1990s, it involved the sexual exploitation and blackmailing of as many as 100 young schoolgirls in Ajmer. The six accused, identifiedContinue Reading
Former US President Bill Clinton took the stage on the third day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, endorsing Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate in the upcoming US presidential election. During his speech, Clinton, the 42nd President of the US, took a swipe at Republican rival DonaldContinue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at the Martyrologist exposition on children in Kyiv along with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and said “Conflict is particularly devastating for young children”. The Prime Minister arrived in Kyiv earlier today after a nearly seven-hour trip from Poland to hold talks with the UkraineContinue Reading