Bajrang becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world c'ships

Ace grappler Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the current edition on Sunday.

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1st WODI: Mandhana helps India beat England by 7 wickets

The graceful Smriti Mandhana once again enhanced her reputation as one of India's biggest match winners with an attractive 91 that literally decimated England by seven wickets in the opening WODI on Sunday.

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Live: Prez Murmu reaches London to attend Queen's funeral

Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died a week ago aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, is at rest in the capital's Westminster Hall ahead of Monday's state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members. Stay with TOI for latest updates --

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Order choking funds for research reversed

The Union ministry of finance has revised the procedure for flow of funds for research under various Central sectoral schemes. The ministry “examined” the issue that earlier mandated that STEM researchers must open a zero-balance account for every project and on Friday reversed its March 2022 order.

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‘In India, we give too much importance to a win or loss’

​​So how hopeful are you about making it to the 2024 Paris Olympics? If you ask me, I want to play two more Olympics if my body allows me to do so. In wrestling it is impossible to predict injuries. Take my own case in Rio. No one could predict the injury. But if I am fit enough and my body permits, I will absolutely want to play in Paris and even in Los Angeles.

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7 decades after extinction, cheetahs land in India’s heart

Seven decades after the last cheetah was hunted to extinction in India, its cousins from Africa are here to take their spot in the Indian sun. On Saturday, PM Modi operated a lever to open a gate and release eight cheetahs into a special enclosure. Jet-lagged after a 9,000-km overnight flight from Namibia to Gwalior, and then to the Kuno helipad, the cheetahs looked at their new surroundings a bit tentatively at first, but were soon sprinting about.

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No 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' events so far due to vote-bank politics: Amit Shah

"Many people had made promises, during elections and during agitations. But, after coming to power, they turned back due to the fear of 'Razakars' (armed supporters of Nizam rule). They celebrate the day. But, it is not called 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'. There is still fear in the mind. I would like to tell them to remove that fear. 'Razakars' cannot make decisions in this country. It has been 75 years since this country got Independence," he said.

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