New Delhi, July 31 (INS) Senior academics on Friday criticised Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's "gaumutra expert" remark aimed at IIT Madras Director V. Kamakoti, calling the "insult to the scientist" as "unfortunate".
Moscow, July 31 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, held a meeting with Sakhalin Oblast Governor Valery Limarenko on Friday with discussions focused on strengthening collaboration between India and Sakhalin in Russia's Far East in the fields of trade, technology, education, tourism, energy, pharmaceuticals, health services, and other emerging areas.
Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Shania Twain has shared that she had a traumatic childhood. The singer has revealed that she got “kicked around a lot” during her childhood.
Colombo, July 31 (IANS) India's assistance for development projects in Sri Lanka has exceeded USD 7.5 billion with the projects covering all 25 districts, India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha detailed while chaired a review meeting on India-assisted development projects in island nation along with Sri Lanka's Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Anil Jayantha Fernando.
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) India’s Arundhati Choudhary secured at least a silver medal after storming into the women’s 70kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a convincing 4-0 split-decision victory over Wales’ Rosie Eccles in the semifinal here on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Hindu seers, priests, and others, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), have denounced the spectacle by some Opposition MPs on Friday at Parliament’s Makar Dwar that tried to enact alleged theft from Ayodhya’s Ram Temple donations, calling it an insult to religious sentiments.
London, July 31 (IANS) Chelsea have been fined £10 million by the Football Association (FA) and handed a suspended two-transfer-window registration ban after admitting multiple historical breaches of the governing body's regulations relating to football agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players.
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) India’s Jaismine produced a dominant display to book her place in the women’s 57kg boxing final at the Commonwealth Games 2026, defeating Lesotho’s Rapelang Maselela via Referee Stops Contest (RSC) in the second round on Friday.
Detroit (USA), July 31 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia, making a start after taking a week off after the Open, where he missed the cut, shot 2-under 68 for a modest start at the Rocket Classic. The left-handed Bhatia was lying T-48 and needed to stay steady to ensure passage into the weekend rounds.
New York, July 31 (IANS) Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro has resigned from his advisory role, distancing himself from FIFA's proposal to introduce private investment into its flagship competitions and declaring that he had "no involvement" in the plan.
