Telangana HC quashes SC/ST case against CM Revanth Reddy

IANS | July 17, 2025 3:03 PM

Hyderabad, July 17 (IANS) In a relief to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the Telangana High Court, on Thursday, quashed the case registered against him under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

National Sports Governance Bill drafted with inputs from IOC, NSFs & international federations: Mandaviya

IANS | July 17, 2025 3:01 PM

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the National Sports Governance Bill, which will be tabled in the Parliament during next week’s monsoon session, has been drafted with inputs from international organisations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the FIFA, in addition to extensive consultations with National Sports Federations, athletes and coaches.

Adani Sportsline’s Lakshmi Jadala qualifies for Special Olympics 2027

IANS | July 17, 2025 2:51 PM

Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) Adani Sportsline’s 15-year-old Lakshmi Jadala, Asia’s top-ranked para lawn tennis player with an intellectual disability, clinched the gold medal at the National Tennis Championship 2025 (Disability Sports) held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this triumphant win, Jadala has officially qualified for the Special Olympics World Games 2027, set to take place in Cairo, Egypt.

Pilots urge Centre to induct more experts for probe into Air India Boeing crash

IANS | July 17, 2025 2:39 PM

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday in a letter to the Civil Aviation Ministry have stated that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad has failed to sufficiently consider two plausible and previously documented technical scenarios, either of which could have triggered an automated shutdown of both engines of the ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner.