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New Delhi: Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra on Sunday exuded confidence of performing well in the Diamond league which is slated to be held in Doha on 5th May.

Ever since Covid happened to humans, the World Health Organization has disappointed a lot of people. First it seemed to let off China with a light rap on the wrist. Then, it floundered in the number-crunching. So much so, it gave to our own high-flying Prime Minister Narendra Modi the blushes when it appeared to agree with blistering Modi-baiters that India’s actual Covid death figures were probably 40 or 50 times more than the figure doled out by the Modi government’s statisticians. Now, after the feeling settled that Covid wouldn’t strike again, that the Omicron variant was the last of new coronavirus, the WHO says there is a new coronavirus kid on the block, christened “Arcturus” or XBB.1.16.

A graph tweeted by Rahul Gandhi, sourced to ‘India’s Consumer Economy 360 Survey’, and showing that between 2016 and 2021 income of the poor class decreased by about 50 per cent has put the focus on the think-tank that produced the survey report. Rahul cited the graph to back his claim that ‘no matter how much the public is suffering from inflation and unemployment, the ‘suit-boot government’ has only one target — to fill the coffers of ‘friends. According to the graph, while the poor people saw their income reduce by half, the income of the rich class increased by 40 percent.

With day-long protests by Congress across the country recently, the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament has given shape to political chessboard, setting up the opening pieces for the 2024 election battle. How events pan out depends on subsequent moves of various protagonists. We can, however, make preliminary observations.

With passage of time and moving closer to 2024 Lok Sabha election, the corruption cases involving PM Modi’s government are slowly unfolding with irrefutable evidences. BJP leaders, even the Prime Minister himself, betraying their desperation by raising their pitch on corruption against political parties in opposition to such an extent that opposition’s allegation of corruption against them could not be heard.

Chandigarh: Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain maintained his two-shot lead after returning a steady three-under 69 in round three of the Rs. 1 crore TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday.

Mumbai: Four-time Olympian Elena Timina and former German women’s team head coach Jorg Bitzigeio and A Muralidhara Rao; will headline the coaching line-up for the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4.

Bangaluru: Having lot four matches on a trot, Delhi Capitals' needs some morale boosting victories to stay put in the contention in the ongoing IPL season and assistant coach Ajit Agarkar feels that his players have a potential to turn it around.

On April 12 gangster-turned-politician-turned-jailbird Atiq Ahmed told journalists enough was enough, “now that I have been ground to dust, please spare my wife and children and let them live in peace”. The repentant with remorse. The next day, April 13, Atiq Ahmed's favourite son Asad Ahmed was killed in a police encounter. Like they say, No.13 is unlucky for some.

Any activist and leader of West Bengal unit of CPI(M) will face strong disciplinary action in the event of any understanding with BJP in the panchayat elections The riot act being read out at the recently concluded state committee meeting of the CPI(M) is a clear pointer to the growing murmurs in support of red brigade activists joining forces with the followers of the saffron camp to take on Trinamool Congress in panchayat elections.