Day: September 20, 2019

Praneeth out of China Open, India’s campaign over

6:55 pm September 20, 2019

Changzhou: B Sai Praneeth suffered a three-game loss to world no.9 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the quarterfinals to draw curtains on India’s campaign at the China Open World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Friday. Almost a month after dispatching the Indonesian en route his historic world championships bronze at Basel, world no.15 Praneeth […]

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi

6:52 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, seeking to end such bias in universities and other higher education institutions across the country. While Vemula, a Ph.D scholar at Hyderabad Central University had […]

Wrestler Sushil Kumar spends birthday in police lockup

Sushil’s World Championship return after eight years lasts just one bout

6:48 pm September 20, 2019

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): Veteran Sushil Kumar’s return to the World Championship after eight years lasted just six minutes as he lost his opening bout to Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev of Azerbaijan here on Friday. Using all his experience, the wily Indian had raced to a 9-4 lead but conceded seven points in a row to his opponent to […]

Economy needs surgery, govt is applying balm: Congress

6:44 pm September 20, 2019

Mumbai: The Union government is applying only a balm to the economy when what is needed is a surgery, the Congress said on Friday, demanding that the focus should be on job-creating sectors such as construction and textiles. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh also said the GST structure should be reformed, […]

Imran Khan set to meet Donald Trump in New York

Khan likely to meet Trump on Sep 23

6:38 pm September 20, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on September 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to a media report. Pakistani daily Dawn quoting diplomatic sources said this could be the first of the two meetings Prime Minister Khan is expected to […]