Day: January 26, 2020

Woman kidnapped, gang-raped in cotton field

8:05 pm January 26, 2020

Hyderabad: A 36-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped after being abducted from her house in a village near Khammam in Telangana, police said on Sunday. Two persons went to the woman’s house on Friday night and took her to a nearby cotton field after threatening her, the police said. Her husband was asleep in another room […]

BSF recruit allegedly dies by suicide in Hazaribag

Republic Day: 51 BSF officials get police medals

8:03 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 51 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were honoured with the distinguished and meritorious service police medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, a force spokesperson said on Sunday. The awardees for the distinguished service medal include Inspector General (IG) Sonali Mishra and Deputy IGs M S Sharma, R S […]

Speedy Soderberg sprints to European record round in Dubai

8:00 pm January 26, 2020

Dubai: Sebastian Soderberg made golfing history on Sunday, the Swede completing his final round at the Dubai Desert Classic in a European record time of one hour and 36 minutes. The 29-year-old was playing alone and first off after 71 players made the cut. With his brother Jesper on the bag, the duo hatched a […]

Mary Kom Boxing Academy gets new infrastructure

After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom dreams of winning Bharat Ratna

7:47 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: The first woman sportsperson to be decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom on Sunday said she hopes to win the Bharat Ratna by winning a gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “It is a dream to win the Bharat Ratna. With this award (Padma Vibhushan) I will now be inspired […]

India celebrates 71st Republic Day in presence of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

7:37 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath. Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro was the chief guest for this year’s ceremony which started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tributes to martyrs at the […]