Warsaw, July 28 (UNI) Italy retained its FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) title in Lodz, Poland, rallying from a set down to defeat Brazil 3-1 in the championship final. Opposite Ekaterina Antropova led Italy with a match-high 18 points, including 13 kills, four blocks and one ace on Sunday evening. Outside hitter Myriam Sylla…
London, July 28 (UNI) India pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed has ended his spell with Essex early, returning home for personal reasons. The left-armer, who has played 11 one-day internationals and 18 T20 games for his country, was set to be with Essex for the remainder of the County Championship season and feature in their One…
Mumbai, July 28 (UNI) Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar revealed he would’ve traded the cricket bat for the pickleball paddle when asked to pick a sport he would have excelled in if not for cricket. During a live broadcast on Sony Sports Network during the 4th Test between India and England, Gavaskar said, “Pickleball for sure….
Hyderabad, July 28 (UNI) Two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is planning to set up an International standard Boxing academy in Telangana. A native of Nizamabad district (Telangana), the 29-year-old Nikhat has an illustrious career in boxing, having won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Talking…
Kolkata, July 28 (UNI) Debutants Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC), rode on Slovenian poacher Luka Majcen’s injury time winner, to register a historic 2-1 victory against former champions and local giants Mohammedan Sporting in the first Group B clash here today. Thokchom Adison Singh scored for the Kolkata giants in the first half with DHFC’s Sairuatkima…
New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today heard arguments in a sensitive case involving a sitting High Court judge, with Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal asserting that the recovery of unaccounted cash from the outhouse of a judge cannot, by itself, constitute “misconduct” or “proved incapacity”, the only grounds for removal under Article 124(4)…
New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to stay the publication of the draft electoral rolls for Bihar scheduled for August 1 under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI), despite concerns raised by opposition leaders and civil society groups over mass disenfranchisement. A Bench…
New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) Just about three per cent of Hepatitis B Patients in India are aware about their ailment, and less than one per cent of them receive treatment, said Rajesh Bhushan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India today. “Only 3 pc of hepatitis B patients in India…
New Delhi, Jul 28 (UNI) In a significant relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a Calcutta High Court order that had stalled the state’s initiative to finalise a fresh list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, Justice…
New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) The State of Kerala has urged the Supreme Court to return unanswered the Presidential reference seeking clarity on the powers and timelines governing Governors and the President in assenting to state legislation. Terming the reference “legally untenable” and “a misuse of Article 143″, the state contended that it suppresses binding…
