New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu, conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan award to Anant Nag (Art) and Padma Shri awards to Dr. Ricky Gyan Kej (Art), Prashanth Prakash (Trade and Industry), and Dr Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar (Art) here on Tuesday. Anant Nag is a veteran Kannada film actor known for his versatility and…
Dubai, May 27 (UNI) Left-arm orthodox spinner Sadia Iqbal dethroned England’s Sophie Ecclestone to take the top spot in the new ICC Women’s Player Rankings. The Pakistan tweaker, who was one of the leading performers at last year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, rose one position to reign supreme. Basking in the moment, the 29-year-old…
Singapore, May 27 (UNI) Former world champion P V Sindhu snapped her run of first-round exits with a commanding victory to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Singapore Badminton Open 2025 women’s singles event here on Tuesday. Sindhu, currently ranked 17th in the world, ousted Canada’s world No 52 Wen Yu Zhang 21-14, 21-9 in just…
Windhoek, may 27 (UNI) In what will mark as a significant milestone for African cricket, Namibia will take on South Africa for the first time ever at home on October 11. This also marks the official opening of the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground, (FNB NCG) which will also co host the ICC U19 Men’s World…
Paris, May 27 (UNI) Despite kick-starting his French Open campaign with a fluent straight set win, top seed Novak Djokovic’s demeanour on court suggested underlying frustrations on Tuesday. Throughout the match against world number 98 Mackenzie Mcdonald, Djokovic exhibited signs of agitation, including gesturing towards his box and displaying visible frustration after certain points. The…
Mumbai, May 27 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Tuesday crashed by 1055 pts at 81,121.70 till 1425 hrs on weak global cues. The Nifty too lost 275 pts at 24,726.30. The day opened in red, as the Sensex fell by 138 pts at at 82,038.20. It remained under pressure the whole day because of profit…
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed rape and allied charges against a 25-year-old Agriculture student, observing that a consensual relationship that later turns sour or distant cannot be a valid basis for initiating criminal proceedings under rape laws. A division bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma…
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Nikhil Upadhyay, son of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995, as amended by the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Court agreed to treat the matter as…
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a final opportunity to the Akhil Bhartiya Shanti Pratishthan to deposit the balance amount of Rs 35,000 as part of a cost imposed for filing a frivolous Public Interest Litigation (PIL), sternly warning that no further extensions would be granted and failure to comply…
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court lauded an interim order passed by Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court in a decades-old family property dispute, describing it as “very fair, just and equitable”, while dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed against the same. A Bench of Justice Surya Kant and…
