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Returning Deepika seeks to flick a switch for India

LONDON, Aug. 14 -- For a year, the hockey pitch was a place of quiet frustration for Deepika Sehrawat. On August 29, 2025, just before the Asia Cup in Hangzhou, a severe hamstring injury brought her c... Read More


Advani stays in the hunt

Pune, Aug. 14 -- India's Amee Kamani lost 2-3 in a shootout to Yu Hsuan Fan of Chinese Taipei after the scores were tied 5-5 in regulation time in their $400,000 Apex Sports 3rd WPA Heyball World Cham... Read More


trade deficit widens despite jump in exports

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- India's merchandise exports surged 19.63% year-on-year to a record $44.24 billion in July, even as imports rose 17.52% to $76.22 billion, widening the merchandise trade deficit t... Read More


eight Fake work orders of Rs.1,349 crore issued for Kumbh projects

PUNE, Aug. 14 -- In a major scam related to the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik, fraudsters have allegedly issued eight fake work orders worth over Rs.1,349 crore over the past 14 weeks. The first two c... Read More


drug test for ai pilots

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Air India and Air India Express will begin screening of all their pilots psychoactive substance from Thursday after the commander of a Phuket-Delhi flight that lost altitude shar... Read More


Iran says it manages Hormuz after Trump claims US control

India, Aug. 14 -- The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump s... Read More


Coastal road streetlight power cables worth Rs.3 lakh stolen

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The Tardeo police have registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly stealing copper cables supplying electricity to street lights along the Mumbai Coastal Road in Wo... Read More


Toll rises to 8 as body found 31 hrs after Kurla landslide

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The death toll in Wednesday's landslide at Chirag Nagar in Kurla went up to eight, after rescuers recovered the body of Saddam Hussain Khan, 28, at around 12:30pm on Thursday. Khan ... Read More


NCB seizes narcotics worth Rs.2.2 cr; 2 held

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized narcotic and psychotropic substances including opioid-based medicines and charas worth Rs.2.20 crore, in two separate intelligence-led ... Read More


Defence firm gets 1,500 acres in Ahilyanagar sans tender at low lease

MUMBAI, Aug. 14 -- The state government has bypassed the bidding process to lease 1,500 acres of agricultural land in Ahilyanagar to a private firm. The vast tract has been leased at Rs.50,000 per acr... Read More