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'I'm more ambitious and I want to win more tournaments when playing'

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- The charm, and perhaps the complexities, of franchise leagues is that lines tend to get blurred. So, in a room where R Praggnanandhaa was speaking about his year gone by and the 202... Read More


For Messi, mere showing up is like showering happiness

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- 'Bring it on' is the attitude of the global football's mega stars, especially in an era of social media frenzy. On Monday night, after providing relief to a struggling Real Madri... Read More


Messi-merised: Capital fans in awe of a legend

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- A 90-minute delay, a persistent smoky haze and an AQI upwards of 450 did little to dim the enthusiasm of a 25,000-strong crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as football's global su... Read More


Bill seeks to open up N-energy, scrap supplier liability clause

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Centre on Monday introduced a bill in Parliament that proposes the grant of licences to private companies to operate nuclear power plants, the removal of an existing contenti... Read More


NIA names LeT, TRF in Pahalgam chargesheet

New Delhi/Jammu, Dec. 16 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), and others... Read More


Kabaddi player gunned down during tourney in Mohali

Mohali, Dec. 16 -- A 30-year-old kabaddi player and event promoter died on Monday evening, shortly after he was shot during a tournament in Mohali, police said. SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said the inci... Read More


Now Jalandhar: 11 schools shut after bomb threat e-mails

Jalandhar, Dec. 16 -- As many as 11 private schools in Jalandhar received bomb threat e-mails on Monday morning, prompting the immediate evacuation of school buildings. Initially, the e-mails were rec... Read More


Govt to bring 'G RAM G' to replace UPA's MGNREGS

India, Dec. 16 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday introduced 'The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025' in Lok Sabha, which seeks to establish a three-council commission a... Read More


VB-G RAM G BILL

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Union government is set to propose a new federal jobs scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the two-decade-ol... Read More


2 wanted for extortion, firing held in encounter

Amritsar, Dec. 16 -- Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested two accused involved in extortion and firing cases linked to foreign-based gangsters after an encounter in the Ramdas area, falling in jurisdicti... Read More