Saina Nehwal of India (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star badminton player Saina Nehwal has confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton as she revealed on Monday that a chronic knee condition had left her unable to cope with the physical demands of elite sport. The 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist last appeared […]
Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has responded to long-running online allegations labelling her a “honeypot”, accusing a New York Times reporter of obsessive reporting into her private life.In a post on X, Wilkins said she was responding to behind-the-scenes reporting efforts by Elizabeth Williamson, a writer for The New York Times, […]
VADODARA: Gautami Naik struck a fine half-century to steer Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a 61-run win over Gujarat Giants and ensure a top-three finish in the Women’s Premier League here on Monday. Unbeaten so far, RCB registered their fifth straight win in the tournament and became the first team to book a knock-out berth. Sent […]
RCB marched into the WPL 2026 playoffs with their fifth straight win in this year’s competition on Monday, January 19. Gautami Naik’s 73 and a disciplined bowling performance helped Bengaluru complete the double over the Giants, who were never really in the chase to begin with. With the win, RCB made it six win on […]
CHENNAI: Expressing concern over live-in relationships ‘happening everywhere’ and calling it a ‘cultural shock’, Madras high court said women in such relationships ought to be protected by granting the status of a wife.“Live-in relationships are a cultural shock to Indian society, but they are happening widely everywhere. The girls assume that they are modern and […]
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s New Delhi visit, marked by warm gestures / image: @MygovIndia UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi on January 19, 2026, making a brief but highly symbolic official visit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.From the moment the UAE leader landed, […]
UDAIPUR, January 20: (Udaipur Kiran). Allegations of irregularities at Bhupal Nobles (BN) Institution and Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be University) have triggered open dissent, with activists and former students announcing a protest on January 20, 2026. Dr Dilip Singh Chauhan, an activist associated with Rajasthan Vidyapeeth and a former student of Bhupal Nobles Institution, […]
Iran’s national police chief gave people who were “deceived” into joining- what the authorities have called “riots”- a limited window to turn themselves in with lighter punishment.“Young people who became unwittingly involved in the riots are considered to be deceived individuals, not enemy soldiers,” Ahmad‑Reza Radan said on state television, adding that those individuals have […]
South African allrounder Jaques Kallis (R) and teammate Herschelle Gibbs (C) celebrate the dismissal of West Indies batsman Ridley Jacobs (L) for 78 runs at the Centurion cricket oval in Pretoria, 18 January, 1999. (Photo/Getty Images) By the late 1990s, West Indies were no longer the dominant force they had been through the 1970s and […]
Elon Musk is back at showering money for the 2026 midterms as he donated $10 million for Nate Morris for Kentucky. Axios reported that the stunning gift is only a teaser that Musk will be spending big for the midterms, burying the hatchet with President Donald Trump. The $10 million check is Musk’s biggest single […]
