Athletes perform at the inaugural World Yogasana Championship, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India finished on top of the medal table at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships, winning 114 medals, including 102 gold, as the event concluded on Monday in Ahmedabad.Japan placed second with three gold, three silver and five bronze medals. Argentina…
A federal judge struck down H-1B visa fee as illegal. In a major blow to the Donald Trump administration and its plan to make H-1B visa program costlier, a federal judge declared that the $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must…
NEW DELHI: Bharti Fulmalli produced an unbeaten half-century while spinners Radha Yadav and Shreyanka Patil shared seven wickets as India began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 preparations with a convincing 26-run win over West Indies in a warm-up match in Cardiff on Monday.Fresh from their historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph earlier…
The government will divest up to a 3% stake in state-owned NLC India Ltd through an offer for sale (OFS), with the floor price set at Rs 303 per share, nearly 10% below the stock’s closing price on Monday.The OFS for non-retail investors will open on Tuesday, while retail investors can bid on June 10,…
Accused mother-Priyanka and arrested realtor Mohan GM Bengaluru: What led to the death of a six-year-old girl in Bengaluru in March: Abdominal injuries, asphyxiation or was it an intentional murder?P Vennela died on March 24, with police arresting her mother’s live-in partner on murder charges. Now, a histopathology report has indicated internal injuries in the…
Ben Stokes (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by controversy, with captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Gus Atkinson under investigation for an alleged breach of team protocols.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an incident involving the…
A US federal judge on Monday struck down the $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump had imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, calling it unlawful.District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued a ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging the fee announced by Trump in…
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday said he has not received confirmation on whether Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have cleared their fitness tests ahead of the ODI series against Afghanistan, but added that he has heard both players are doing well.Rohit and Hardik have been named in India’s squad…
Hyderabad: Sigma Advanced Systems on Monday said it has bagged an export contract worth US$21.97 million (nearly Rs 208 crore) to manufacture and supply 40,000 units of 155 mm M107 artillery shell bodies for a customer in North America.The Hyderabad-based company said the order has to be executed over a period of six months, with…
District surgeon and superintendent of Wenlock District Hospital recently issued a directive mandating Kannada for all patient-doctor interactions, giving non-Kannada students three months to learn the language Mangaluru: Medical students have been responding positively to the directive requiring Kannada proficiency, as language skills are essential for clinical practice, said Dr B Unnikrishnan, dean of Kasturba…
