Bhubaneswar: Odisha athletes Preetismita Bhoi and Jyoshna Sabar achieved remarkable success at the IWF World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Lima, Peru, today. Preetismita Bhoi set a new world record and won the gold medal in the 40 Kg category, while Jyoshna Sabar secured the silver medal in the same competition and category. Sixteen-year-old Preetismita Bhoi…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 94,48,553 voters are set to exercise their franchise in the third phase of the simultaneous elections in Odisha, scheduled for May 25. The voting will take place in six Lok Sabha constituencies – Sambalpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, and Puri – and 42 Assembly Constituencies within these segments. Briefing the media…
Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune celebrated the Convocation Ceremony of its 146th course at the Habibullah Hall, where 205 cadets were awarded the prestigious Bachelor’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Prof. (Dr.) Sat Prakash Bansal, Vice Chancellor of Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, and…
Manila: Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan made a significant port call to Manila, Philippines, as part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet operational deployment to the South China Sea. This visit underscores the robust bilateral ties between India and the Philippines and highlights India’s commitment to deepening this partnership. During the visit, the…
Ahmedabad: In a thrilling encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 4 wickets in the Eliminator of IPL 2024 on Wednesday night. With this victory, RR secured their place in Qualifier 2, where they will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Chennai on Friday, May 24. The winner…
New Delhi: Even though the country has only three quota places following the loss of Parveen Hooda’s slot, Indian boxing coach C.A. Kuttappa believes the boxers can secure at least four to five more quota places in the final Paris Olympic qualifiers starting on May 25 in Bangkok, Thailand. As of now, only Nikhat Zareen…
Itanagar: Kabak Yano (25) from Arunachal Pradesh has become the fifth woman from the state to scale Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak at 8848.86m. Kabak Yano, the first woman from the Nyishi community, scaled the world’s highest mountain peak on Tuesday, Everester Tagit Sorang informed on Wednesday. Yano, who hails from Kamle district,…
Breda, Netherlands: The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team began their Tour of Europe with a commanding 2-0 victory over the Netherlands’ club Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push in Breda. Goals from Hina Bano and Kanika Siwach secured the win for India. The match started with both teams actively seeking opportunities through penalty corners, yet the first…
Kuala Lumpur: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved to the second round of the Malaysia Masters after beating Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland, here at Axiata Arena on Wednesday. Fifth seed Sindhu, who won the Malaysia Masters in 2013 and 2016, registered a 21-17, 21-16 win over the world no. 22 Scot. This is the 28-year-old…
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan attended the ‘Exercise Cyber Suraksha – 2024’ on May 22, 2024, underscoring the importance of bolstering India’s cyber defence capabilities. The comprehensive cyber defence exercise, conducted by the Defence Cyber Agency from May 20 to May 24, 2024, aims to enhance the Cyber Defence Capability…
