The BCCI on Tuesday banned the talented 19-year-old opener Prithvi Shaw from all forms of cricket for eight months for failing a dope test. A release from the Board said Shaw had "inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups".
Healthcare services at government hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung and RML in Delhi, are likely to be severely hit with resident doctors deciding to withdraw all kind of services, including that of emergency department, on Thursday to protest the introduction of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Ravi Shastri remains favourite for the post of the coach of the Indian cricket team and has an automatic entry in the process. Shastri's contract ended with the World Cup but he and his support staff have been given a 45-day extension for the West Indies tour that starts Saturday. Under Shastri, India have won a little more than 70% of their matches.
The director, ICAR-DOGR and competent authority of party two signed this MoU dated July 2 and July 9, 2019 respectively.
If those reports in Filmfare are anything to go by then Hrithik Roshan has been approached to play Lord Ram in the epic drama and the actor has reportedly given his nod for the big budget film.
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden, who was viewed as a heir to the leadership of al-Qaida and who had repeatedly threatened to attack the US, is dead, according to US officials. Hamza bin Laden was killed sometime during the first two years of the Trump administration, officials said. Details of the strike that killed him were scarce, including when and where.
French striker Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid defeated Fenerbahce 5-3 in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday which temporarily lifted the summer gloom which has engulfed the Spanish giants and coach Zinedine Zidane.
The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries. Zarif, a critical figure in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, dismissed the action and said it would not affect him.
Prithvi Shaw was on Tuesday suspended for eight months by India's governing body for a doping violation, with the teenage batting sensation saying he was shaken by the news and would return to the game "faster and stronger".
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday cancelled celebrations of Tipu Jayanti as a state event, reversing a decision taken by the Siddaramaiah government. BJP and right-wingers had strongly opposed the move to celebrate Tipu’s birth anniversary, calling the erstwhile sultan of Mysore as a “religious bigot”.
A court in southern Brazil has forbidden ex-Barcelona striker Ronaldinho from selling 57 of his real estate properties due to an unpaid environmental fine and other debts, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Monday.
B-town beauty Deepika Padukone has made it once again to the title of 'World's Most admired women list' in 2019!
According to reports, Alia features in the track by Doorbeen of ‘Lamberghini’ fame, for which she shot in Mumbai recently. The single will reportedly be titled, ‘Prada’.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray says he is "quite close" to being able to play singles matches and a "best-case scenario" could see it happen at Cincinnati in two weeks.
Releasing the tiger census report at his official residence on International Tiger Day on Monday, Modi said, “With around 3,000 tigers, India has emerged as of one of the biggest and safest habitats for them in world...The country is proud to be home to almost 75% of the global tiger population”.
Google Doodle celebrated the 133rd birthday of Muthulakshmi Reddi. Born in 1883 in Tamil Nadu, Reddi became the first female student admitted to prestigious Indian institutions, the first woman to work as a surgeon in a govt hospital and the first female legislator in the history of British India. Known to be a trailblazer, Reddi constantly broke barriers.
After India's ouster from the World Cup, stories of fissures in the Indian camp emerged with claims that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and are not seeing eye to eye. But Kohli categorically refuted rumours of a rift with his deputy, saying "people feeding off lies" are being disrespectful to the players' personal lives.
Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general's office said Monday. The police decision will be sent to prosecutors on Tuesday, who will have 15 days to evaluate the case, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office said.
Isro chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan is the first graduate in his family. His brother and two sisters were unable to complete higher education due to poverty. "When I was in college, I used to help my father in the field. That was the reason he got me admitted in a college near our house," Sivan told TOI. "Only when I had completed my BSc (Mathematics) with 100% marks, his mind changed."
Days after the Supreme Court entrusted NBCC with completing Amrapali projects, the PSU will take up Unitech's 74 projects affecting 17,000 buyers, with the court concluding the realtor is incapable of fulfilling its commitment. Unitech's MD Sanjay Chandra has been in jail since August 2017 for failing to hand over possession of flats.
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister S Jaipal Reddy passed away on the intervening night of July 27-28. Reddy had been unwell for the last few days and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad.
Diego Costa scored four goals as Atletico Madrid embarrassed La Liga rivals Real Madrid 7-3 Friday in a pre-season friendly at MetLife Stadium. Costa had a hat-trick by halftime and added one more goal before he was sent off in the 63rd, when both teams were reduced to 10 men after a testy shoving match.
During investigation by the law enforcement agency, it came to the fore that Sana was a close aid of Qureshi, who is accused of hawala transactions through Delhi-based operators.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday stepped up his calls to protect players from burn-out after claiming England's festive fixture ...
