Tokyo : Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals here on Friday. The 23-year-old Assam boxer prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where she will square off against reigning world champion … Read more
This was stated by former Sri Lankan minister and former cricket captain Arjun Ranatunga while addressing a press conference in Colombo on Monday. Ranatunga, who accompanied Sri Lankan Prime minister on his India visit last week, had discussions with finance minister Arun Jaitley and former BCCI President Anurag Thakur in this regard. The minister said … Read more
J&K Governor N N Vohra on Saturday reviewed the flood preparedness at an emergency meeting at Raj Bhawan. He directed the Divisional administration and the Flood Control Department to ensure coordination among all the line departments to meet any eventuality arising out of flood situation. The senior officials apprised Governor about the contingency plans worked … Read more
In Afghanistan, unidentified armed men abducted seven Indians and one Afghan employee of an Indian infrastructure company in Baghlan province on Sunday. They were abducted while travelling to the area, where the company owns an electricity sub-station contract. Baghlan provincial council has linked the incident to the Taliban. No group has claimed responsibility for the … Read more