Gurjit’s three help India beat Kazakhs 7-1, to face Japan in semis

Gurjit’s three help India beat Kazakhs 7-1, to face Japan in semis

Kakamigahara : Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur notched up a hat-trick as India hammered Kazakhstan 7-1 to enter the semifinals of the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here today. Gurjit was in sublime form as she pumped in three goals (4th, 42nd and 56th minutes). Deep Grace converted two penalty corners (16th and 41st), while Navneet Kaur also scored twice […]

Prakash, Amanpreet, Jitu win medals at Commonwealth shooting

Gold Coast (Australia), November 3 : Indian shooters Prakash Nanjappa, Amanpreet Singh and Jitu Rai made a clean sweep in the 50m pistol event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships here on Friday.Prakash won the coveted gold medal with a score of 222.4, while Amanpreet and Jitu settled for silver and bronze medals, respectively. On Thursday, […]

Ready to work with India to promote bilateral relations, says China

Ready to work with India to promote bilateral relations, says China

Beijing, November 3 : China on Friday said it was ready to work with India to promote “constant progress” of bilateral relations, amid fresh strains in ties after Beijing again blocked Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar’s designation as a global terrorist by the UN. China on Thursday for the fourth time blocked India, the US and […]

Senate confirms Indian-American lawyer to key State Dept post

Senate confirms Indian-American lawyer to key State Dept post

Washington, November 3 : The US Senate on Friday confirmed the nomination of Manisha Singh, a prominent Indian-American lawyer, to a key administration position in the State Department that would make her in charge of the country’s economic diplomacy. Singh was chief counsel and senior policy adviser to Senator Dan Sullivan till now. Her nomination was […]

‘Deport’ flyers target Asian-American candidates in US

‘Deport’ flyers target Asian-American candidates in US

Washington, November 3 : Flyers with xenophobic messages targeting two Asian-American school board candidates have reached the mailboxes of several New Jersey residents, sparking outrage among the community members in the city. The residents of Edison City in New Jersey have received anonymous letters in their mail this week that seeks to deport Indian-American Falguni […]