MUMBAI : The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has asked the government for permission to bid for the 2032 Olympics and 2030 Asian Games as part of a drive to put the country at the heart of the international sporting community, said IOA president N Ramachandran. Ramachandran said the IOA also wanted India to host the […]
New Delhi : India skipper Virat Kohli has reportedly shown interest in getting former team director Ravi Shastri back as head coach of the Indian team after the unceremonious exit of Anil Kumble. According to sources, Kohli mentioned Shastri’s name as one of the potential candidates for the India job during his meeting with BCCI […]
Melbourne, June 22 : An Australian man died on Thursday after catching a rare mosquito-borne disease while on holiday overseas. The 60-year-old Victoria state resident contracted Japanese encephalitis while on a 10-day holiday in Southeast Asia in May, reports Xinhua news agency. He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), where he spent more than […]
Baghdad, June 22 : Fighters for the Islamic State group are targeting children in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing the city as Iraqi forces push into the last stronghold held in Iraq by the militants there, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN children’s agency said it has documented a number of cases […]
Ranchi, June 22 : Two former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannth Mishra appeared in a special CBI court here in fodder scam-related cases. Lalu Prasad appeared for three cases relating to money fraud at Deoghar, Dumka, and Doranda (Ranchi) treasuries, whereas Mishra appeared in two cases. The next hearings will take place […]