Month: July 2026

India assures six medals in U-23 men’s category at Asian boxing championships

July 10, 2026 admin

India’s U-23 men boxers delivered a strong performance at the Asian U-19 & U-23 Boxing Championships with six boxers advancing to the semifinals to assure themselves of medals here on Friday (July 10, 2026). Leading the charge, Asian Champion Vishvanath (50kg) continued his dominant run with a convincing 5:0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Ibrahim Aljohani….

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Kipyegon eyes Monaco springboard on road to recovery

July 10, 2026 admin

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon. File | Photo Credit: AP Faith Kipyegon says she is on the road to recovery from a hamstring injury and is aiming to use the 3,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco as a springboard for the rest of the season. The Kenyan, who has three Olympic and four world 1,500m…

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BCCI to review recent white-ball setbacks

July 10, 2026 admin

Devajit Saikia, BCCI Secretary. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Mumbai The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will undertake a comprehensive review of the national team’s recent white-ball setbacks, with a meeting involving the game’s key decision-makers scheduled towards the end of July after the conclusion of India’s ongoing tour to England….

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Women’s Hockey: India keep faith in tried and tested for Asian Games

July 10, 2026 admin

Indian women’s hockey team veteran Savita Punia. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India on Friday (July 10, 2026) announced a tried-and-tested women’s hockey squad for this year’s Asian Games with just a couple of changes to the strike force that helped the side regain its place in the FIH Pro League recently. The 20-member…

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Brook eyes No.1 ranking in T20Is with 4-0 rout of India

July 10, 2026 admin

Harry Brook in the Fourth T20 International between England and India at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Britain on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters He “probably didn’t expect” the series against India to be so lopsided but now that England has a winning 3-0 lead, skipper Harry Brook says his team would go…

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‘One nation, one election’ mechanism may be ready for rollout by 2029: Joint panel chief

July 10, 2026 admin

The Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills on simultaneous elections is working to create a mechanism that could make the ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform fully operational by the 2029 general election, its chairperson said on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the panel’s two-day meeting in Goa, P.P. Chaudhary claimed that…

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Spain vs Belgium, FIFA World Cup 2026: Super-sub Merino strikes again to send La Roja into semis

July 10, 2026 admin

Spain’s Mikel Merino, Rodri and others celebrate after Merino scored his side’s second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, on July 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Mikel Merino came off the bench again to save Spain, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute to defeat Belgium…

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First batch of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims reaches Tibet

July 10, 2026 admin

Members of the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims receive a traditional welcome on their arrival at Tanakpur, in Champawat district, Uttarakhand, Saturday, July 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The first batch of pilgrims undertaking the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra entered Tibet from Uttarakhand on Friday morning after crossing the Lipulekh Pass, situated at an…

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Phone calls from 1600 number series cannot be blocked, DND app can block calls from 140 series: TRAI

July 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: X/@TRAI No app can block phone calls originating from 1600 number series that are meant for communications by regulated entities and the government to citizens, TRAI said on Friday (July 10, 2026), asserting its stance amid an ongoing tussle with caller identification app Truecaller over the…

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Civil rights organisations demand probe into Baruipur encounter

July 10, 2026 admin

Forensic team collects samples at the site where Prabhas Mondal, an accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case, was killed in an encounter, in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, Friday, July 10, 2026. Mondal, one of the prime accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in the Baruipur area in West Bengal’s…

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