New Delhi,  The government has said that it accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) approval for procurement of military equipment worth Rs 1,83,778 crore since 2020-21.

The AoN is the first step towards any defence procurement, which is followed by tendering and contracting.

"In t

New Delhi,  Slamming interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi over the National Herald case, former Union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy accused the Gandhi family of being involved in money laundering.

Speaking exclusively with IANS, Swam

Birmingham,  There will be a lot more at stake besides a medal if Scotland's Greg Lobban and his teammate Lisa Aitken win their mixed doubles quarterfinal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

For, facing the squash player will be his wife Donna Lobban, who represents Australia, and she has vowed to get hi

Birmingham,  Winning the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games not only redeemed Indian star Murali Sreeshankar after his Tokyo Olympic debacle, but it also strengthened his resolve to pursue his ultimate aim -- win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

One of the few Indian jum

Chennai,  A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even more commendable.

The 16-year-old boy is GM D. Gukesh, one of the world's youngest to get the coveted GM title.

And yes! There is certainly a

New Delhi, Quarter-miler Rupal Chaudhary, daughter of a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, scripted history by winning twin medals and became the first Indian athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the World U20 Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia on Thursday.

After securing a silver medal in 4x400 mixed r

Birmingham,  Indian shuttlers remained on course for a rich haul of medals from the badminton competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here their top two singles hopes and a women's doubles pair advancing to the quarterfinals here on Friday.

Women's top seed and two-time Olympic medallist P.V

Kovlam (Chennai),  Top surfers including Shrishti Selvam, Sugar Banarse, Sathish Saravanan and Sophia Sharma qualified for the semifinals after two rounds of challenging surfs in the Covelong Classic here on Friday.

In the Women's Open Category Shrishti Selvam, Sugar Banarse, Ananya Samhita, Sophia S

Montreal (Canada),  World No 3 Rafael Nadal on Friday withdrew from next week's National Bank Open, set to be held here, due to an ongoing abdominal issue.

The Spaniard aggravated the injury during his quarter-final clash against Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon on July 6. Despite battling through the pain

Srinagar,  The Great India Run has been flagged-off from the iconic Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Friday. The relay-run will cover 829 kilometers across 4 states from Srinagar to New Delhi from August 5 to August 15.

The flag-off in Srinagar was done by Manoj Sinha, LG J&K and Kartik Sharma, Rajya Sabha M