New Delhi,  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested a local gangster from Bihar Bachchoo Yadav, who is said to have links with Pankaj Mishra, a close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in connection with an alleged illegal mining and extortion scam in Jharkhand.

Bachchoo is also

Srinagar,  The Jammu Srinagar National highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones at Ramban, officials said on Friday.

"Jammu -Srinagar NHW (NH-44) blocked at Mehad, Cafeteria, Ramban due to continuous shooting stones. People are advised not to travel on Jammu -Srinagar NHW

Washington,  Nick Kyrgios will have to beat three Americans in as many days to reach the Citi Open quarterfinals. After easing past Marcos Giron in the opening round, the 2019 Washington champion scored a 6-3, 6-4 decision in an entertaining evening match against 14th seed Tommy Paul on Wednesday.

That s

Birmingham,  Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria and Sagar Ahlawat advanced to the semi-final at 2022 Commonwealth Games after winning their respective quarterfinal bouts, assuring three more medals for the country, here on Thursday.

Former world No 1 Amit, who had to settle for a silver medal

Birmingham,   Lost 30 kilograms of weight in a few months, a silver medal in Commonwealth Games gained -- the mathematics did not add up for Indian judoka Tulika Maan as she stood in the mixed zone after the Women's +78kg category final.

She had come to Birmingham hoping for a gold medal so winn

Birmingham,  Indian men's hockey team confirmed a spot in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a 4-1 win over Wales here on Thursday.

Harmanpreet Singh (18', 19', 41') scored a hat-trick in the match, while Gurjant Singh (49') also added in a goal as the duo helped their

New Delhi,  The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Ministry on Thursday approved a revised proposal from the Fencing Association of India (FAI) and sanctioned financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for 10 fencers compete in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London from August 9 to 20.