Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday urged his counterparts in 12 states to seek that the Central government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provide a loan moratorium to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) due to the lockdown this year.

In a letter to Chief Ministers of A

Hyderabad, The Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) on Tuesday announced that it is dropping 'Komaram Bheem' as the name of its newborn gaur calf keeping in view the sentiments of the family and followers of the tribal hero.

A male gaur calf was born in the Zoo on June 2, the Telangana formation day. NZP Curat

Doha,  Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In the all-time goal scorers' list, Chhetri is three goals short o

Bhubaneswar,  Indian Super League (ISL) side Odisha FC have completed the signing of 26-year-old India defender Lalruatthara ahead of the eighth season of the tournament.

The Mizoram footballer, who represented Kerala Blasters FC until last season, signed a two-year deal with the Bhubaneswar-based side w

Paris,   American teenager Coco Gauff on Monday pulled played an inspired game as she breezed past Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 to reach her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinals, at the French Open here.

No.24 seed Coco, at 17 years and 86 days old, is the youngest player to make a major quarterfina

Paris,  World No.18 Greek Maria Sakkari on Monday gave her tennis career a huge boost as she secured a spot in her first Grand Slam quarterfinals defeating last year's runners-up and world No.5 Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-3 at the French Open.

Maria needed just an hour and eight minutes to oust Sofia and beco

London, England county Worcestershire have replaced Sandeep Lamichhane with New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi for 2021 T20 Blast after the Nepal leggie could not get his United Kingdom visa in time.

"Because of passport and visa issues Sandeep was already going to miss at least the first four games and p

Paris,  Eighth seed Iga Swiatek beat Marta Kostyuk in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to enter quarter-finals of French Open late on Monday night.

The 20-year-old Swiatek proved to be the superior player although her 18-year-old opponent stretched her.

The Polish player was a break down early in

Paris,  After her fourth-round victory extended her winning streak to 10 matches in French Open as well as this season, eighth seed Iga Swiatek is gearing up to face giant-killer Maria Sakkari with 'patience' as a weapon.

Sakkari had beaten No.4 seed Sofia Kenin in straight sets on Monday before

Bengaluru,  India men's hockey team goalkeeper Krishan Pathak said on Tuesday that coordination with defenders was the key to a sturdy defence.

The 24-year-old Pathak, who has donned India colours in 50 matches, added that he is "always in sync" with the plans made by the defenders.