NEW DELHI : Cricket World Cup winners athletes Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina encouraged Delhiites to sign up for the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon and make the capital city proud.

KOLKATA : Trinamool Congress legislator and West Bengal Board of Primary Education's (WBBPE) former President Manik Bhattacharya will be able to able to enjoy the forthcoming Durga Puja festival as the Supreme Court on Friday extended, till October 10, the stay on coercive action, including arrest, against him by the CBI.

NEW DELHI :The Supreme Court on Friday said preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and the normal methods open to a person charged with commission of any offence to disprove the charge or to prove his innocence at the trial are not available to the person preventively detained.

DEHRADUN : An FIR has been registered against RSS leader Vipin Karnwal who allegedly made objectionable remarks about the family of Ankita Bhandari.

CHANDIGARH: Canada does not recognise the recent unofficial Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) referendum to express support for a separate Sikh nation-state, Consul General of Canada in Chandigarh Patrick Hebert remarked on Friday.

SRINAGAR : Cautioning the administration over "fiddling with the sentiments of the people of Kashmir and properties of the Muslim community", Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday repeated her call for the government to revisit its policies.

CHANDIGARH :10 Urban Local Bodies of the state of Punjab have been selected for the award by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India during the Swachh Survekshan. Punjab State Local Government Minister, Dr.Inderbir Singh Nijjar congratulated the management and staff of these local Bodies for this achievement.

KOLKATA : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its first charge sheet in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam at a special court here.

CHANDIGARH: A peculiar silence has always enveloped it. The image of Prabhakaran splashed across newspapers has continued to haunt not just Tamils across the world, but all those who followed the organisation and their cause closely. Surprisingly, not only the Sri Lankan government, but even filmmakers and artists have maintained a deathly silence over the three-decades-long civil war and human rights abuses in the island nation that claimed, according to the UN around 100,000 lives.

GANDHINAGAR: The women's 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games unfolded on expected lines with a tactical battle between Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu at the Mahatma Mandir here on Friday.

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to allow the RSS to conduct its march on November 6.

CHENNAI: Even as actor Nagarjuna's 'The Ghost' gets ready to hit screens on October 5, the makers of the film on Friday released what they called a 'release trailer'.

CHENNAI: VCK founder-leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday lashed out against the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government's decision to ban his party rally on October 2.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has assured farmer organizations that the Punjab Government is committed to procure and lift every single grain of Paddy.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday passed the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill 2022in the Punjab Assembly.

CHANDIGARH: Keeping in view the zero tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led state government, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its ongoing campaign on Friday nabbed ASI Jujhar Singh posted at police station Nurpur Bedi, Rupnagar district red handed accepting bribe of Rs. 5,000.

KATHMANDU: India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has requested Nepal to stop the entry of Pakistani and Chinese nationals into India through the Nepal-India border points.

SRINAGAR: Two terrorists, who had come to disrupt the army's 'Agniveer' recruitment, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday, police said.

BANGLADESH: In India's 3-0 ODI series sweep over England at Lord's, the run-out of Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end by off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma to win the match by 16 runs kickstarted a never-ending debate on social media.

BENGALURU: Global smartphone brand OnePlus on Friday said it is successfully geared up to bring in the evolutionary 5G technology ecosystem to OnePlus users in India. The brand confirmed that its recently-launched devices will also be 5G-ready with eligible networks, including Vi.

CHENNAI: Ace director Vetri Maaran's 'Pettaikaali', the first ever web series to be based on the bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu, Jallikattu, will premiere on an OTT platform from Deepavali this year.

MUMBAI: With bank credit picking up and interest rates for other savings schemes increased by the government, commercial banks will increase the interest rates on deposits, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will come out with discussion papers on adopting expected loss-based approach for loan loss provisioning and on securitisation of stressed assets framework, Governor Shaktikanta Das said.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh has a special place in the heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he considers the hill state as his second home, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said here on Friday.

PATNA: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape and selling of a minor girl in Madhubani district of Bihar.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Fiber, part of the Access division of Alphabet, is reportedly planning to offer 100 gbps broadband speeds for its consumers in the US.

MUMBAI: Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film 'Honeymoon' has said that the newly released song 'Jhaanjar' from the film's album exudes the feeling of first love.

AHEMDABAD: Adani Sportsline's team Gujarat Giants on Friday announced Chandran Ranjit, Left Raider, as the captain of the team ahead of the highly anticipated season 9 of Pro Kabaddi League set to kick off from October 7 at Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that they have filed a charge sheet against Soumyendra Nath Banerjee, the then Deputy Director General, New Technology, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Kolkata and others before the Special Court at Calcutta in a disproportionate assets case.

AHMEDABAD: It is just as well that Murli Kumar Gavit's focus makes him oblivious to the fact that it has been two decades since a Gujarat track and field athlete won a National Games medal. He is untouched by pressure as he prepares to earn a distance running medal in the 36th National Games at home.

MUMBAI: Popular Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa is all set to step into the world of acting and make his debut in veteran actor Anupam Kher's 532nd film.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Police have commenced sealing the offices of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state after Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu issued a notification terming the Popular Front and its associates as "Unlawful Associations".

NEW DELHI: Former One Direction member Harry Styles, who is gearing up for the release of his film 'Don't Worry Darling', has heaped praises for his co-star Florence Pugh and said that he is a fan of her work.

ISLAMABAD: Over 25,000 farmers from Pakistans Punjab province have staged a protest sit-in in Islamabad, paralysing the capital city and creating travel woes as authorities have blocked roads with containers.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government is constantly striving to provide employment to the youth of the state. Under this series of works, Punjab Government has invited applications from graduate youth for Combined Coaching Course for I.A. S./ PCS (P) Exam-2023.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Women's Hockey's experienced striker of over 250 internationals caps Vandana Katariya believes the team is on the right path of progression as they have stepped up their performance from tournament-to-tournament this season.

JOHANNESBURG: Johannesburg Super Kings on Friday announced they have added Wandile Gwavu and Nandile Tyali to the team's support staff ahead of the inaugural edition of SA20 League slated to start from next year.

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of their satellites within five years of completing their missions.

MUMBAI: Australian pop band '5 Seconds Of Summer' recently released their new song 'Bad Omens' for which they are elated to have collaborated with Ukrainian directors Danny Mitri and Alyona Shchasnaia over the song's video.

PHNOM PENH: The number of international tourists to Cambodia is expected to reach the pre-Covid-19 pandemic level in 2026, a senior official said here on Friday.