The Latest Breaking News from New Delhi

NEW DELHI: The change in regime in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which is now headed by PT Usha with the country's football federation's chief Kalyan Chaubey as her deputy, has resulted in India's deputy chef-de-missions (CDMs) for the Asian Games in Hangzhou being dropped and replaced by officials of…

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an executive director (projects) and a senior general manager of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), besides three private individuals, on charges of graft. The sum involved is ₹50 lakh.

Despite absence of Putin and Xi and fears countries could fail to agree a joint communique, summit affords president valuable geopolitical clout

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Biden to hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on Sep 8. Focus on climate, tech, debt relief, AI, digital transformation, peace for Ukraine and respecting UN Charter. G20 statement on Russia-Ukraine challenging due to Beijing & Moscow's objections. US press assured of access.

NEW DELHI: Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, expressed his immense pride in his team's performance despite the heart-wrenching two-run loss to Sri Lanka that eliminated them from the Asia Cup in Lahore on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka registered a thrilling two-run victory over Afghanistan on Tuesday in their do-or-die Asia Cup Group B match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and booked their spot in the Super Fours stage of the continental tournament.

NEW DELHI: Chinese weightlifter Jiang Huihua set a new world record in the women's 49kg clean and jerk category at the World Championships in Riyadh. She lifted an impressive 120kg, surpassing the previous record of 119kg held by India's Mirabai Chanu, which was set at the 2021 Asian Championships.

NEW DELHI: Spain's women's team coach, Jorge Vilda, has been relieved of his duties, as announced by the football federation (RFEF) on Tuesday. This decision comes ten days after FIFA suspended the RFEF's president for an incident in which he kissed team player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth during the…

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan's all-rounder Mohammad Nabi on Tuesday etched his name into the record books with a blistering fifty off just 24 balls against Sri Lanka in Lahore in a thrilling Asia Cup group game. Nabi's sensational innings marked the fastest fifty ever recorded by an Afghan batter in the…

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya has come to the defense of Pallekele as one of the venues for the ongoing Asia Cup, addressing criticism about the choice of venues. Jayasuriya mentioned that the city has experienced "unusual weather" in the past few days, leading to concerns about…

Though, the India bloc has deliberately not appointed anyone as the convener or chairperson of the alliance, Sharad Pawar will work as a defacto chair of the committee.