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Who is Fariba Hashimi? Meet the Afghan cyclist who trained disguised as a man wins Asian Games silver after fleeing Taliban. For Fariba Hashimi, becoming a top cyclist didn’t start with dreams of gold medals or crossing epic finish lines; it started with figuring out how to ride a bike at all. Growing up in…

Tata Sons board resolution on Chandrasekaran reappointment invalid, says Tata Trusts MUMBAI: Even as Tata Sons‘ board has reappointed N Chandrasekaran for a third five-year term, his position hinges on another vote for his reappointment as a director. The chairmanship itself does not require shareholder approval. But director reappointment does, through an annual general meeting…

RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta said that despite multiple shocks, India’s inflation is likely to remain within the target band, unlike several advanced economies where inflation is running above target and may require higher interest rates. She also said that there was scope for the rupee to appreciate from…

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak as Xi arrives ahead of a state visit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Reuters image) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that began with an unusual gesture from US President Donald Trump, who personally went to Joint…

Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: It is not the first time that faultlines within the Election Commission are out in the open. The trend started from the time it became a multi-member body in 1989, reports Bharti Jain.Two election commissioners S S Dhanoa and V S Seigell were appointed in Oct 1989 and joined…

He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged. NEW DELHI: Differences of opinion within EC are a sign of its democratic functioning, BJP said Wednesday as it mounted a strong counter-charge against the Opposition over its…

NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor made a rare appearance at a Chinese event here on Wednesday, as White House rolled out a red carpet for President Xi Jinping for a potentially landmark visit.Gor joined Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong for a reception hosted by the latter at a 5-star hotel to celebrate the…

It would not be a fallacious metaphor if it is said that since the umpire is picked by the captain of one side … and his team wins, even if the decisions taken by such umpire are correct, it has the patina of suspicion: Justice Dipankar Datta NEW DELHI: Deliberating on the validity of the…

LONDON: A UK judge refused bail to Indian lawyer Vijay Aggarwal accused of sexual assault and human trafficking on Wednesday saying there was a major risk of him fleeing to avoid trial as he had no strong ties to the UK.Sasha Wass, representing Aggarwal at Southwark Crown Court, pleaded for bail saying Aggarwal is a…

| TNNJammu: A joint police team from Jammu has arrested three suspected members of Khauf gang, a Jammu-based criminal syndicate, in Delhi. The trio includes Karanjit Singh alias Gugga, a murder accused wanted in 13 FIRs, who escaped a juvenile observation home in RS Pura along with two Pakistani inmates in Feb.Addressing reporters Wednesday, SSP…