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India enjoyed a memorable day in judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday as Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh won gold medals in their respective categories.Asmita created history by becoming the first Indian judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal after defeating Canada’s Heidi Quach in the women’s 48kg final.Asmita defeated Quach…

NEW DELHI: The Indian team management is likely to play the waiting game with seamer Jasprit Bumrah for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that while nothing serious is wrong with his left knee, the stakeholders are in no mood to rush the fast bowler for…

The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging…

Japan launches new centralised intelligence agency Japan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.The National Intelligence Bureau formally launched on Friday, is an upgrade to the Cabinet Intelligence…

Two more deaths in Sivasagar pushed Assam’s flood toll to 80 on Friday, even as more than 2.12 lakh people across eight districts continued to grapple with the deluge.The latest figures mark an improvement from the previous day’s situation, when the flood toll stood at 78, over 3 lakh people across seven districts were affected,…

Harsh Singh, in blue, competes against Australia’s Antun Neto Pedro Carlos during a men’s 60kg semifinal judo match at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. India’s judo team assured the country of at least three silver medals at the Commonwealth Games after Asmita Dey, Harsh Singh and Yamini Mourya reached the finals of their…

CBI arrests two in Chandranath Rath murder probe NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested two brothers, Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar, in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, in Kolkata. The arrests were made as part of the agency’s…

England men’s team managing director Rob Key has not ruled out the possibility of Ben Stokes returning to international cricket before next year’s Ashes, saying “anything is possible with Ben.”Stokes stepped down as England’s Test captain and retired from international cricket after England lost the Test series to New Zealand 2-1 in June. That defeat…

Ankush Panghal and Preeti Pawar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India’s boxing contingent made a dream start to a crucial semifinal day at the Commonwealth Games 2026, with Preeti Pawar and Ankush Panghal storming into their respective finals through commanding victories to keep the country’s gold medal hopes alive in Glasgow on Friday.With the two emphatic…

General Vishwa Nath Sharma, 14th Army Chief, passes away. Former Army Chief General Vishwa Nath Sharma, who played a pivotal role during the 1987 military stand-off with China, passed away of natural causes in New Delhi in the early hours of Friday at the age of 96. Commissioned into the 16th Light Cavalry in 1950,…