New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo...Read More
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): Opening day of the 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship saw some dominating performances with Goans Hockey, Hockey Gujarat and Hockey Mizoram winning their respective Division C matches while Manipur Hockey, Assam Hockey, Hockey Himachal & Delhi won their respective Division B matches, according to a release from Hockey India. In the first Division C match of the day, Goans Hockey defeated Jammu & Kashmir 2-1, with Prachi Parshu...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women World Cup 2025 medalists, Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy, in New Delhi today. Indian chess prodigy Divya and veteran Grandmaster (GM) Koneru made the nation proud with a dominant performance at the recently concluded tournament in Batumi, Georgia. Mandaviya personally felicitated Divya Deshmukh, who also became the 88th Grandmaster of the country a...Read More
India vs England: Pacer Akash Deep got India's first breakthrough on Day 2 at the Oval, but unfortunately - his action after the dismissal has stirred a controversy. Akash got the wicket of Ben Duckett and then stopped him on his way and then gave him a send-off. The two also seemed to be chatting with each other during the episode and that has not gone down well with the fans, who reckon it was absolutely unnecessary. Duckett, who was looking dangerous, was dismissed for 43 off 38 balls. His in...Read More
Kolkata: Days after being part of joint initiative seeking a meeting with All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey regarding the uncertainty of the Indian Super League (ISL) season, Odisha FC suspended contracts of players and staff with effect from Tuesday. The 2023-24 Super Cup runners-up, who have skipped the ongoing Durand Cup, are the first ISL team to invoke the force majeure clause because the future of India's top tier football competition is unknown. The letter se...Read More
Chennai, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chhattisgarh Hockey, Manipur Hockey, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Punjab, and Hockey Haryana had a fruitful outing after securing a win in their respective matches on Day 5 of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here on Friday. In the first match, Chhattisgarh Hockey won 6-2 against Hockey Bengal in Division 'B'. Adarsh Raj Singh (3', 8', 20', 60') scored the open...Read More
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An...Read More
Mumbai: Even in a lengthy series, you can single out moments of inspiration that can prove defining. Mohammed Siraj's unrelenting spell of eight overs before tea on Day 2 at The Oval could prove to be one. The onus is on India as a collective to back up his brilliance. It was immediately after India had lost the Lord's Test narrowly that Siraj doffed his hat to Ben Stokes for bowling tireless marathon spells. "If you can learn from someone, there's no shame," he said. No shame, indeed. Just lik...Read More
NEW DELHI, AUG 1: Former India player Khalid Jamil was on Friday appointed coach of the struggling national men's football team, a month after Spain's Manolo Marquez stepped down following poor results. Jamil, 48, was preferred over England's Stephen Constantine and Stefan Tarkovic of Slovakia, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a statement. AIFF committee members, including president Kalyan Chaubey, said they believed that Indian coaches "need to be given a fair chance to prove ...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 1 (ANI): Diamond Harbour FC continued their winning run in the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 8-1 victory over BSF Football Club in a Group B clash, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan (KBK) on Friday, according to a release from Durand Cup. Brazilian striker Clayton Silva starred with four goals (2, 35, 71, 90+3) while Slovenian forward Luka Majcen netted a brace (7, 39). Paul (53) and Jobby Justin (67) added to the tally. BSF FC lone goal came from Kisho...Read More
Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Navy Football Team (INFT) earned a crucial 2-1 win over I-League side Real Kashmir FC (RKFC) in a closely-contested Group F encounter of the 134th Durand Cup to earn the first victory in the competition since 2021 at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here on Friday. Goals from Vijay Marandi (6') and Sreyas V.G. (70') ensured full points for the Sailors, while Franck William Sessegnon's 64th-minute strike proved to be a consolation for the Snow Leopards. Head ...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 1 (ANI): Diamond Harbour FC continued their winning run in the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 8-1 victory over BSF Football Club in a Group B clash, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan (KBK) on Friday, according to a release from Durand Cup. Brazilian striker Clayton Silva starred with four goals (2', 35', 71', 90+3') while Slovenian forward Luka Majcen netted a brace (7', 39'). Paul (53') and Jobby Justin (67') added to the tally. BSF FC's lone goal came ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Volvo, the Swedish luxury carmaker on Friday said it plans to bring the new Volvo EX30 SUV, the entry level luxury electric car, during the forthcoming festive season, to boost electric penetration in the world's third largest car market. "In the last six months the electric car market in India has grown about 4.5 per cent in the mass car market while the luxury car market rose to 9 per cent. We want to accelerate this growth by bringing our new Volvo EX30 electric car during the fes...Read More
Ahmedabad, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adani Sportsline's "Garv Hai" athlete Poymantee Baisya continued her impressive run on the international table tennis circuit, securing the silver medal in the mixed doubles category alongside partner Akash Pal at the WTT Contender Lagos 2025. Baisya and Pal, the top seeds in the draw, made history by becoming only the second Indian mixed doubles pair to reach the final of a WTT Contender event, which was held in Lagos, Nigeria, from July 22 to 26. The reignin...Read More
New Delhi: Mohammed Siraj was spotted wearing a headband during Day 2 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval, in honour of the late Graham Thorpe. Thorpe was born on this day in 1969 and died on August 4 last year. He was a retired England great who played 100 Tests, making 6,744 runs at 44.66, and played 82 ODIs for 2,380 runs. Interestingly, the day began with all the players of the England team sporting a headband with Thorpe. Even the English commentators - Nasser Hussain and Michael...Read More
CHENNAI: Even as debates over whether or not pace juggernaut Jasprit Bumrah should have played the fifth and final Test against England, former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath felt that the player knows how much workload they can take and should manage accordingly. McGrath as Director of the MRF Pace Foundation, along with chief coach M Senthilnathan is in the city to coach budding cricketers from India. When asked about Bumrah playing just three of the five Tests, Mcgrath said, "Oh, it's a tough...Read More
Kolkata: Archers Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Shrey Bhardwaj were felicitated by the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) here on Friday for winning medals at international events recently. Jadhav won gold and silver at the FISU World University Games in Germany last week and Bhardwaj bagged three gold at the World Police and Fire Games in the USA recently. Jadhav, 24, was one of India's two gold medallists in Rhine-Ruhr at the July 16-27 Games. Jadhav, who is...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 medallists Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy here on Friday. Indian chess prodigy Divya and veteran Grandmaster (GM) Humpy made the nation proud with a dominant performance at the recently concluded tournament in Batumi, Georgia. Dr. Mandaviya personally felicitated Divya Deshmukh, who also became the 88th Grandmaster of the countr...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India star seamer Mohammed Shami has been named in the East Zone 15-member squad for the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, according to ESPNcricinfo. The 34-year-old seamer last played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025, where he took six wickets in nine games for his new team, Sunrisers Hyderabad. In November 2024, he played his last first-class match for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. Ishan Kishan is named captain of the 15-member squad, which also includes India...Read More
NEW DELHI: Khalid Jamil on Friday became the first Indian to become the head coach of the national football team in 13 years as he pipped Stephen Constantine and Stefan Tarkovic to grab the coveted post. The last Indian to serve as the head coach of the national men's team was Savio Medeira, who held the position from 2011 to 2012. The 48-year-old Jamil had guided the unheralded Aizawl Football Club to a famous I-League title in 2017 and has a tough task at hand to turnaround the struggling In...Read More
Indian Navy got a 2-1 win over Real Kashmir FC in the 134th Durand Cup. Goals by Vijay Marandi and Sreyas V G secured the win despite Franck Sessegnon's equaliser. Indian Navy Football Team (INFT) earned a crucial 2-1 win over I-League side Real Kashmir FC (RKFC) in a closely contested Group F encounter of the 134th Durand Cup, here at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, to earn the first victory in the competition since 2021. Goals from Vijay Marandi (6') and Sreyas V G (70') ensured full points ...Read More
Mumbai: Following allegations that the minister of state (MoS) for home, Yogesh Kadam, was running a dance bar with a licence in his mother's name, the Kadam family reportedly surrendered the orchestra licence of Savali bar in Kandivli on Friday. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab criticised the licence surrender, stating it proves his allegations were right and that a dance bar was being operated by the Kadam family. Parab demanded Yogesh Kadam's resignation, arguing that just because a thief retur...Read More
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local S...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 1 (PTI) Diamond Harbour FC continued their winning run in the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 8-1 victory over BSF Football Club in a Group B clash here on Friday. Brazilian striker Clayton Silva starred with four goals (2', 35', 71', 90+3') while Slovenian forward Luka Majcen netted a brace (7', 39'). Paul (53') and Jobby Justin (67') added to the tally. BSF FC's lone goal came from Kishori in the 90th minute. With the emphatic win, Diamond Harbour FC moved to the top of Group...Read More
The Delhi Premier League (DPL) returns for its second edition in August 2025, promising a month of high-octane T20 cricket in the heart of India's capital. The teams are split into two groups of four: Each team plays 10 group stage matches: twice against teams in their group and once against teams from the other group. Also READ: Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 - Complete squads of all 8 teams Fans can catch the action live on Star Sports 2 (Hindi) on TV and stream it online on FanCode and J...Read More
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I'...Read More
IMAGE: Tharun Mannepalli has now reached his first semifinal in a BWF 300 tournament. Photograph: Kind courtesy India AllSports/X India's Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men's singles semifinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought win over China's Hu Zhe in Macau on Friday. The 23-year-old, ranked 47th in the world, showcased speed and a versatile shot selection to edge out World No 87 Hu, 21-12 13-21 21-18 in a 75-minute battle. This marks Mannepalli's maid...Read More
Imphal (Manipur) [India], August 1 (ANI): Indian Navy Football Team (INFT) earned a crucial 2-1 win over I-League side Real Kashmir FC (RKFC) in a closely contested Group F encounter of the 134th Durand Cup, here at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on Friday, to earn the first victory in the competition since 2021. Goals from Vijay Marandi (6) and Sreyas V G (70) ensured full points for the Sailors, while Franck William Sessegnon 64th-minute strike proved to be a consolation for the Snow Leopards...Read More
Imphal (Manipur) [India], August 1 (ANI): Indian Navy Football Team (INFT) earned a crucial 2-1 win over I-League side Real Kashmir FC (RKFC) in a closely contested Group F encounter of the 134th Durand Cup, here at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on Friday, to earn the first victory in the competition since 2021. Goals from Vijay Marandi (6') and Sreyas V G (70') ensured full points for the Sailors, while Franck William Sessegnon's 64th-minute strike proved to be a consolation for the Snow Leop...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put a ban on using the name of the country in teams representing it in private cricket leagues following the fiasco in the World Championships of Legends (WCL) in which Indian players refused to play against the 'Pakistan Champions'. According to a report in Telecom Asia Sport(www.telecomasia.net), the PCB has decided to pull the plug on the use of the country's name in private cricket leagues after the ongoing WCL in the UK wa...Read More