Serena Williams launches her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Monday, sharing the Arthur Ashe Stadium stage with defending men's champion Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster US Open opening night.
They’re all teenagers but completely contrasting characters. However, two things unite them – the hunger to win, not just participate, and the cloak of confidence they wear while competing at the big stage.
Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel scored with a stunning bicycle kick on his Borussia Dortmund debut as the home side roared back with a 4-1 win against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga despite conceding after just 31 seconds on Sunday.
With prince-in-waiting MK Stalin now at the throne of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, keeping the flock together and registering electoral victories are among his main challenges.
Atishi Marlena, Dilip Pandey, Pankaj Gupta, Guggan Singh Ranga and Raghav Chadha have all been campaigning for the past few months, trying not to catch the other parties’ eye.
On Sunday, Shivpal Yadav said he was still waiting to be assigned some responsibility by the party.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that he would visit some relief camps and also meet fishermen and party volunteers involved in relief work.As MK Stalin gears up to fill his father Karunanidhi’s shoes, political pundits advise him to make peace with his brother Alagiri.
The quarterly meeting of the CMs have been organised by the current leadership of the party to assess the performance of the states ruled by the party and for a better coordination between the organisation and the government.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that alternatively, there should be 30 per cent cross-checking of EVMs with paper trail of votes to ensure integrity of electoral process.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said there was some law and order situation in some districts and any violence will not be tolerated.
The report stated that it was clear that 'Parkash Singh Badal wasn’t only in touch with district administration, but was in touch with DGP as well, and was quite aware of the situation developing at Kotkapura and also about the proposed action by the police'.
Shivashankar Reddy's remarks coming days after Siddaramaiah's comments about becoming chief minister again fuels speculation that all is not well within the Congress-JDS coalition.
Pawar pressed for forging alliances of anti-BJP parties at state level and favoured picking up the prime ministerial candidate after the election results, as had happened after the 1977 and 2004 general polls.
The former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam strongman in southern Tamil Nadu, who has been flexing muscles since the death of his father M Karunanidhi on August 7, said the rally in Chennai was being organised as per the wishes of the cadres.
Several MLAs of the Congress, along with those from the RJD and the TMC, have visited Hardik Patel in the last three days. TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi even carried a ‘Rakhi’ sent by Mamata Banerjee for Hardik.
In a major rehaul, Mehbooba relieved her uncles Sartaj Madni and Peerzada Mansoor Hussain and brother Tasaduq Mufti of their responsibilities. Others who were sidelined include party spokesperson Naeem Akhtar.
Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat also said that it is important to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the simultaneous polls issue.
The Aam Aadmi Party had started a signature campaign in July seeking public support on the same
On Sunday, Kushwaha had said a delicious “kheer” can be prepared with milk from the Yadavs and rice from the Kushwahas, raising eyebrows in political circles about a realignment with the RJD ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Political pundits are analysing the recent developments as a setback for the coalition government and the “marriage” of JD(S) and Congress may even end in abrupt “divorce” if the elders in both parties don’t intervene immediately
The RSS has always claimed it is a social and cultural organisation with an apolitical agenda.
Uttar Pradesh Director General of Home Guards, Surya Kumar Shukla, has written to CM Yogi expressing his ‘faith’ in BJP’s ‘works and ideology’. He has pledged to build Ram Temple in Ayodhya and campaign for the saffron party.
At the NMML’s 43rd annual general meeting, Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured that the move of opening the museum of other PMs is not an attempt to dilute the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma contested from the South Tura seat as the ruling National People's Party (NPP) candidate. In Ranikor Assembly bypoll, United Democratic Party candidate P Marwein was ahead.
In neighbouring Gurgaon, office-goers and school children had to wait for several hours at the metro station as heavy rains lashed the area. Reportedly, some schools have also declared a holiday.
In May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) global air pollution database was released in Geneva and it found that India had 14 of the 15 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM 2.5 concentrations. Of these, the worst are Kanpur, Faridabad, Varanasi and Gaya.
According to reports, a commotion ensued in the hospital when the kin of the deceased alleged that the administration of a wrong injection led to his death. As the word spread, several other patients admitted to the medical ward fled in panic.
Besides the insurance coverage, the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) aims to build a next-generation primary healthcare system by upgrading 1.5 lakh Sub Centres (SCs) into Health and Wellness Centres.
CBSE has released a Press Note for Kerala Students as per which the Board will provide Digital Certificates including digital mark sheets, migration certificates and pass certificates from Parinam Manjusha – a repository of digital certificates created by CBSE in collaboration with Digital Locker.
Nashik Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singhal completed the Ironman triathlon held in France on Sunday. Singhal, 53, completed the triathlon in 15 hours and 13 minutes as against the stipulated time of 17 hours.
Harpreet Aulakh was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in London in December 2010 for ordering the murder of his wife, Geeta Aulakh, after she asked for a divorce.
Meanwhile, a resident of Churung, Zahid H Shah, complained to Thanamandi Police Station that his 11-year old son has been kidnapped by three men and kept in wrongful confinement, officer said.
Harsh alias Gaurab Sharma is the eight accused to have been arrested in the case.
The much awaited result of SBI PO Main Examination, that was organized on 4th August 2018, earlier this month, is available now and candidates who had appeared in the Mains exams at sbi.co.in.
While the Indian government has distanced itself from Swamy's statement, sources confirmed that Mishra was summoned on Sunday. The Maldivian government expressed concern over the statement.
Swaraj's comments assume significance in the wake of China increasing its footprints in the Indian Ocean, which figures prominently in President Xi Jinping's ambitious 'One Belt, One Road' initiative to build a new Silk Route.
Considering the low footfall in most areas due to the disaster, hotels are now tying up with the local authorities to involve their housekeeping staff in cleaning and relief process.
A development economist and lawyer with over 35 years of experience, Satya Tripathi has worked for the United Nations since 1998 in Europe, Asia and Africa on strategic assignments in sustainable development, human rights, democratic governance and legal affairs.
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India would be hardest hit, with some 50 million people suffering a lack of zinc, and 38 million falling short of minimum protein requirements, said a team of Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
National Consumer Commission said that a token monetary will act as a deterrent to desist the youth from "misusing the statutory processes provided for a consumer for better protection of his interests" and imposed a fine of Rs 100.
The apex court's verdict came as it set aside Delhi High Court's August 2016 judgement which had declared as null and void the second marriage of a man during pendency of his appeal against divorce.
The green panel noted that the then DGP of Uttarakhand, had wished to have a house in forest and he selected the land falling in the reserve forest area for this purpose.The incident took place when Bulbul Kudiyam, who was diagnosed with severe pneumonia and was on ventilator support, was being shifted to Jagdalpur Medical College Hospital in Bastar district from Bijapur district hospital.Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that alternatively, there should be 30 per cent cross-checking of EVMs with paper trail of votes to ensure integrity of electoral process.
Special judge HC Vora convicted Farooq Bhana and Imran Sheru and awarded them life sentence after the prosecution established their role as conspirators in the burning of two coaches of the Sabarmati Express.
RK Studio is more than just a name. It’s the iconic place where films like Aawaara, Shree 420, Mera Naam Joker and Bobby have been shot.
The DJB water tanker was being driven from Bindapur at a very high speed and while taking a u-turn at the Janakpuri trafic signal, it ran over the two girls who were crossing the road on way to school, police said.The students of these schools can retrieve their mark sheets, migration certificate, and pass certificate from CBSE's digital academic repository called 'Parinam Manjusha'.
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