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Shamli: A 72-year-old man allegedly poisoned his wife before consuming the toxic substance himself on Karva Chauth on Friday, police said on Saturday.Pooran Singh, a resident of Mohammadpur Badhera village in Aligarh’s Atrauli tehsil, had been suffering from tuberculosis, and often disregarded medical advice on dietary restrictions, sparking frequent arguments with his wife. On the…
Aryna Sabalenka reacts during play against Jessica Pegula (Wu Zhizun/Xinhua via AP) Jessica Pegula secured a remarkable victory against world number one Aryna Sabalenka, winning 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) in the Wuhan semi-finals. She will now face fellow American Coco Gauff in the final.Pegula, playing her eighth consecutive three-set match, recovered from a 2-5 deficit…
India’s ChessBoxing contingent couldn’t travel to Serbia for the World Championships. (Instagram) NEW DELHI: Imagine spending weeks and months preparing for a competition at the professional level. Imagine putting in the hard yards — physically and mentally. And all that effort counting for nought in the end because a bureaucratic lapse robbed you of your…
Brentford’s Sepp van den Berg holds Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Another goal for the prolific Erling Haaland. Another injury for the unfortunate Rodri. Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a competition-leading ninth goal by Haaland, who used power to shrug off one defender and then…
Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iran announced on Sunday that its cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is no longer relevant after international sanctions were reimposed on the country. Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said the Cairo Agreement, a deal signed in September with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), cannot continue under…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul ended a near nine-year wait for a home Test century on Friday, scoring exactly 100 against the West Indies in the opening Test in Ahmedabad. It was only his second home hundred in a career spanning over a decade, but the elegant right-hander said hard work and a new approach to…
Gold rate today: Gold prices snapped their five-day record-setting rally on Friday, retreating by Rs 500 to Rs 1,20,600 per 10 grams in the national capital as investors booked profits and a mild recovery in the US dollar dampened sentiment.According to the All India Sarafa Association, gold of 99.9 per cent purity had previously surged…
Divorces are not just the end of a marriage, but also the beginning of a storm. Beyond the annulment lawyer’s office lies an ocean of emotions, with equal amounts of gloom and anger. Adding to the misery comes a financial slap for both ex-spouses. While men scramble to arrange alimony, women often face upheaval, relocating…
MUMBAI: As the Reserve Bank of India-mandated listing deadline for Tata Sons expired, all eyes are on the regulator’s stance concerning the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata Group.Although Tata Sons had applied to RBI to surrender its core investment company (CIC) registration to avoid the listing mandate, the banking regulator has not…
NEW DELHI: The four-month summer (southwest) monsoon season ended on Tuesday, with India reporting 8% more than normal rainfall. East and North-East India, however, reported a huge deficit of more than 20% and witnessed the second-lowest rainfall in the rainy season since 1901. The country as a whole, on the other hand, saw the fifth-highest…
