Churchill Brothers believe they should have been competing in last season’s top tier league Panaji: Tata Steel on Friday approved the transfer of its entire 100% stake in Jamshedpur Football and Sporting Private Limited (JFSPL), the company that owns Jamshedpur FC, to Churchill Brothers Sports Club for a nominal consideration of ₹100.The sporting license that…
3 min readAug 15, 2026 07:50 AM IST India will begin their landmark 600th Test match on the country’s 80th Independence Day against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday. In their first Test tour of the island nation in nine years, India will become only the third team in history to have recorded 600 Test…
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval warns Pakistan, says “Don’t mistake India’s generosity for weakness”. National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has delivered a clear and unambiguous message to Islamabad that India will strike hard against its adversaries, and consequences will not be a deterrent to action. The remark from NSA Doval marks one of…
4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Aug 15, 2026 06:01 AM IST President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 awarded posthumously, for personnel from the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The awards include nine Kirti Chakras, of which seven are posthumous; one Bar (conferred second time) to the Shaurya Chakra; and…
Airbus has asked Air In- dia to carry out multiple tests and share the aircraft’s recent maintenance activi- ties as it continues its event assessment NEW DELHI: “The elevators (control up and down movement of aircraft) and ailerons (controls left and right movement) surfaces were lost for around four seconds.” Airbus, in its initial assessment…
There are so many pieces of political satire I could talk about, a painting, a piece of music but I would like to choose a film: Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, made by a close friend, Kundan Shah. It was a kind of a theatre of the absurd set in a city like Mumbai. But it…
Sikh protesters blocked NH-44 for six hours after two youths were arrested. AMBALA: At least six police personnel, including a DSP, were injured when a protest by Sikh groups over the arrest of two youths turned violent in Ambala on Thursday, prompting police to use lathicharge and tear gas to clear a six-hour blockade of…
4 min readKolkataAug 14, 2026 10:37 PM IST The investigation into the mysterious death of 30-year-old nurse at Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital, Rupali Barman, has taken a turn with preliminary post-mortem findings suggesting a possible drug overdose. Police, however, are awaiting detailed toxicology and forensic reports to establish the cause of…
Indian players warm up during a training session ahead of the first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Thursday. (ANI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: Two days before the Test, there has been an unusual intrigue around the playing surface. Word from both camps is that it…
5 min readUpdated: Aug 15, 2026 12:53 AM IST Both top Chinese Chen Yufei and Wang Zhi Yi have been on record, admitting to the intense pressure PV Sindhu’s attack has put them under in the last few months. The sentiment is old. China hasn’t won a women’s singles World Championships title for the last…
