Toor had to withdraw due to a groin injury sustained in the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok last month. He heaved 20.23 m to secure a gold, but also injured himself. Toor had secured qualification for the World Championships with an Asian record-setting throw of 21.77 during the Int
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday made a scathing attack on "dynastic politics" saying that it is inherently undemocratic due to which severely compromises on the talent coming into a political party.
The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath from Jammu to Srinagar was suspended on Wednesday due to a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.
The incident came to light after the Iraqi Airways issued an apology to a passenger, who posted a video saying that the return flight to Baghdad was delayed for "over an hour due to a bear in the cargo".
Himachal Pradesh government has released Rs 110 crore to restore the link roads in apple belts of the State which were affected due to the floods, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Over 200,000 people have been marooned as the flood situation in Cox's Bazar has worsened due to incessant rains and upstream hill slopes, according to Dhaka Tribune.
The next general elections in Pakistan might get delayed, according to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, reported Dawn.
Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed Lok Sabha that due to all-out efforts, the flood situation in Delhi was brought under control.
The Hazara Express derailment, which caused over 30 deaths and scores of injuries, was happened due to missing fishplates and a broken track, revealed a preliminary report
Pakistan has issued a notice to Iran to suspend its obligation on the competition of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as long as US sanctions on Tehran remain in place.
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, informed that he could not participate in the Rajya Sabha proceedings on Monday due to illness.