Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra throws season-best 88.05m but finishes second in Lausanne
Lausanne, Aug 22 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League on Saturday. Chopra briefly took the lead in the…
Michelle Pfeiffer issues clarification on ‘ridiculous’ rumour of her retirement from movies
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Hollywood actress Michelle Pfeiffer has categorically denied rumours of her hanging up her acting boots. The actress, 68, recently appeared on the chat show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’, and told the show host that…
Harshvardhan Rane: Every film changes an actor’s life
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in ‘Ek Deewane ki Deewaniyat’, has shared that an actor’s life changes with every film. The actor attended the launch of a jewellery brand in the city on Friday, where he spoke with the…
Raja Krishnamoorthi PAC puts $100,000 into races
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s political organisation is contributing $100,000 to Democratic candidates and causes as he prepares to sit out a November election for the first time in nearly a decade.…
Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett emerges top candidate for UN Secretary General in informal UNSC poll
United Nations, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett emerged as the top contender for Secretary-generalship in a straw poll held on Friday by the Security Council to gauge the support for the eight candidates, according…
FIH Hockey WC: Indian women’s team goes down fighting 0-2 against defending champions Netherlands
Amstelveen, Aug 22 (IANS) Indian women’s team’s hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 suffered a setback as defending champions Netherlands secured a 2-0 victory in their opening second-stage match at the Wagener…
My son cooperating in investigation: Jana Sena MP on road accident case
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Jana Sena MP Lingamaneni Ramesh said on Friday that his son Sanjosh is cooperating with the police in the investigation into the August 16 road accident in Hyderabad, which led to the death of a young woman. The Rajya Sabha MP…
FIFA hands Leandro Paredes 10-match ban for post-final clash with Spain
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) FIFA has handed Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes a 10-match suspension for his role in the post-match clashes with Spain following their defeat in the World Cup final, with the sanction effectively ruling him out of the…
Trump to honour historic Artemis II crew
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honour to the four astronauts who completed NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, the space agency said Friday. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover…
406 kg paneer brought from Rajasthan withheld by Ahmedabad civic body
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Food Department has withheld 406 kg of paneer worth around Rs 1.62 lakh after finding consignments being transported from Rajasthan for sale in different parts of the city, while three…