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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Association of All Goa Muslim Jamat has urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and senior state authorities to grant permission and ensure security arrangements for the upcoming Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi Julus procession. In a statement, the Association noted that the festival has been observed in Goa peacefully for decades, in line with traditions across the world. It cautioned that “certain misguided elements” are attempting to create confusion by portraying the Julus as a recent practice or a display of strength, which it described as “baseless and misleading.” “These narratives are deliberately aimed at disturbing Goa’s communal harmony and…

Bengaluru: Nearly three months after the tragic stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title celebrations, batting superstar Virat Kohli has broken his silence, expressing grief for the victims and their families. In an Instagram post attributed to Kohli, the former RCB captain said, “Nothing in life really prepares you for a heartbreak like June 4th. What should’ve been the happiest moment in our franchise’s history… turned into something tragic. I’ve been thinking of and praying for the families of those we lost… and for our fans who were injured. Your loss is part of our…

New Delhi: Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have described their men’s doubles bronze at the World Badminton Championships in Paris as a moment of redemption after the heartbreak of last year’s Olympics. The world No. 9 duo defeated Malaysia’s two-time Olympic medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals to secure their second World Championships medal, before falling to China’s 11th seeds Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the semifinals. “It feels like redemption,” Chirag told PTI. “That win against Aaron was very special. More than the medal, it showed that if we play…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has approved the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited’s (FSDL) proposal to resume the Indian Super League (ISL) and issue tenders for selecting a commercial partner to organise the league. The move clears the way for the 2025-26 ISL season, which is set to begin with the Super Cup in December. The proposal, submitted by AIFF and FSDL, outlines two key points: an open tender to appoint a commercial partner for the ISL and the launch of the 2025-26 season starting with the Super Cup. Former Justice Nageswara Rao has…

New Delhi: Yuki Bhambri made history by reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, advancing to the last eight of the US Open men’s doubles with partner Michael Venus. The 14th-seeded Indo-New Zealand duo defeated fourth-seeded Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 6-4 in just one hour and 23 minutes. They will next face Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and American veteran Rajeev Ram, the 11th seeds in the draw. The 33-year-old Indian, whose singles career has been hampered by injuries, had never progressed beyond the first round in singles at a…

New Delhi: Australia legend Meg Lanning has highlighted the intense pressure that India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her team will face at the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be played on home soil. Lanning, who led Australia to their seventh ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title in 2022 and captained the team to four ICC Women’s T20 World Cup victories, shared her insights on the unique challenges of playing at home. “There’s definitely a lot of added pressure at a home World Cup. You get more media, more scrutiny, and very high expectations. That’s an added…

New Delhi: The 14th edition of the India-Thailand joint military exercise ‘Maitree’ is currently underway in Meghalaya, focusing on company-level counter-terrorist operations in semi-urban terrain under the United Nations Charter. The fortnight-long exercise runs from September 1 to 14 at the Joint Training Node (JTN) in Umroi. A grand opening ceremony marked the start of the exercise, which is part of the ongoing military-to-military exchange programme between India and Thailand. Instituted in 2006, ‘Maitree’ aims to enhance cooperation, interoperability, and mutual understanding between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army. The Indian contingent comprises 120 personnel from a…