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New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has expressed satisfaction with the extensive renovation and maintenance work carried out at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium ahead of the BWF World Championships, stating that most of the issues raised during the India Open earlier this year have been successfully addressed. The venue had faced widespread criticism during the India Open Super 750 tournament in January after players and officials highlighted poor hygiene, unclean washrooms and the presence of pigeons and monkeys inside the complex. BWF Events Director for Tournament Operations, Selvaamresh Supramaniam, said the governing body had conducted several inspections…

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly reassessing fitness standards for Indian cricketers amid growing concerns over injuries and declining physical conditioning within the national team setup. According to reports, the medical team at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru is working on a revamped fitness framework that would introduce standardised benchmarks for all players instead of customised fitness targets. The move comes as the board seeks greater consistency in evaluating player readiness and reducing injury risks. Since Adrian Le Roux took charge as strength and conditioning coach, the Bronco Test has…

New Delhi: Air India has appointed renowned aviation executive Tewolde Gebremariam as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, marking a significant leadership transition as the Tata Group-owned airline continues its ambitious transformation into a leading global carrier. Gebremariam will take over from Campbell Wilson, who is set to step down next month after completing his tenure as the airline’s CEO and Managing Director. Widely regarded as one of the aviation industry’s most accomplished leaders, Gebremariam is credited with transforming Ethiopian Airlines into Africa’s largest, fastest growing and most profitable airline. During his leadership, the carrier significantly expanded its…

New Delhi: Meta is facing renewed scrutiny after reports claimed the social media giant generated an estimated $7 billion in annual revenue from scam related advertisements while exposing users to billions of potentially fraudulent promotions each day. The controversy comes amid increased attention from the Indian government following the temporary removal of a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to reports, Meta representatives met Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday after the company was questioned over the incident involving the Prime Minister’s video. During the meeting, Meta reportedly acknowledged that significant amounts of money had been paid…

New Delhi: .The protest against the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination process has intensified, with four aspirants beginning an indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi, accusing the state government of ignoring their demands for a fair recruitment system. Among the protesters is Sabita Kumari, who moved to Ranchi in 2019 from a remote village with the hope of securing a government job and lifting her family out of poverty. Fighting back tears, she said years of preparation had gone in vain because of what she described as irregularities in the JPSC recruitment process. She questioned why political leaders who had…

New Delhi: A judicial commission investigating the 2024 Sambhal violence has concluded that the unrest was “pre planned” and has pointed to the alleged involvement of Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rahman Barq and Suhail Iqbal, the son of SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood. The commission’s report was tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday. According to the findings, the violence was not spontaneous but the result of a planned conspiracy driven by political motives. The report also states that misleading information about the Archaeological Survey of India monitored survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid was circulated among sections of…

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the BJP intentionally lost the recent assembly bypolls in Bihar’s Bankipur and Madhya Pradesh’s Datia as part of a strategy to counter allegations about the electoral process and weaken criticism over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Speaking at a Brahmin Sammelan held at the Samajwadi Party headquarters on the birth anniversary of socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra, Yadav claimed the BJP did not use the same election strategy in the two bypolls that it had allegedly adopted in states such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. According to the SP chief, the…