'Fauda' actor Idan Amedi seriously injured fighting Hamas in Gaza

Israeli actor-singer Idan Amedi, best known for starring in Netflix series Fauda, was seriously injured while fighting as a IDF reservist in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. IMAGE: Fauda actor Idan......

Why Modi's progress card on I-Day speech 2014 reads 'fail'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden speech from Red Fort last Independence Day outlined some grand programmes. Shehzad Poonawalla does a quick check on the progress made. Exactly a year......

Modi's village adoption plan has potential to transform rural India

Each ‘adarsh village’ should have piped drinking water, connectivity to the main road, electricity supply to all households, library, telecom and broadband connectivity including CCTVs......

Pet projects, tea on menu at PM Modi's party

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious projects such as the Clean India campaign and the MP Model Village scheme will be taken up during the high tea for National Democratic Alliance MPs on......

First Israel-Qatar flight heads to FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Riad Ziadna, a member of Israel's Arab minority who held a soccer ball as he stood in the check-in line, said he believed the World Cup would be "the starter's pistol for coexistence all......

Tokyo Olympic torch relay stirs mixed emotions

IMAGE: Soccer training facilities are pictured at the J-Village training center where torch relay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is set to begin in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.......

Iranian judoka Mollaei to compete in tournament in Israel

IMAGE: Saeid Mollaei, a former judo world champion, fled Iran for Germany after saying Iranian authorities had put pressure on him to drop out of the 2019 world championships in Tokyo to avoid a......

Cleared of doping Chanu to finally get Arjuna award

IMAGE: International Weightlifting Federation dropped the doping charge against Sanjita Chanu due to ‘non-conformities’ in the handling of her sample last month. Photograph: Athit......

With dope charges dropped, Chanu in line for Arjuna?

IMAGE: After she was ignored for the 2017 Arjuna Awards, weightlifter Sanjita Chanu had filed a writ petition before the Delhi HC challenging the decision of the Awards Committee to exclude her......