The country’s premier technology institutes, the IITs, have been roped in to help develop a plan for cleaning the Ganga. To implement the scheme, the Union environment ministry has signed an agreement with a consortium of seven IITs to prepare a comprehensive basin management plan for rejuvenation of the river.

India’s women put up a brave fight before losing to Singapore on Day Four of the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

The government has petitioned the Supreme Court against a judgment of the Delhi high court that had ordered grant of permanent commission to women short service commission (SSC) officers in the Army. However, the government has accepted that part of the Delhi high court judgment which had ordered grant of permanent commission to women SSC officers in the Indian Air Force.

The newly-contructed wrestling venue at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex was re-christened K.D. Jadhav Stadium here on Tuesday. Jadhav was independent India’s first individual Olympic medallist, when he won the wrestling bronze at the 1952 Olympic Games held in Helsinki.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was on Tuesday in Anantnag — worst hit in the recent violence — where he assured the people that the policemen who shot dead three local youth what the witnesses have alleged in cold blood will be brought to justice soon.

Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun was drafted into the Indian Test squad for the three-match Sri Lanka Test series beginning June 18 at Galle, after bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan was ruled out with a shoulder injury.

The overseas Indian affairs ministry has sought information from the Indian high commission in London about the alleged refusal of PIO card to Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul.

Bipin V. Salvi-trained Aspiring Seven, a facile winner last time, holds an edge in the Grey Gaston Trophy, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.
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It’s raining orders for the indigenous defence industry with the armed forces placing orders for more fighter jets, battle tanks and missiles, defence minister A.K. Antony announced on Tuesday.

Jamaican sprinter and men’s Olympic champion Usain Bolt has already decided to give this year’s Commonwealth Games a miss and now women’s Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser will also be skipping it.