Bengal secured a spot in the final of the under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy by defeating Chhattisgarh by 131 runs. Vishal Bhati shone with a magnificent 117-ball 111, containing eight fours and five sixes, to lead Bengal to a strong total of 285. In the other semifinal, Gujarat defeated Mumbai by seven wickets thanks to a quick-fire knock from Alok Gupta …
A week after farmers started their “Rail Roko” agitation at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district, nearly 1,000 passenger trains have been affected in the Ambala division with a huge impact on the railway’s economy and Ambala’s cloth market. 900 trains cancelled, diverted Naveen Kumar, senior divisional commercial manager of Ambala railway division, said, “So far, 990 mail-express …
With the top boards featuring players separated by over 1000 rating points, results came on expected lines in the opening round of the Rs. 46-lakh Delhi International Open chess tournament on Thursday. Georgia’s Levan Pantsulaia, the strongest overseas challenger and seeded three, needed 32 moves to down Aswin Reddy before Russian Mikhail Kobalia emerged as the quickest winner on the …
Bharat C. Raval, president of the Indian Salt Manufacturers’ Association, started his career as a salt inspector with the Gujarat government. Kurien trained Mr. Raval at the Sabarmati Salt Farmers’ Society where he joined in April 1988 as a procurement executive. Nearly 35 years later, Mr. Raval feels that the salt industry is facing huge challenges in meeting the demand …
