NEW DELHI: To protect consumers from recent increase in tomato prices and prevent windfall gains for intermediaries, the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) on Monday initiated a market intervention by directly procuring tomatoes from mandis and selling them at a subsidised rate of Rs 65 per kg in Delhi-NCR. The NCCF is also continuously supplying […]
LAHORE: Exuding confidence that the ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan, the country’s cricket board chief Mohsin Naqvi said all teams, including India, will take part in it. India haven’t sent their team to Pakistan since July 2008 due to political tensions between the two countries. “The Indian team should come. I don’t […]
Masood’s 130 not out, Shafique’s 94 lead to unbeaten 225-run partnership as Pak dominates at Multan Test MULTAN: Captain Shan Masood scored his first century in four years to lift Pakistan to 233-1 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against England on Monday. The 34-year-old left-hander was unbeaten on 130 and […]
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the permanent coach of the Sri Lankan men’s national side on Monday. Jayasuriya, who was holding an interim position as head coach, overlooked Sri Lanka’s recent series against India, England and New Zealand. While the Lankans endured a 2-1 Test series defeat in England […]
NEW DELHI: Mohun Bagan Super Giant is considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League 2 after the club decided against travelling to Iran to face Tractor FC, the continental body AFC said on Monday, pending further decision on the matter. Keeping the players’ “safety and security” in mind, Mohun Bagan SG made the […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra said the NC-Congress alliance will get a “comfortable majority” in the assembly elections, and added that the doors are open for like-minded parties and individuals to keep the BJP out of power. Talking to reporters after a meeting with party candidates here that lasted over three […]
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday sat on a fast at the Ladakh Bhawan where he was staying, after the protesters were denied permission to stage the stir for Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule status at Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk, in a brief interaction with media before starting the fast, said they were forced to stage […]
New Delhi, Oct 06: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Sunday said that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a profound factor for the world, after nuclear weapons. Participating in the third edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, organised by the Institute of Economic Growth and the Finance Ministry, on its third and final day, […]
New Delhi: Removal of an elected public representative should not be treated lightly, especially when it concerns women belonging to rural areas, the Supreme Court has said as it set aside an order for removal of a woman sarpanch in a Maharashtra village. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan termed the matter […]
The French president also criticises Israel’s decision to send troops to Lebanon, saying a regional ‘escalation’ must be avoided PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel which has been bombing Gaza for a year now, and recently launched a military operation against Lebanon. “I think that today, […]