New Delhi: A day after humiliating defeat in Rajya Sabha election, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh was dealt another blow on Wednesday after PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh tendered his resignation. The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government came on the brink of an untimely collapse as six MLAs sided with the BJP along with three independents […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is committed to the welfare of farmers and till now more than Rs 3 lakh crore has been given directly to the peasants under the ‘PM Kisan Samman Nidhi’ scheme, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi is a central sector scheme with […]
New Delhi: Home prices across the top eight cities in India surged 20 per cent in 2023 as compared to 2021, owing to high demand aided by a favourable interest rate cycle and positive economic outlook, a report said on Wednesday. According to the CREDAI–Colliers-Liases Foras Housing Price-Tracker Report, the highest rise in prices was […]
New Delhi: India emphatically called for the restoration of the appellate body as the top-most priority of any reform process, at the Working Session on Dispute Settlement (DS) Reforms at the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. It also called for effective formalisation of the ongoing informal dispute settlement reform […]
Gaza: A senior aid official of a UN body has warned that a quarter of the population of the war-trodden Gaza is one step away from an imminent famine. According to reports available from the United Nations’ aid agencies in Gaza, Rajesh Rajasingham, director of coordination for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
Beijing: Chinese lawmakers have expanded Beijing’s state secrets law for the first time since 2010, widening the scope of restricted sensitive information to “work secrets”, according to a full text of the law published online. China’s top legislative body passed the revised Law on Guarding State Secrets on Tuesday and it will take effect from […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Wednesday, February 28 announced the annual retainership for the senior men’s team cricketers for the 2023-24 cycle. In a big move, the national body removed Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the annual retaindership contract list despite both of them featuring in India’s ODI World Cup campaign […]
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the venues for the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24. The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium in Nagpur and the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) stadium will host the last four stages of this domestic tournament. In Nagpur, Vidarbha will play Madhya […]
NEW DELHI: India after losing the first Test in Hyderabad made a remarkable comeback in the five-match series against England eventually and won the marquee series in Ranchi 3-1 with a game remaining. This series is also the first defeat for England under the Bazball era. For India, though the big names were missing the […]
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the ban on ‘Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir’ for five more years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Announcing the decision, Union home minister Amit Shah said in a post on X on Tuesday, “Pursuing Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji’s policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and separatism the government […]