NEW DELHI: Parth Jindal, the Delhi Capitals’ co-owner, revealed on Friday that Rishabh Pant will lead the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2024. Australian cricketer David Warner captained the team for IPL 2023, replacing injured Pant. Jindal also confirmed that South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje will return to the DC camp […]
New Delhi: The CBI conducted searches at the premises of former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik and 29 other locations on Thursday in connection with alleged corruption in the Rs 2,200-crore Kiru Hydropower project, officials said. The federal agency started its operation in the morning, with around 100 officers mobilised to swoop down at the […]
Gulmarg: A Russian skier died while seven others, including a local guide, were rescued as an avalanche struck the ski slopes of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The avalanche struck the Khilan Marg on Afarwat Peak near the Army Ridge at around 2 pm, trapping several skiers under its debris, the […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to continue its flagship scheme for women safety with an approval of Rs 1,179.72 crore till 2025-26. The Union Cabinet took the decision on Wednesday night in an effort to check incidents of crime against women in the country. According to the latest record of the National Crime Records […]
Kathua/Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) found a drone-dropped improvised explosive device (IED) near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday, an official said. The IED was found in the Manyari post area, near the zero line, during a search operation that was launched after the BSF troops noticed the […]
New Delhi: The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher, said on Thursday that they have suspended their ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest march for two days to take stock of the ongoing situation on the Shambhu border in Haryana and further decision will be taken accordingly. The farmer leader condemned the Central […]
New Delhi: India and China held the 21st round Corps Commander level meeting on Monday at the Chushul-Moldo border to defuse tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. “The 21st round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on March 3, days before announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, officials said. The meeting of the Council of Ministers is scheduled to be held at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave here, they said. The Prime […]
Haryana: A farmer was killed and a few others injured on the Punjab-Haryana border as protesters resumed their ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, with Haryana Police firing tear gas shells to thwart attempts to breach barricades at Shambhu and Khanauri. Farmer leaders had rejected a proposal made by the government in the fourth round of talks between […]
Mumbai: RBI economists, in a report, rejected the IMF view that India’s debt-GDP ratio has the potential of shooting past 100 per cent if historical shocks materialise and hence the country needs to go cut government expenditure. In an article in the RBI bulletin, the economists including RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra said: “Our simulations […]