United Nations: India was overwhelmingly elected to the UN Statistical Commission, returning to the world organisation’s highest statistical body after a gap of two decades in a highly competitive election. In the election, South Korea won over China for the other seat in the Asia Pacific States category through a draw of lots after inconclusive […]
New Delhi: Kane Williamson is likely to miss the ODI World Cup in India later this year as the New Zealand skipper is set to undergo a surgery for the treatment of his right knee which he injured while playing for Gujarat Giants in the ongoing IPL. Following the injury, Williamson returned to New Zealand […]
New Delhi: The Indian men’s football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings, riding on the wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the recent Tri-nation tournament. The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India gained 8.57 rating […]
New Delhi: Several I-League clubs are not happy at the Super Cup qualifying-round matches in Kerala involving them not being shown live, saying that they have been handed “step-motherly treatment” by the broadcasters. The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) marketing partners FSDL, the organisers of the Indian Super League, look after the matters relating to […]
New Delhi/Beijing: India on Thursday hoped that Chinese authorities would facilitate continued presence of Indian journalists in China. The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in Delhi came days after China decided to “freeze” visas of two Indian journalists. “There are Chinese journalists who have valid Indian visas to undertake journalistic activities,” Bagchi […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India shares Japan’s vision for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific and stressed that both the countries must continue to expand the scope of their bilateral cooperation. Singh conveyed this to Japan’s Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Oka Masami during a meeting. Oka […]
New Delhi: As many as 185 people from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in the Union Territory in the last three years, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, however, said as per the information provided by Ladakh, no land has been bought by outsiders in […]
New Delhi: India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data. A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. With the fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 […]
Jammu: The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir declined from 6.7 per cent in 2019-20 to 5.2 per cent in 2021-22 while the urban unemployment rate dipped by 1.1 percentage points, according to the Economic Survey Report 2022-23. The report, released by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta recently, stated that the labour […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea by 14 political parties led by the Congress alleging arbitrary use of central probe agencies against opposition leaders, asserting that laying down guidelines without facts of a criminal case will be “dangerous”. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J […]