Mumbai: India’s women cricketers will not only get the much-needed exposure to take their game to the next level but also enjoy the perks of a cash-rich tournament when the Women’s Premier League (WPL) ushers in a new dawn for the sport in the country. The 21-match tournament will commence on Saturday with Gujarat Giants […]
New Delhi: Indian democracy is under threat, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said during a lecture at Cambridge University, claiming that several politicians, including himself, are under surveillance. Gandhi made the comments during his lecture on “Learning to Listen in the 21st Century”, which was shared on Twitter by Congress leader Sam Pitroda, ex-adviser to […]
Washington: India as the G20 host has a “unique role” to play in bringing about an end to the war in Ukraine due to its “longstanding historical” ties to Russia, the US has said, expressing hope to work closely with New Delhi to find a way to stop the conflict. The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday credited the win of its alliance in Nagaland to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Act East’ policy and the party’s campaign focus on peace and development in the northeastern state. BJP’s in-charge for Nagaland Nalin Kohli, who is also a national spokesperson of the party, said, “The voters of Nagaland […]
New Delhi:The assembly by-election results on Thursday brought some solace for the Congress as it wrested one seat each from the BJP and the TMC in Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively and retained a seat in Tamil Nadu with the support of allies, while the BJP and its ally AJSU bagged one seat each in […]
New Delhi: The assembly by-election results on Thursday brought some solace for the Congress as it wrested one seat each from the BJP and the TMC in Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively and retained a seat in Tamil Nadu with the support of allies, while the BJP and its ally AJSU bagged one seat each […]
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said democracy has reached to the grassroots level in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after the removal of Article 370 of the Constitution from the erstwhile state in 2019 and it has also seen a dip in militancy-related incidents. Shah, in a virtual address at […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday attached property of Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias ‘Latram’, who along with two other militants was released in exchange of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999, officials said here. An NIA spokesperson said that Zargar alias ‘Latram’ was wanted in several militancy related cases, including […]
Jammu: A special NIA court here issued non-bailable warrants against 13 militants, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, who are presently operating from across the border, police said on Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Poswal said the warrants have been issued in a militancy-related case registered last year under various sections of […]
Agartala/Shillong/Kohima: The ruling BJP managed to notch-up a morale-boosting win on its ‘Mission Northeast’ on Thursday by retaining Tripura emphatically, despite anti-incumbency and newcomer Tipra Motha playing spoilers to its party, while also piggy-backing to power in Nagaland on Neiphiu Rio-led NDPP’s shoulder. In Meghalaya, it was poised to be part of the ruling dispensation […]