Coimbatore: Punjab U-16 dominated from start to finish to beat Madhya Pradesh U-16 by 10 wickets in the final of the Vijay Merchant Trophy here on Thursday. Anmoljeet Singh, the 14-year-old off-spinner who has modelled his action on Harbhajan Singh and bowls the doosra, got 11 wickets in the match. Batting first, MP were bowled […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a plea by four members of terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) challenging life imprisonment awarded to them in a case of recruiting and training youths for militant activities. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh issued notice […]
New Delhi: An accused should not be incarcerated for an indefinite period unless he is proven to be guilty of an offence, the Supreme Court said Thursday while hearing the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The top court said […]
Jammu,; Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell that was fired […]
Wellington:(The Conversation) New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October 14, after two-term Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family. “For me, it’s time,” she said, speaking from the Labour Party’s retreat. “I just don’t have […]
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, State Department spokesperson […]
New Delhi: Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held keeping in mind various factors, including weather and security concerns, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Responding to a reporter’s question here on the possible timing of polls in the Union Territory, Kumar said, “We are conscious that in any place […]
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday described the Election Commission’s proposal on remote voting as a “work in progress” saying it was not an easy subject and reaching decisions in a democracy takes time. Responding to questions on the recent all-party consultations on remote voting, he said it was “successful” with representatives […]
New Delhi: The basic reading ability of school students across all classes has dropped to pre-2012 levels while basic maths skills have declined to 2018 levels, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2022, released on Wednesday. It showed that the drops are visible in government as well as private schools in most […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the solution to the Kashmir problem is within the framework of the Constitution but the starting point for any reconciliation will have to be the restoration of the special status and statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “There is no way other than reconciliation in Jammu and Kashmir […]