SEOUL: North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea’s coast, which the South’s President Yoon Suk-yeol described as “territorial encroachment”. It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the South’s waters since the peninsula was […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cited his government’s measures to boost the capital’s development and took a veiled swipe at the AAP dispensation here, wondering how much money should have been spent on advertising these measures of the Centre. Inaugurating 3,024 new flats for those from the Economically Weaker Sections, Modi said […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to trace an Indian man and his three-year-old Ukrainian son, who is claimed to have been illegally brought to India during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. The court was informed by the child’s mother, a Ukrainian, that she and her ex-husband were divorced and […]
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a subsidy of Rs 51,875 crore for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for second half of 2022-23 as part of efforts to provide affordable soil nutrients to farmers. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rates for P&K […]
Adelaide: A piece of sheer on-field brilliance by a rejuvenated KL Rahul and divine intervention by the weather gods took India one step closer to the T20 World Cup semifinals with an edge-of-the-seat five-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed contest here on Wednesday. Having posted an imposing total of 184 for 6 courtesy Virat […]
ADELAIDE: Defending champions Australia are grappling with injury concerns to three key players, including captain Aaron Finch who is uncertain to lead the side in their crucial T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday. Finch, Tim David and Marcus Stoinis suffered hamstring injuries during Australia’s 42-run win over Ireland at Brisbane on Monday. Finch […]
NEW DELHI: The development committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has recommended an annual grant of Rs 24 lakh each to all the state associations. The meeting was chaired by Avijit Paul at the Football House on Wednesday. “This financial assistance may be utilised by the state associations for their women’s and men’s […]
Bengaluru: New India is focusing on bold reforms, big infrastructure, and best talent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Delivering inaugural address at the three-day Global Investors’ Meet, ‘Invest Karnataka 2022′, via video conferencing, he said at this time of global economic uncertainty, the whole world is confident that the Indian economy’s fundamentals are […]
NEW YORK: Twitter’s new owner billionaire Elon Musk announced that the verification blue tick in front of a user’s name that authenticates the account will now be available at a price of eight dollars per month. Musk blasted the “current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark”, using an […]
Mumbai:The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 82.71 against the US dollar in morning trade on Wednesday amid a muted trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a flat note ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s much-awaited monetary policy decision later in the day. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit […]