Jammu celeberates declaration of Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday as public holiday

Jammu celeberates declaration of Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday as public holiday

Jammu: Celebrations broke out at various places in Jammu on Friday as people danced to tunes of drumbeats and distributed sweets following the declaration of Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary on September 23 as a public holiday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the decision has been taken in view of the aspirations and feelings of […]

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors

Samarkand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand during which they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in diverse sectors. The two leaders are in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand to attend the SCO summit. […]

Chinese President Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘colour revolutions’; asks SCO members to maintain strategic independence

Chinese President Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘colour revolutions’; asks SCO members to maintain strategic independence

Samarkand: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the SCO member states to prevent external forces from destabilising them by instigating a “colour revolution” as he asked them to maintain strategic independence and build consensus on security cooperation and expand counter-terrorism cooperation. Addressing the restricted session of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in […]

E- auction of more than 1200 gifts presented to PM Modi to begin tomorrow

E- auction of more than 1200 gifts presented to PM Modi to begin tomorrow

New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture is organizing the fourth edition of e- auction of prestigious and memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which is scheduled from 17th September to 2nd October, 2022. Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, Shri G. Kishan Reddy briefed the media about the upcoming auction. Minister […]

Putin hails ‘new centres of power’ at summit with Asian leaders

Putin hails ‘new centres of power’ at summit with Asian leaders

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the growing influence of “new centres of power” on Friday at a summit with Asian leaders including China’s Xi Jinping. “The growing role of new centres of power who cooperate with each other is becoming more and more clear,” Putin told the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) […]

Xi calls for ‘solid protection’ for Chinese personnel working on CPEC projects in Pakistan as he meets Sharif

SAMARKAND: President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Pakistan to provide ‘solid protection’ for hundreds of Chinese working on the CPEC projects in the country and build stronger synergy between the development of strategies of the all-weather allies as he met prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in the historic Uzbek city. Xi and Sharif met on […]

India have taken risk by picking only four specialist pacers for T20 World Cup: Mitchell Johnson

New Delhi: India’s squad composition for the T20 World Cup seems a “bit risky” as they are probably “a pacer short” for the bouncy pitches Down Under, feels former Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson. The skillful Mohammad Shami has been kept on standby which has surprised a few experts of the game as Indian selectors kept […]

IICA and IIM Jammu sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to synergise academic, research and executive education programmes in business management and corporate affairs

New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu was signed here today at IICA Campus, Manesar. The MoU was signed by Shri Praveen Kumar, DG & CEO, IICA and Prof. B. S. Sahay Director, IIM Jammu, on behalf of their respective institutions. […]

Boucher named head coach of Mumbai Indians

Mumbai: Former South Africa wicketkeeper batter Mark Boucher has been appointed Mumbai Indians’ head coach for the upcoming IPL season, the franchise announced on Friday. The 45-year-old replaces former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who has been elevated to the role of global head of performance by the franchise. Boucher, who is currently the head […]

That day, it could have been me instead of him: Ravi Bishnoi on Arshdeep Singh’s dropped catch against Pakistan

NEW DELHI: He is all of 22 but Ravi Bishnoi fully understands that cricket indeed is a cruel game and instead of Arshdeep Singh, it could have been him dropping an important sitter against Pakistan during the recently held Asia Cup. Arshdeep faced an unbelievable backlash on social media after he dropped Asif Ali’s catch […]