Bengaluru: Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels their opening two FIH Pro League matches against ever-improving Spain will be a “mock test” ahead of the World Cup to be held early next year in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. India are set to host the men’s World Cup from January 13 to 29 next year. But […]
DOHA: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Qatar counterpart on “strategic alliance for mutual benefit”, it was announced on Sunday. Newly-elected AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran on Sunday met Qatar Football Association chief Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani and General […]
New Delhi: A fit-again pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and death overs specialist Harshal Patel were predictably back in the India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia starting October 16. India will play their first match against Pakistan on October 23. Bumrah, who was suffering from back injury and Harshal, who had a […]
Srinagar,”Jammu and Kashmir registered 22 fresh Covid cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,78,759 and no fresh death due to the Coronavirus was reported, an official said here. While nine cases were reported from Jammu division, 13 cases were reported from Kashmir valley, the official said. The death toll […]
New Delhi: The government’s health expenditure as a percentage of the GDP fell from 1.35 in 2017-18 to 1.28 in the next year, according to the data released on Monday. While the Centre’s share in the total government health expenditure fell to 34.3 per cent in 2018-19, from 40.8 per cent in the previous year, […]
New Delhi,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed on keeping India’s coasts clean as he praised efforts of volunteers to remove garbage from the Juhu beach in Mumbai. “Commendable… I appreciate all those involved in this effort. India is blessed with a long and beautiful coastline and it is important we focus on keeping […]
Greater Noida (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Centre and state governments are trying to control the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease in livestock, which has led to the loss of cattle in different parts of the country. An indigenous vaccine has been developed for Lumpy Skin Disease, he said after inaugurating […]
Baramulla: As he prepares to launch his party, former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he will not mislead people over the issue of Article 370 as only a government with a two-thirds majority in Parliament can ensure the restoration of the provision. “Azad knows what can and cannot be done. I or […]
Baramulla: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he will announce the formation of his new political party within 10 days and asserted that its ideology will be “independent”. “I thank my colleagues who stand with me and are the base of my new party which, God willing, will be announced within the next 10 days,” […]
Jammu: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his party will continue fighting “democratically, constitutionally and politically” for restoration of Article 370. The former chief minister said he believes the NC, which has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision announced by the Centre on August 5, 2019, has a […]