NEW DELHI: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has picked Virat Kohli as the best batter among the ‘big five’ in Test cricket, preferring to not read much into the Indian maestro’s failure to score a hundred since November 2019. As per Watson’s list, the former India captain has pipped the likes of Steve Smith, Kane […]
New Delhi: Every government formed after Independence has contributed in taking India to the heights it has achieved today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday and asserted that barring one or two exceptions, the country has a proud tradition of strengthening democracy in a democratic manner. In a speech after inaugurating ‘Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya’ (prime […]
Mangaluru: A Muslim girl student, who approached the Karnataka High Court to revoke the ban on hijabs inside classrooms in the state, on Thursday appealed to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to allow a section of students to appear for second pre-university examinations beginning on April 22, wearing headscarves. In a tweet to the CM, she […]
Kolkata: Senior TMC MP Sougata Roy stirred a hornets’ nest on Thursday by saying that not a single incident of violence against women should occur in a state helmed by a woman chief minister and there should be zero tolerance against such incidents. His comment come days after minor girl died after being allegedly gangraped […]
Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said at a time when neighbouring Sri Lanka and Pakistan are facing instability, India continues to remain stable and united due to the Constitution given by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Pawar made the remarks at an event organised here to mark the 131st birth anniversary of Ambedkar. The event […]
HONOLULU: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Hawaii for a brief visit to the Headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, a unified combatant command of America’s Armed Forces responsible for the key Indo-Pacific region. On his arrival from Washington, DC, Singh was received by Commander, US INDOPACOM Admiral John Aquilino. “Reached Honolulu in […]
New Delhi: Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) has appealed to the government to reduce the gap between the second and booster dose to six months from nine months at present to safeguard people against emerging COVID variants, according to its CEO Adar Poonawalla. Recalling that they could not meet the commitment of exporting […]
Ranchi: All the seven foxes at Ranchi’s Birsa zoo died in the last one month of the highly-contagious canine distemper virus (CDV), officials said on Wednesday. Foxes, an endangered species, are protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. “The first fox death was reported in the first week of March. Thereafter, one […]
Bhopal: In light of the violence in Khargone city and Barwani district on Ram Navami, the Madhya Pradesh government has issued an alert to the authorities in all districts for the upcoming festivals, state Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra said on Wednesday. Apart from Dr B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary and Ramzan, festivals such as […]
New Delhi: President Joe Biden on Monday said the US and India will continue consultations to cope with the “destabilising” effects of the Russian war in Ukraine during a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who highlighted the need for direct talks between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart to resolve the crisis. […]