Ishan Kishan seals top-order slot as India post 241/5 against South Africa in T20WC warm-up
Navi Mumbai: Ishan Kishan locked in his top-order slot with a 20-ball 53 as Indian batters made most of their only warm-up game ahead of the T20 World Cup, scoring 240 for five after electing to bat here on Wednesday. Ishan, who struck 103 in the final T20I against New Zealand last week, came out…
BJP’s Y Khemchand Singh sworn in as Manipur chief minister; Kuki, Naga MLAs become deputy CMs
Guwahati: After nearly a year-long vacuum, a government in Manipur was installed on Wednesday with senior Meitei politician and BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh being sworn in as the chief minister. BJP’s Nemcha Kipgen, from the Kuki community, and Naga People’s Front MLA Losii Dikho, from the Naga community, took oath as deputy chief ministers,…
Sustained double-digit growth for India possible: Mukesh Ambani
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said sustained double-digit growth for India is possible, and that stable economic leadership defines a country. Speaking at a JioBlackRock event here, Ambani also said that in the next decade, India will not be importing 80 per cent of its energy. Every Indian village has a 5G…
Entire Oppn will take call on impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Congress
New Delhi: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Wednesday said the entire Opposition will take a collective call on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for such a move. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, however, refused to comment on the…
Rahul displays unreleased ‘memoir’ of Naravane in Parliament premises, claims PM shed responsibility
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited former Army chief MM Naravane’s ‘unreleased memoir’ to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi shed responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. Addressing reporters in the premises of Parliament House complex, Gandhi held up Naravane’s unreleased memoir and…
Entire Sikh community anguished over Rahul calling Bittu traitor: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for calling Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a traitor and said the entire Sikh community is anguished over his remarks. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri alleged that Gandhi called Bittu a traitor simply because the…
SC irked over delay; asks CBI, ED to conduct fair probe against ADAG firms
New Delhi: Voicing displeasure over the “unexplained delay” in investigations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the CBI and the ED to conduct a “fair”, “prompt” and “dispassionate probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore involving Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Anil Ambani and group companies. Anil…
Telangana Assembly Speaker dismisses disqualification plea against BRS MLA
Hyderabad: Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by BRS seeking the disqualification of its Jagtial MLA M Sanjay Kumar. The Speaker told PTI that the petition has been dismissed. BRS filed petitions in 2024 against Sanjay Kumar and nine other party MLAs, alleging that they had defected to…
Trade deals remove uncertainties, will accelerate capital formation: Sebi chairman Pandey
Mumbai: Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday said that end of trade frictions through trade deals like the one with the US removes uncertainties, which will help accelerate capital formation. Replying to a question on whether the trade deal with the US will push foreign investors to get more money into the country, Pandey…
Asian C’ship: Samrat Rana bags air pistol bronze, teams win silver
New Delhi: World champion Samrat Rana was unable to replicate his strong preliminary-round performance in the men’s 10m air pistol final at the Asian Championship, settling for the bronze medal on the opening day of competition here on Wednesday. Samrat, who was the standout performer at last year’s World Championships in Cairo — where the…
