New Delhi: The Law Commission has said it is of the considered view that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained, though certain amendments could be introduced to bring about greater clarity regarding usage of the provision. In its report submitted to the government, the panel said cognizant of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Thursday vowed to resolve the vexed boundary dispute under the spirit of friendship even as the two sides signed several major pacts including one on increasing New Delhi’s import of power from the neighbouring country to 10,000 mega watt in the next…
New Delhi: The CPI(M) has said the sight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a “Sengol” and leading a procession of religious men to install it in Parliament is part of the “symbolism of a new India, which is a mimicking of a Hindu rashtra”. In the latest editorial of its mouthpiece, “People’s Democracy”, the Left…
Auckland: Former New Zealand spinner John Bracewell believes charismatic batter Devon Conway has caught the “Kane Williamson bug” to keep learning from past mistakes and making rapid improvements in his batting technique. Conway, a late entrant into the New Zealand setup at 29, took the cricketing world by storm by smashing a double hundred on Test…
Bangkok: India’s Kiran George continued his good run as he cruised into the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament, beating world number 26 China’s Weng Hong Yang in straight games here on Thursday. Kiran, the world number 59, took 39 minutes to beat his higher ranked Chinese opponent 21-11, 21-19 in the men’s singles…
New Delhi: The great Matthew Hayden reckons India’s title drought in ICC events in the past decade has to come down to the players’ mindset as skill was never an issue and has advised them to “forget about the outcome” going into the World Test Championship final against Australia. India’s last ICC title came under the…
Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to state’s football infrastructure, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated three state-of-art training Centres in Bhubaneswar ahead of the upcoming Intercontinental Cup. Developed at a cost of Rs 90 lakh, the three centres — Odisha Football Academy, Bhubaneswar Football Academy and Capital Arena Football — features a total of…
London:The England men’s cricket team’s Test summer got off to a difficult start after the team bus was briefly held up on its way to Lord’s by Just Stop Oil protesters. Jonny Bairstow, one of the 11 players selected to face Ireland in a one-off Test that begins on Thursday, posted a photo on his…
London: Captain Harmanpreet Singh on Thursday said that India can bounce despite back-to-back defeats if the team converts the goal-scoring chances and maintains structure in its coming games in the men’s FIH Hockey Pro League. India, who had come to Europe as table toppers, lost 1-2 to Olympic champions Belgium in their first match and…
New Delhi: GST collection in May rose 12 per cent to Rs 1.57 lakh crore, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The gross Good & Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of May, 2023 is Rs 1,57,090 crore of which Central GST is Rs 28,411 crore, State GST is Rs 35,828 crore, Integrated GST…
