London: The IPL being the “envy of the world” delights former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer but he also wants the stakeholders to pull Test cricket out of “danger” zone, saying the traditional format can’t be sacrificed for the sake of prospering slam-bang version of the sport. While financially strong nations like India, England and Australia remain…
Kakamigahara: Unbeaten India would look to seal their semifinal berth when they face Chinese Taipei in their final pool match of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Thursday. India have blanked Uzbekistan 22-0 and then registered a hard-fought 2-1 win over Malaysia. In their last pool match they came from two goals down…
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday attacked Rahul Gandhi for his remarks during his recent US visit, alleging that the Congress is “unable to digest” democracy, development and growing stature of the country. Speaking with reporters here, the former Union minister took a swipe at the Congress, saying the party’s “hat-trick of…
Aurangabad: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday claimed there is currently an “anti-BJP” wave and people of the country want a change considering results of the recent Assembly polls in Karnataka. If this mindset of people continues, the country will witness a change in the forthcoming elections, Pawar said at a press meet…
Mumbai: Air India will operate a ferry flight from Mumbai at 1300 hrs on Wednesday to Russia to fly the passengers bound for San Francisco, who are currently stranded, following a technical issue en route. “A ferry flight is scheduled to operate to GDX (Magadan) from Mumbai, at 1300 hours IST on June 7, subject to…
New Delhi: Porter, India’s leading tech-based, on-demand logistics company, has seen a 2x growth in business year-on-year, a testament to its commitment to using technology to “address inefficiencies and establish a highly efficient logistics ecosystem”. “At Porter, we are dedicated to harnessing the power of technology and digital solutions to optimise our operations and deliver…
Lucknow: In a bid to make Uttar Pradesh a leading state in the field of milk development and milk production, the state government has launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. The Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme, which was launched on Tuesday has been implemented to provide milk…
Paramaribo: India is ready to share its experiences with Suriname and help in its progress and development, President Draupadi Murmu has said, asserting that the two nations may be separated by geography but they are connected by a shared history and heritage. Murmu arrived in Suriname on Sunday on a three-day state visit – her first…
Washington: An Indian-American legislator in the US state of Michigan has introduced a bill to expand the definition of hate crime and include vandalisation of a place of worship in it. Michigan State Representative Ranjeev Puri, whose parents migrated to the US from Amritsar in the 1970s, has also introduced a bill to establish the holidays…
Washington: Ahead of the historic US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two countries have launched a strategic trade dialogue here during which officials reviewed the ongoing cooperation in multilateral export control regimes and agreed to share the best practices to further the bilateral ties. At the inaugural India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue (IUSSTD), the…
