Hulunbuir (China): The Indian men’s hockey team dished out a dominant performance to launch its title defence with a commanding 3-0 win over hosts China in the Asian Champions Trophy here on Sunday. Sukhjeet Singh (14th minute), Uttam, Singh (27th) and Abhishek (32nd) were the goal-scorers for India. Coming into the tournament after securing a…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is travelling to Russia this week against the backdrop of calls for India’s possible role in finding a solution to the Ukraine conflict following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Doval is visiting Russia primarily to attend a conclave of national security advisors of the…
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to come and join India as “we consider you our own unlike Pakistan which treats you as foreigners”. Addressing an election rally in the Ramban assembly constituency in support of BJP candidate Rakesh Singh Thakur, the Union minister asserted there is…
Ratlam (MP): A procession carrying an idol of Lord Ganesh in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam faced stone-pelting following which heavy security was deployed at important places in the city, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Mochipura area on Saturday night when some people were carrying the deity’s idol for installation as part of…
Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here in the Saudi capital on Sunday on a two-day visit to attend the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. Jaishankar is here on the first leg of his three-nation tour that will also take him to Germany and Switzerland. “Arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to…
Hyderabad: In a significant move to promote energy efficiency and enhance consumer welfare, the National Test House (NTH) under the Department of Consumer Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Govt. of India in New Delhi. In the presence of Nidhi Khare Secretary, Dept….
Paris: There was no stopping India’s inspired run at the Paralympic Games with javelin thrower Navdeep Singh striking an unparalleled gold in the F41 classification and visually impaired sprinter Simran clinching the women’s 200m (T12) bronze here on Saturday. Navdeep, who competes in the classification meant for athletes of short stature, originally ended with a…
Jammu: With some separatists contesting in Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday asserted those who decide to join the national mainstream cannot be deprived of this democratic opportunity. He also said the alliance between the National Conference and the Congress is “just for the sake of power” and it…
Rome: India and China can play a role in finding a solution to the dragging conflict in Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Italian prime minister’s comments at northern Italy’s Cernobbio city came two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin named India, Brazil…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the work on plugging Budameru rivulet’s third breach is underway and expressed confidence that it would be completed soon. Budameru, a rivulet which passes through Vijayawada city wreaked havoc, inundating several places in the city following torrential downpours in the wake of a depression…
