Rajkot: Opener Lakshya Raichandani smashed an unbeaten double century as India Under-19s took a commanding 213-run first-innings lead over Australia Under-19s on the second day of the opening Youth Test here on Monday. Raichandani remained unbeaten on 210, studded with 20 fours and four sixes, as India reached 430 for eight at stumps after Australia…
New Delhi: The Union environment ministry on Monday said a set of measures to combat pollution in the coming winter in the national capital has been finalised, which includes staggered office timings, restrictions on vehicular and industrial emissions and curbs on dust-generating construction and demolition activities. The development came during a meeting held on Monday,…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has expressed confidence that its long-pending demand for recognition and Full Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will ultimately be addressed, saying its optimism is rooted in its faith in the judiciary and the cricket board. TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy, in an…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of directions while taking cognisance of news reports of crimes against minor girls and women across Delhi-NCR while directing the Delhi Police Commissioner to constitute dedicated police teams to conduct an immediate survey and inspection of vulnerable pockets. The top court directed the Delhi Police…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to examine whether a statutory framework can be put in place for social media intermediaries to ensure that they and other digital platforms comply with Indian laws governing minors, including the legal bar on children below 18 independently entering into contracts. On September 10, a…
Mumbai: Tata Trusts, which own 66 per cent of Tata Sons, have proposed merging two operating companies with the Tata Group’s holding company in a restructuring that would allow it to shed its classification as a non-banking financial company and a core investment company, helping it retain its status as an unlisted private company. The…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition challenging the decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions above Rs 2,000. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana agreed to hear the…
Nagoya: Indian shooter Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol individual event at the Asian Games on Monday, missing out on gold by one shot after battling through five consecutive shoot-offs. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad, who is the reigning world number one, won three shoot-offs to be in contention for silver…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s order acquitting 22 accused, including 21 police personnel, in the 2005 alleged fake encounter case involving gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya…
Kolkata: BJP national president Nitin Nabin will visit Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district and participate in a youth conclave in Kolkata on Monday, the final day of his two-day visit to West Bengal. According to the revised schedule shared by the party, Nabin will board a helicopter from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport…
