Hyderabad: Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, who was recently inducted into the Telangana council of ministers, on Monday assumed charge as the Minister of Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises at the Secretariat here. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, several ministers and other Congress leaders congratulated him. Speaking to reporters, Azharuddin thanked Chief Minister A Revanth…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a stadium will come up in Siliguri, named after World Cup-winning cricketer Richa Ghosh. Siliguri in north Bengal is the hometown of Ghosh, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who played a major role in the women’s World Cup triumph. “The ‘Richa Cricket Stadium’ will be built on…
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday led a ‘Vande Mataram March’ from the Indian Museum to the Raj Bhavan here to commemorate 150 years of the national song penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. Bose rode an open-hooded white car accompanied by schoolchildren, as people from different walks of life and age…
Jaipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will be on a four-day visit to Rajasthan from November 13 as part of programmes marking the organisation’s centenary year and will hold meetings with workers. Rajasthan regional Sanghchalak Dr Ramesh Agrawal said Bhagwat will arrive in Jaipur on November 12 and attend various programmes besides holding interactions with RSS…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday continued its action across Kashmir districts to ‘dismantle terror ecosystem’ by raiding and questioning overground workers, alleged sympathisers, and relatives of militants and J&K residents operating from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Officials said that the raids were conducted in at least five districts of Kashmir, including Ganderbal, Kulgam, Baramulla, Pulwama,…
Bamako: Five Indian nationals were abducted in Mali last week in an “unfortunate incident”, the Indian mission here has said. The kidnapping took place on November 6 in the West African nation, the Indian embassy said in a tweet on Sunday. “The Embassy is aware of the unfortunate incident of kidnapping of five of our…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh challenging his detention under the National Security Act. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria asked Singh to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court with his plea. The top court…
Gorakhpur (UP): Invoking All-India Muslim League leaders Mohammad Ali Jinah and Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that those who oppose the national song “Vande Mataram” are insulting India’s unity and integrity. “Even today, we expect everyone living in India to be loyal to the nation and work for…
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is not where it “wants to be” in terms of its preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup yet but head coach Gautam Gambhir says there is enough time in hand to get there. In a brief teaser of his interview with ‘bcci.tv’, Gambhir also stressed on the importance…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on November 17 hear a petition seeking contempt proceedings against the Telangana speaker for allegedly not complying with its direction to decide disqualification pleas against 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress. On July 31, a top court bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai directed…
