Melbourne: Opener Abhishek Sharma has carved out an identity for himself with his aggressive batting and he should stick to his approach, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said on Friday after the visitors lost the second T20I against Australia by four wickets here. The 25-year-old stood out as the lone performer in the top order, smashing…
New Delhi: In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a review of the verdict, which directed that IPS officers’ deputation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) be reduced and asked for a cadre review to be carried out in six months. A bench of Justices Surya Kant…
Bengaluru: Two cavalier shimmies, two well-timed fours and a nothing shot summarised Rishabh Pant’s 29-minute 17, which aptly reflected in India A’s 234 all out against South Africa A on the second day of the four-day match here on Friday. After bowling out SA ‘A’ for 309, overnight 299/9, in the first session, India succumbed…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that in his personal opinion, the RSS should be banned as most law and order problems in the country are arising because of the BJP-RSS. He also charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has insulted the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by allowing government employees to…
Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy’s cabinet on Friday. In a simple function held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Jishnu Dev Verma administered the oaths to the former Indian skipper in the presence of important leaders, including the CM. Talking to reporters after…
Patna: The NDA on Friday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising jobs to one crore youth, making of one crore ‘Lakhpathi Didi’, metro train services in four cities and seven international airports in the state, among others. Seven expressways, 10 industrial parks, free quality education from KG to PG and Rs 2,000…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who fulfilled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s dream of a unified India by abrogating Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ on the 150th birth anniversary of the country’s first Home Minister, Sardar Patel, at the…
Kannur/Bengaluru: Manuel Frederick, the first person from Kerala to win an Olympic hockey medal, died in a Bengaluru hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer, on Friday morning, family sources said. He was 78. Frederick, who hailed from Kannur district of Kerala, was the goalkeeper of the Indian team that won the bronze medal…
Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat on the 150th birth anniversary of India’s first home minister. The birth anniversary of Patel is being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on October 31 since 2014, when Modi became…
Leh/Jammu: Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Thursday witnessed ‘Exercise AstraShakti’ in the icy heights of the high-altitude areas of the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said. The AstraShakti exercise is currently underway as a validation of long-range precision artillery firepower, swarm drones, counter-unmanned aerial surveillance systems, commando operations, and synergy with the…
