New Delhi: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has slammed Babar Azam for prioritizing personal milestones over team success and expressed concerns about Pakistan’s preparations ahead of their marquee Champions Trophy clash against India in Dubai on Sunday. The former Pakistan captain, who recently lost his ODI No. 1 ranking to Shubman Gill, was blamed for…
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday launched a signature campaign here to garner support for a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir. The signature campaign, aimed to garner support for a bill proposed by the party MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz that seeks a complete ban on liquor in the union territory, was launched…
New Delhi: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to India next week will pave the way for further strengthening growing convergence in key areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. Leyen, accompanied by the high-powered European Union College of Commissioners, will pay a visit to India on February 27 and…
Bhopal: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Air India for allotting him a “broken and sunk” seat and described it as an “unethical” practice wherein the airline charges passengers full fare and then makes them occupy defective seats. After Chouhan shared his experience on X, Air India apologised for the “inconvenience”. Chouhan…
New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi has sought a meeting of AAP MLAs with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to discuss the Rs 2,500 monthly aid to women promised by the ruling BJP earlier during the assembly poll campaign. In a letter to Gupta on Saturday, Atishi questioned why a scheme on financial aid to women…
New York: US President Donald Trump has ordered the 150-year-old iconic Resolute Desk removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment, days after Elon Musk’s son seemingly wiped a booger on it during their visit to the White House, according to media reports. “A President, after the election, gets a choice of 1 in 7 desks,”…
Jaipur: A prisoner from Dausa’s Salawas jail on Friday night allegedly threatened to kill Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, police said. Police said that 29-year-old Rinku, serving a life sentence in a rape case, called the Jaipur police control room and threatened to kill the chief minister. Police traced the location of the mobile…
Port Louis: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at Mauritius’ National Day celebrations next month, his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam has announced, calling it a testimony of the close bilateral ties. Addressing the National Assembly on Friday, Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam said it is indeed a singular privilege for our country…
New Delhi: With drones and other disruptive technologies impacting the dynamics of warfare as demonstrated in recent conflicts, the Army Air Defence has drawn a roadmap to boost its capabilities through the replacement of two of its old platforms, induction of new fragmentation ammunition for existing air defence guns, and deployment of more potent radars….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned against attempts to discriminate on the basis of language, asserting that there has never been any animosity among Indian languages and each has enriched the other. Addressing the inaugural function of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS) here, Modi hailed Marathi as a complete…
