New Delhi: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav says he brought power-hitter Ishan Kishan into the T20 World Cup winning team purely on gut feeling, because he felt the Bihar batsman had the X-factor that could turn around matches. In a podcast interview with PTI Videos on Sunday, Suryakumar was asked if he is a data-driven captain…
Washington: US Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr has warned American news television networks of revocation of broadcast licenses over their coverage of the Iran war, remarks that drew sharp political backlash. After US President Donald Trump lashed out at the media coverage of the Iran war, Carr asked news broadcasters to “correct course” and…
New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu and Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep grief over the fire mishap at a hospital in Odisha that claimed ten lives. President Murmu, who hails from the state, said she was deeply distressed by the tragic incident and conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. “I am deeply distressed over…
New Delhi: The announcement of the poll schedule for five assemblies has set the stage for a crucial electoral test for Left parties, which are aiming to retain their lone governing stronghold in Kerala, while attempting to regain lost political ground in West Bengal. Leaders of the Left parties said the elections were significant both…
New Delhi: Stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming polls to five assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party. In the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, the BJP emerged as the main opposition with its tally surging to 77 seats in the 294-member assembly from three in…
New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which goes to assembly polls in two phases next month. Till now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary. EC said she would be kept out of poll-related assignments. In a letter to the state…
Bhubaneshwar: At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The chief minister, who rushed to the hospital, said that around 11 hospital staff members suffered burn injuries while…
Chennai: Seat-sharing talks in the NDA in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly polls will happen soon, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose party leads the bloc, said here on Sunday. Still, there are 15 days left for the filing of nominations as per the schedule given by the Election Commission, he said after…
Bhubaneshwar: Amid fear of cross-voting and horse-trading charges, Odisha will witness voting for the Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years on Monday, as five candidates are in the fray for four seats in the Upper House of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha elections this time have turned out to be a prestige…
Hyderabad: TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Kumar and former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy were among 11 people detained here following an alleged drug bust at a farmhouse in Moinabad, though the MP and seven others were subsequently released on Sunday, officials said. Mahesh Kumar, Rohith Reddy and four others had tested positive…
