New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali after two Indian vessels had to reverse course in the Strait of Hormuz following an incident of firing by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, authoritative sources said. A strong protest was lodged with the ambassador over the incident, they said. There is no official word yet on…
Howrah/Baruipur (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the saffron party’s “downfall” began after the Centre failed to secure passage of a Constitution amendment bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures from 2029. Addressing back-to-back rallies at Uluberia in Howrah and…
New Delhi: BJP women leaders and workers on Saturday staged a protest march near Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Sunehri Bagh, following the defeat of the amendment to the women’s quota law. The protesters, including BJP women MPs Hema Malini, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bansuri Swaraj, Manju Sharma, and Vatsalya Gupta, slammed the…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Saturday issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting bids for franchise ownership in its upcoming T20 league, TG20, scheduled to debut in June 2026. According to an official statement from TG T20 Governing Council Chairman V. Agam Rao, the move marks the beginning of the franchise acquisition process…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) will kick off its T20 Super League from April 20 at Warangal, following the successful conduct of the Telangana Gold Cup earlier this season. In a press release, TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said top performers from 32 districts were identified by the Zonal Selection Committee during the…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced a Rs 40,000 lease per acre for a decade to the farmers who offered their land under the second phase of Land Pooling Scheme in the greenfield capital city, Amaravati. In addition to promising an annual hike of Rs 3,000 to the lease amount, the chief…
Chennai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the “idea of India.” Addressing a poll rally at Ponneri here, he said the BJP-led government at the Centre brought a new bill on April 16, and said they were trying to pass…
Seoul: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to India, the first by a South Korean leader in eight years, before heading to Vietnam, a presidential adviser said on Thursday. Lee will start his April 19 to April 24 trip in New Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Hyderabad: Elections to the Medchal Malkajgiri District Cycling Association (MMDCA) were recently conducted under the supervision of Returning Officer Shanmuk (Advocate), along with observers J. Pandu (TCA) and Damodar Reddy (DYSO), leading to the formation of a new committee. Marri Laxman Reddy was elected as Chairman, while Marri Rajasekhar Reddy, MLA, was named Patron. Paul…
Ahmadabad: Kagiso Rabada reflected on a “disappointing” 2025 season but underlined his shift from being “desperate” to “determined” after producing a match-winning spell to guide the Gujarat Titans to victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Rabada, who had missed a significant portion of the previous edition due to a recreational drug-related suspension, returned with figures of…
