An earlier article by TG20 Chairman Agam Rao, carried in these columns, gave many readers and stakeholders the impression that he was staking a solo claim over the success of the inaugural TG20 league. The article drew strong reactions from several individuals who played a significant role in making the tournament a grand success and…
New Delhi: Security has been heightened in and around Jantar Mantar ahead of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to the site on Thursday to meet activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, police sources said. Additional police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed at the protest venue…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra and prayed for the prosperity of the country. During the annual yatra, chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath are pulled from the Shri Jagannath temple to Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, Odisha. Lakhs of devotees…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has expressed confidence that the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill will be passed during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. He said that in the previous Parliament session, the Constitution amendment bills were defeated by the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, and the TMC. Now the NDA has a…
Why the city that once defined India’s infrastructure industry is now the cornerstone of a much larger industrial story. Shrikant Rao There was a time when understanding India’s infrastructure business required little more than a boarding pass to Hyderabad and a diary with enough blank pages. Somewhere between Begumpet, Banjara Hills and the city’s expanding…
Online Sports Desk Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final, where they will face Spain after coming from behind to snatch victory with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martínez in a highly-charged encounter. Lionel Messi again proved the talisman for Argentina as he provided the pass for Enzo Fernández to…
New Delhi: A crucial meeting of top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president Nitin Nabin, was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Wednesday. The meeting, in which BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh was also present, comes ahead of the Parliament’s session beginning next week. There was no…
Puri: The three chariots of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities are ready to roll along Puri’s Grand Road on Thursday as the Odisha government braces for the attendance of lakhs of devotees for a possibly rain-soaked Rath Yatra. The temple town has been blanketed by a multi-layered security cover with the deployment of personnel…
New Delhi: India and the 27-nation European Union have concluded a work programme on FDI screening, with both sides exchanging best practices to further accelerate investment flows, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Addressing the media in Brussels after the third Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting, he said the council has…
Brussels: India and Belgium on Wednesday reviewed cooperation in several areas, including economic, clean energy, defence, mobility and pharmaceutical domains, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar holding talks with his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prevot. Jaishankar, who is here on a two-day visit, attended the India-Belgium Strategic Dialogue and met leaders of the European Union. The…
