Visakhapatnam: England rode on their spinners’ fine effort to register a dominating eight-wicket win over New Zealand in their final group match of the Women’s World Cup here on Sunday. It was the final ODI appearance of New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine, and there was no fairytale ending as her side could only last 38.2…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings on the occasion of Chhath puja and said that festivals have become more vibrant this year due to the success of Operation Sindoor and steps taken to eradicate the Maoist menace. In his 127th edition of his monthly radio address, Mann ki Baat, the prime…
Satara: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he will not rest till justice is delivered in the case of a woman doctor who allegedly died by suicide in Satara district. Speaking after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several development works at Phaltan in Satara, Fadnavis said, “An attempt was made that…
Patna: The Congress’s poll campaign in Bihar will kick off soon after Chhath Puja with Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi canvassing for the INDIA bloc, senior party leader KC Venugopal said on Sunday. Venugopal, the Congress national general secretary (organization), said that other party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and national president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
Katihar: If the INDIA bloc is voted to power in Bihar, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be “thrown into the dustbin”, the opposition coalition’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday. Addressing a public rally in the Muslim-dominated Katihar district, Yadav said his father, Lalu Prasad, the RJD chief, never compromised with communal forces in…
Darbanga (Bihar): Union minister and BJP in-charge for Bihar assembly elections Dharmendra Pradhan has said people have immense faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while those fighting against the NDA have a history of “jungle raj”. Exuding confidence that the NDA would win the polls, Pradhan told PTI Videos in…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has expelled 11 leaders, including a former minister, for anti-party activities and “defying its ideology” in the run-up to the assembly elections. The expelled members have also been suspended from the party’s primary membership, according to a statement issued by JD(U) state general secretary Chandan Kumar Singh. “The party…
Vellore (Tamil Nadu): The central government is committed to increasing agricultural production and enhancing farmers’ income, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. He said that four low-production districts of Tamil Nadu viz. Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tuticorin, and Virudhunagar have been included in the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana. Under this,…
Peshawar: The Pakistan security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack and killed three terrorists in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military’s media wing said. A statement issued on Saturday by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that security forces foiled a “major terrorist incident and averted a potential catastrophic attack”…
Patna: As many as six major election rallies were held across Bihar on Saturday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addressing three each while campaigning for the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, respectively. Shah’s speeches in Khagaria, Munger and Nalanda districts were centred around the need to keep…
