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New Zealand pick 7 pacers for T20I series versus India

Wellington:  New Zealand picked seven frontline pace bowlers, including a fit-again Adam Milne for their upcoming five-match T20 International series against reigning World Champions India starting October 22 in Christchurch. White-ball captain Mitchell Santner will lead an expanded 16-man T20I squad for the action-packed five-game series spread across 11 days in four cities. According to…

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New BRICS disaster framework promises unified relief, but success hinges on community-level action

New Delhi:  With the BRICS Summit concluding with the New Delhi Declaration, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has outlined three priorities going forward, including continued cooperation among the members of the bloc, a long-term agenda it hopes China will also engage with when it takes over the BRICS presidency, and greater sharing of best…

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Protesting students should be allowed to sit in competitive exams after certain period: Adityanath

Lucknow:  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he has asked Secondary Education Minister Gulab Devi to write to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), so that an arrangement can be made after a certain period and protesting students can appear in competitive examinations. Speaking at an appointment-letter-distribution programme organised by the…

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Japanese parliamentarians meet Foreign Secretary Misri, discuss bilateral ties

New Delhi:  A delegation of Japanese parliamentarians from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and both sides held “productive” discussions on continuing the positive momentum in the bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. The delegation, led by Director General of ruling LDP’s International Bureau Taro Kono,…

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AIMIM’s UP Fantasy

MS Shanker The All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), once largely identified with Hyderabad and the politics of the old city, has spent the past decade trying to transform itself into a party with a wider national footprint. Its electoral presence has extended beyond Telangana, with victories in Maharashtra and representation in other States. Yet one of…

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