Colombo: The ruling National People’s Power (NPP) party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken an unassailable lead in the parliamentary election held on Thursday. As of 6 am local time Friday, the NPP had garnered a near 62 per cent or over 4.4 million of the votes nationally. They have secured 35 of…
Johannesburg: India stand-in head coach VVS Laxman said his side has been playing “fearless” cricket in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, and for him, the primary reason behind the wholehearted support the visitors receive anywhere across the globe. India are leading the four-match T20I series 2-1 and the final match will be played…
Perth: KL Rahul on Friday copped a blow on his right elbow and left the field for scans during India’s match simulation at the WACA ground, raising concern ahead of the first Test against Australia here from November 22. Rahul made 29 before pacer Prasidh Krishna pinged on his elbow with a climbing delivery, and…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has said his administration will focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, as he lamented the killing of people in the conflict. He also said his administration will also work on bringing peace to West Asia. “We’re going to work on the Middle East, and we’re going to work very hard on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed tribal icon Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary and said he sacrificed everything to protect the honour and glory of the motherland. Born in 1875 in present-day Jharkhand, Munda had challenged British rule and is credited with mobilising tribals against the empire. He died in British…
MS Shanker Of late, the Congress-led Opposition has come under fire for its alleged religious appeasement tactics. The controversy intensified when the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) openly declared its support for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance—which includes the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction—in the upcoming Maharashtra…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The nomination for this top Cabinet position is subject to confirmation by the US Senate. Trump also announced his intent to nominate former Congressman Doug Collins of…
New Delhi: Asserting that the country will become truly developed only when tribal people also become developed, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that fast-paced progress of tribal communities is “our national priority”. She said for ages, people of tribal society have been enriching the civilization and culture of the country and cited Lord Rama’s…
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Jammu will get a separate railway division as the railway ministry has accepted a proposal in this regard. In a series of posts on X, Singh also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the progress of the railway infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir. Modi…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress is far ahead in vote-bank politics, but when it comes to poverty eradication the party has given only empty slogans and looted the impoverished people. He also raised the issue of illegal immigration and said a Congress leader in Jharkhand, which is facing assembly polls…
