Patna: BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday said he was trying to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was “available to all” and “made familial bonds with party karyakartas”. Nabin’s father, Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha, was a former BJP MLA. The BJP national working president, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, DyCM Samrat…
Special Correspondent An eligibility dispute has surfaced in the ongoing B Division T20 Knockout Tournament conducted by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), with Sportive Cricket Club accused of violating tournament regulations by fielding more guest players than permitted. According to a formal complaint lodged by Charminar Cricket Club, Sportive CC allegedly played three guest players,…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold two meetings with BJP leaders and workers in Kolkata on Wednesday, the last of his three-day visit to West Bengal, party sources said. During the day, Shah will also visit the Thanthania Kali Temple in north Kolkata and offer prayers, they said. The visit of…
Thiruvananthapuram: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday acknowledged shifting from ODIs to T20Is was tough, but said the 5-0 series win over Sri Lanka has given her side the motivation to raise its standards ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup. The five-match T20I series was India’s first outing after winning the 50-over World Cup…
Lima: A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru’s Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at least 40 others, authorities said, updating an earlier toll. The deceased was the conductor of one of the two trains, according to the prosecutor’s office in Cusco, the city closest to the famous Inca…
Kyiv: Ukraine said Tuesday there was no “plausible” evidence it launched a drone attack on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, accusing Moscow of peddling falsehoods to manipulate talks on ending the war. Ukraine’s allies have expressed scepticism about Russia’s claim. A French presidential source said the Kremlin’s statements were not backed “by any…
In the waning days of 2025, silver has emerged as one of the most captivating stories in global markets. What began as a modest uptick in prices has erupted into a full-blown rally, with spot silver surging from around $29 per ounce at the year’s start to highs exceeding $80 in late December. This meteoric…
There is an adage in politics and warfare alike: success has many fathers, failure is always an orphan. The brief but decisive India–Pakistan military confrontation of May 7–10, 2025, has proven this saying truer than ever. Months after the dust has settled, global power centres are queueing up to claim credit for “stopping” a conflict…
Thiruvananthapuram: Bowlers produced a spotless effort after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led the way with a doughty 68 as dominant India defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth T20I to complete a 5-0 whitewash, here on Tuesday. Harmanpreet’s first fifty of the series came at an important juncture in the game when India were…
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the HPCL Rajasthan oil refinery project at Pachpadra in January, a minister said. The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) project, a joint venture between HPCL and the Rajasthan government, is a 9 MMT per annum integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex. “The refinery project is going to be inaugurated by PM…
