Bhopal: Polling began Friday morning for assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where 2,533 candidates, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor Kamal Nath are in the fray for 230 assembly seats, in a largely straight contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. Polling is being held from 7 am to 6…
Kolkata: South Africa suffered yet another defeat in a knockout game of a global event but their performance against Australia in the second World Cup semifinal on Thursday was far from a choke, feels head coach Rob Walter From being a precarious 24/4, South Africa rode on David Miller’s counter-attacking century to post a respectable…
Kuwait City: Manvir Singh struck a late goal as India beat Kuwait 1-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup second-round qualifiers match here on Thursday. Manvir scored with a left-footed shot in the 75th minute as he connected a Lallianzuala Chhangte cross to help India win the match at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium here….
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the bail petition filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the Skill Development Corporation Scam case. The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) was represented by Additional Advocate General (AAG) P Sudhakar Reddy while Senior lawyer Siddarth Luthra argued on behalf…
San Francisco: A day after meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden said he intends to responsibly manage America’s relationship with China. “I’m also intent on responsibly managing the competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, as we talked a little bit about yesterday, President Xi and I….
New Delhi: India on Thursday called on Canada to provide for a conducive environment in line with provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations so that its officials can discharge their duties without any hindrance or security concerns. India’s fresh call to Ottawa came days after certain pro-Khalistani elements in Vancouver attempted to disturb…
New Delhi: The Election Commission is in the process of compiling details of electoral bonds shared by various political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, before submitting them to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover, a poll panel functionary said on Thursday. On November 3, the EC had asked “all such parties” that have…
Kolkata: Five-time champions Australia excelled on the big stage yet again as they pulled off a scrappy three-wicket win to shatter South African dreams and reach their eighth ODI World Cup final here on Thursday. On a testing turner, David Miller absorbed extreme pressure on way to a rearguard 101 and take South Africa to a…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the appeal process against the death sentence handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a Qatari court is under process and it was hopeful of a positive outcome from it. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India is engaged with the Qatari authorities on the matter and…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday announced a visionary ‘Mission 2030’ master plan aimed at boosting the state’s GDP share from the current 12 percent to an ambitious 20 percent through strategic development of the travel and hospitality sector. Speaking at the Tourism Investors Meet (TIM), state Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas highlighted the…
