New Delhi: Former India captain and country’s greatest ever left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi died on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 77 years old and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha. Born in Amritsar in 1946, Bedi played 67 Tests for India and took 266 wickets with 14 five wicket…
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday rubbished reports of discord and infighting in the national team, competing in the World Cup in India. In a press release, the PCB strongly denied recent speculations about any internal discord in the Babar Azam-led side. The PCB has been forced to act after increasing rumours about disunity in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former Rajasthan chief minister and vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on his 100th birth anniversary, saying India will always be grateful to him for his exemplary leadership and efforts towards its progress. “Today is a very special day – it is the 100th birth anniversary…
Kathmandu: A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude rocked Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and damaged 20 houses on Sunday, spreading panic among people and bringing back the painful memories of 2015 when a devastating quake killed about 9,000 people. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with its epicentre in Dhading district was recorded…
New Delhi: Any expectation that conflicts and terrorism can be contained in their impact is no longer tenable, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. In an address at an event, Jaishankar, delving into geopolitical upheavals witnessing the world, said the ripple impact of what is taking place in the Middle East right now…
Bhopal: Supporters of poll aspirants from the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh who have failed to get tickets staged protests in different parts of the state on even as both parties tried to downplay the resentment. The BJP has so far declared candidates for 228 out of the total 230 seats, while the…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang on Tuesday, sources in the security establishment said. The defence minister is also set to perform “Shastra Puja” (worship of weapons) in Tawang, they said. Singh’s decision to celebrate Dussehra with the soldiers at the…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government’s recent orders asking officials to “showcase” the achievements of the last nine years would lead to “politicisation” of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on October 18 that,…
New Delhi: In collaboration with the states, the Centre will reassess the vulnerability of all glacial lakes in the country through ground surveys and establish a monitoring system to disseminate information about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to government sources. This decision follows the devastating floods caused by the Lhonak lake outburst in Sikkim…
New Delhi: Three Lok Sabha MPs, including its former Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, figured on Sunday in the BJP’s first list of 52 candidates for the November 30 state assembly polls. The BJP has also given ticket to its firebrand Hindutva leader T Raja Singh from his Goshamahal seat after revoking his suspension, effected last…
