Mumbai: His hero applauded, his wife blew kisses, and football royalty watched in disbelief a packed crowd going bonkers, as Virat Kohli caressed his way into the record books with another significant cricketing milestone. The occasion was huge — a World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at an iconic venue — and Kohli came up…
Thiruvananthapuram: In an escalating conflict between the Left government in Kerala and the BJP-ruled Centre, the state administration on Wednesday labeled as “unconstitutional” a new condition introduced by the union government for the distribution of grants approved by the financial commission for local bodies. “The central government, at the last moment and without the Finance…
Macherla (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Varikapudisela lift irrigation project at Macherla in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu District, which is to be built at a cost of Rs 340 crore. The chief minister said the project aims to irrigate 1.25 lakh acres of…
Indore: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said his party will form government in at least four states in the upcoming assembly polls and that would be a clear indication as to which way the wind is blowing for the 2024 general elections. He also brushed aside talk of cracks in the INDIA bloc over…
Bengaluru: Software icon N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called for spending USD one billion a year to train school teachers by 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and from India in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) This course alone is not sufficient, Murthy said. “We must show much respect and…
Doda: At least 36 people were killed and 19 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-foot gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, officials said. The bus bearing registration number JK02CN-6555 was reportedly carrying around 40 passengers, the officials said, adding that it skidded…
Bengaluru: Newly-appointed Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday formally assumed charge at the party office here and set a target to win all Lok Sabha seats in the state in next year’s elections. Former Chief Ministers B S Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai, and D V Sadananda Gowda and senior party leaders were present in a…
Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to tribal icon Birsa Munda in Ranchi on his birth anniversary. He paid floral tributes to the 25-foot tall statue of the icon at the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park-cum-Freedom Fighter Museum, situated at the Old Central Jail where he had breathed his last on June…
New Delhi: India is in the process of procuring a batch of Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles from Russia to bolster the combat capability of the Army units deployed in various sensitive forward locations, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. India is also looking at production of the Russian missile systems in the country under…
Lucknow/Mumbai: Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy died due to a cardiorespiratory arrest at a private hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to a company statement. He was 75. Having created a huge business empire across retail, real estate and financial services sectors, Roy was at the centre of a huge controversy and…
