Bridgetown: After a wait of 13 years, India has finally lifted the World Cup trophy for the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup. Skipper Rohit Sharma and ace player Virat Kohli, veterans of the game who have played the sport for over a decade now, add another feather to their already decorated cap. This,…
Bridgetown: India’s agonising 11-year wait for a global title was brought to an end by Virat Kohli’s ingenuity and Rohit Sharma’s inspirational captaincy as the star-studded team outwitted eternal bridesmaids South Africa by seven runs in a see-saw final to lift its second T20 World Cup trophy here on Saturday. Kohli, who was part of…
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday slammed the BJP for allegedly hatching a conspiracy against him and claimed that the saffron party will be wiped out from the state after the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing JMM workers at his residence, Soren said there would be a “revolt against those who plotted the…
Chandigarh: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday slammed the Congress, saying it wants to run away from a discussion in Parliament over the NEET exam issue. His remark came a day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a “respectful” and good discussion in…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday told the Assembly that the onus on the hooch tragedy will be on district police superintendent and local police official and accused the opposition AIADMK of raising the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy to conceal its dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections and crisis within that…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Qatar on Sunday to hold talks with Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani with a focus on exploring ways to expand bilateral cooperation in areas of trade, investment and energy. Jaishankar’s visit comes four-and-half months after Qatar released eight former Indian Navy…
Warangal: State Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has promised to develop Warangal to the same level as Hyderabad. On Saturday, he instructed officials to take necessary steps to establish Warangal as a heritage city. He urged them to expedite the land acquisition process for both the Inner and Outer Ring Roads and requested a detailed…
New Delhi: The Modi government is committed to ensuring a safe, smooth and pleasant pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath and is making all possible arrangements to ensure that devotees do not face any inconvenience, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday as the first batch…
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday sought 14 days judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam, saying his incarceration was required in the “interest of the investigation and justice”. Special Judge Sunena Sharma reserved the order on the plea after Kejriwal was produced in…
Virudhunagar: Four workers were killed and another person was injured on Saturday following an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit near here, police said. The workers were killed on the spot and the cause for the explosion and blaze is suspected to be mishandling the chemical ingredients, the raw materials, that go into the making…
