Hyderabad: Renowned Assamese poet Nilim Kumar has been selected for the prestigious ‘Viswambhara’ National Award for 2024, instituted by the Suseela Narayana Reddy Trust in memory of legendary poet and Jnanpith awardee Dr. C. Narayana Reddy. The award, which carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, a memento, and a citation, will be conferred during…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court administration has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, requesting immediate steps to vacate Bungalow number 5, Krishna Menon Marg- currently occupied by former Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud. The letter, dated July 1 (Tuesday), highlights that both the standard post-retirement retention period and the extended…
Bengaluru: India will mount a “strategic” bid for both the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships when the process begins later this year, hoping to get the hosting right of one of the two editions of the showpiece, national federation spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla said on Sunday. World Athletics, the sport’s governing body, will announce the…
New Delhi: India needs an average nominal GDP growth rate of 10 per cent annually to achieve the government’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, CII President Rajiv Memani said. Nominal GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country, measured using current market prices, without adjusting for inflation, unlike real…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended warm wishes to the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday, and said he has been an enduring symbol of love, compassion, patience, and moral discipline. Modi said on X, “I join 1.4 billion Indians in extending our warmest wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on…
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Sunday claimed several MPs and MLAs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were in touch with him and that people do not trust Uddhav Thackeray’s leadership. Mahajan alleged Thackeray was a palatibahaddar” (one who makes a u-turn) and his conduct was immature, amid the controversy over…
Birmingham: In a touching gesture, dashing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has gifted an autographed bat to Ravi, a visually impaired child, who cherished the dream of meeting the Indian batting star. A hardcore cricket fan, Ravi has been following the Indian team from the Leeds Test against England, hoping to meet Jaiswal, and it finally came…
Rio De Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived here for a four-day visit, during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS Summit and undertake a state visit. The prime minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon his arrival at the Galeao International Airport on Saturday evening (local time). This is the fourth leg…
Buenos Aires: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday agreed to diversify India-Argentina trade basket and vowed to expand cooperation in a range of critical areas such as defence, security, energy and minerals. In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders emphasised boosting defence cooperation between the two countries as it will…
Birmingham: India’s bowling performance was under scrutiny after a disappointing performance in the first Test at Headingley. However, in the second Test, in the absence of their star pacer Jasprid Bumrah, the Shubman Gill-led side stepped up with the ball and delivered a phenomenal performance. In the first innings, six of England’s batters registered a…
