Sydney: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of the Australian Open Super 500 with a gritty three-game win over world number six Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, here Saturday. Showing mental toughness, Lakshya recovered from an opening-game setback and saved three match points in the second game to register…
New Delhi: Ten judges from the Scheduled Caste category, eleven from Other Backward Classes, and Backward Classes were appointed to different high courts of the country during Chief Justice of India BR Gavai’s tenure of around six months. Justice Gavai, who is the country’s first Buddhist and second Dalit CJI, headed the three-member collegium of…
Dharamsala/Hamirpur: For the people of Patiyalkar, a sleepy village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, the news of the death of local hero Namansh Syal – the IAF Wing Commander killed after a Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Saturday – is yet to sink in. For most…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday warmly welcomed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he reached the venue for the G20 Leaders’ Summit here. Modi arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base (AFB) in Gauteng on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Friday for the Summit hosted by South Africa. “Working together for…
Prayagraj: The Magh Mela to be held in Prayagraj next year is expected to draw about 15 crore pilgrims, and will cover an 800-hectare area, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday after reviewing preparations on the ground. Adityanath said, “We aim to ensure the Magh Mela is conducted with full grandeur and…
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh): President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said that revered spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba inspired millions of people to follow the path of service. Addressing the birth centenary celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathyasai district, the President said Sathya Sai Baba propagated the belief that ‘Service to Mankind…
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh): (Nov 22) President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday participated in the birth centenary celebrations of late spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba here. She arrived at Sri Sathya Sai airport in Puttaparthi around 11 am and was received by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and other dignitaries. Later, they attended a…
Jammu: (Nov 22) The Centre has approved an increase in the number of person-days provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to 150 for Jammu and Kashmir, a move welcomed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare had recommended extending the benefit of additional employment of 50…
Bengaluru: A case of electoral fraud has been registered by police here following a complaint alleging large-scale inclusion of fake voters in the Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency voter rolls in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to the FIR, the complainant, Y Vinoda (39), resident of Nallurhalli in Bengaluru, alleged that unidentified officials…
Thiruvanthapuram: A case has been registered after a fake video of the Chief Election Commissioner related to the local body election in Kerala circulated on social media platforms, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered a case after the fake video was found during cyber patrolling operations on Friday. Police…
