Bengaluru: Sarfaraz Khan struck a majestic 150 while Rishabh Pant made a brisk 99 as India were all out for 462 in their second innings, setting New Zealand a target of 107 on day four of the opening Test here on Saturday. Just when New Zealand came out to bat late in the final session,…
Bhopal: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday asserted that India’s road infrastructure will be better than that of America in the coming time, underscoring that efficient highways, waterways and railways can lower logistics costs and boost the economy. He also took potshots at consultants making detailed project reports (DPR) for roads, saying they prepare this…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar was on Saturday detained by the police for staging a dharna here to express solidarity with aspirants of TSPSC Group 1 services, who are seeking postponement of the Mains exam. Sanjay Kumar, Union Minister of State for Home, took out a ‘Chalo Secretariat’ rally after meeting the aspirants at…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital to end their fast-unto-death, stating that most of their demands have been addressed while rejecting their insistence on removing the state health secretary. Speaking to the doctors over the phone…
The recent bail of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendra Jain, following the earlier release of party heavyweights Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, has set off a storm in Indian politics. With assembly elections looming large, these judicial decisions could prove to be a massive advantage for AAP while delivering a significant blow to their…
Lucknow/Bahraich (UP): Shopkeepers in Bahraich scrambled to salvage their goods on Saturday, apprehending a demolition drive by the authorities. According to a local lawmaker, the Public Works Department has served notices to 23 establishments – 20 of them belonging to Muslims — to vacate property. The crackdown comes days after a 22-year-old Hindu man was…
Panaji: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the role of the Supreme Court as a people’s court must be preserved for the future, but it does not mean that it has to fulfil the role of an Opposition in Parliament. He said one is entitled to criticise the court for the…
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain on Saturday said his future political responsibilities will be decided by the party and its convener Arvind Kejriwal. The former Delhi Health minister was on Friday night released from Tihar jail after spending 18 months in the prison in a money laundering case. “I will do whatever our…
Sydney: Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt. Islands are also centres of species diversity. It has long been speculated that islands support exceptionally high amounts of global biodiversity, but the true extent was unknown until now. In world-first research published…
Toronto: Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” after Canada named the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader. Joly said the government would not tolerate any diplomats who contravene…
