Kerala, 23/10: Armed with a recent Supreme Court order quashing appointment of the vice chancellor (VCs) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University here for being contrary to UGC regulations, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday sought resignations of VCs of nine varsities in the state. The nine VCs include that of the APJ Abdul…
Telangana, 23/10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Telangana on Sunday, at a time a crucial bypoll is testing the party’s standing in the state. Despite the Congress-led UPA-II government realising the long-awaited statehood for the region that was part of united Andhra Pradesh before, the grand old party has not…
Melbourne, 23/10: Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game here on Sunday. Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight. India completed the chase in the last ball,…
New Delhi, 23/10: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned why people, who are worried due to inflation, should not get access to free education and treatment, and said by calling such things free “revadi”, the common man should not be insulted. Kejriwal tweeted a media report in which Prime Minister Narendra…
Bangalore, 23/10: A video of the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development department of Karnataka, V Somanna, slapping a woman at Hangala village in Gundlupet taluk went viral on social media. The incident occurred when the woman had come to share her grievance during a title distribution programme at Hangala, which the minister…
Melbourne, 23/10: India won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan, in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Sunday. The arch-rivals are pooled together in a group consisting of South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Thousands of fans from both countries have crisscrossed the…
Melbourne, 23/10: Its unblemished record of success against the arch-rivals at the marquee ICC events a thing of the past, a hurt Indian team will be desperate for revenge against a high-quality Pakistan side in a sell-out Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday. While rain is threatening to…
Beijing, 23/10: Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday, state media reported, after a Communist Party Congress in which he cemented his position as the nation’s most influential leader since founder Mao Zedong. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elected Xi as its general secretary for…
