Nirmala Sitharaman carries digital tablet in traditional ‘bahi-khata’ pouch ahead of presentation

Mumbai, 23/7: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday carrying the digital tablet wrapped in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch as she headed to Parliament to present the Union Budget 2024 in a paperless format just like the previous years. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed for the traditional picture along with her team outside the Finance…

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INS Brahmaputra damaged, one sailor missing in Mumbai dockyard fire

Mumbai, 22/7: Indian Navy’s frontline frigate INS Brahmaputra was severely damaged and listed in an incident of major fire while under repair at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai. One junior sailor on board was reported missing. The fire started on Sunday evening and was brought under control on Monday morning, according to Indian Navy officials….

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Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested in Dubai over defamation complaint by former manager

Islamabad, ,22)7: Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested by Dubai police over a defamation complaint by his former manager Salman Ahmed, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday, quoting Pakistan’s Geo News. According to the ANI report, Rahat and his former manager Ahmed had some longstanding dispute due to which, Ahmed submitted complaints against…

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Valmiki scam: Ex-Congress minister B Nagendra sent to judicial custody

Bengaluru 22/7: A special court on Monday sent ex-Congress minister B Nagendra arrested in the alleged multi-crore scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation to judicial custody for 14 days. Nagendra will remain in jail till August 4. Nagendra was produced before the court on Monday morning after his extended custody with…

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Expect Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to be available for most games: Gautam Gambhir in first presser as coach

Mumbai, 22/7:India men’s cricket team’s newly appointed coach Gautam Gambhir expressed relief over what he said that he is “happy with BCCI for they have given me most things that I asked for”. Referring to the Indian cricket team’s Sri Lanka tour, Gambhir was quoted by PTI as saying: “Will get to know exact support…

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Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Newport, 21/7: Legendary Indian tennis players, Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj, the heroes of many a historic triumph transcending generations, on Sunday became the first two exponents of the sport from Asia to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame. Paes, 51, whose list of achievements include the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games men’s singles…

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