Moscow, 4/8: Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has visited the frontline headquarters of the “Centre” army group involved in the Ukrainian conflict, Russian news agencies cited the defence ministry as saying on Friday. Shoigu was briefed by a group commander and thanked officers and troops for “conducting successful operations” near Lyman, Interfax reported….
Melbourne, 4/8: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out of the Australia Open after going down in straight games to USA’s world number 12 Beiwen Zhang in the women’s singles quarterfinals here on Friday. “” Sindhu, who has slipped to world number 17th following a series of early exits, was looking to make her…
Goa, 4/8: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who paid a private visit to Goa, took with him to Delhi a three-month-old Jack Russell Terrier puppy from the coastal state. Gandhi had arrived in Goa on Wednesday night and returned to the national capital on Thursday morning. Shivani Pitre, who runs a dog kennel…
New Delhi, 3/8: With the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg set to discuss admitting new members, India on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” reports that it is opposed to the expansion of the grouping. It is learnt that New Delhi is yet to take a final decision on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s in-person attendance…
Gurugram, 3/8: Muslims here will not offer Friday namaz at any public place or mosques in view of violence that flared up in Nuh, Sohna, and Gurugram earlier in the week, a community leader has announced. Mufti Saleem Qasmi, president of Jamiat Ulama in Gurugram, appealed through a video message to people to…
New Delhi, ,3/8: Amid heated exchanges between the Opposition and the ruling party members over the Manipur issue, Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed some lighter moments when Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge asked Chairman Jagdeep Dhakhar why he is angry to which he responded that he never gets angry as he is married for 45…
New Delhi, 3/8: The government on Thursday imposed import restrictions on laptops, tablets, and certain type of computers with immediate effect, a move that will curtail inbound shipments of these goods from countries like China and boost domestic manufacturing. Importers of these items would now have to seek permission or license from the government for…
Kolkata, 3/8: Former India batsman Manoj Tiwary on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains to a very unique career. “” Tiwary, who played 12 ODIs and three T20Is between 2008 and 2015, ventured into politics even while he remained an active cricketer, and became a minister of state for…
Berhampur, 3/8: Doctors at a government-run veterinary hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur have removed plastic bags weighing around 30 kg from the stomach of a cow. It took a four-hour long operation for a team of veterinary doctors, led by Satya Narayan Kar, to remove the undigested polythene bags from the stomach of the…
Tokyo, 3/8: Some 166,000 households in southwestern Japan’s Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures were out of power Thursday morning as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun continued to bring heavy rain and gusty winds, prolonging the damage potential. The storm in the East China Sea was heading northwest at a slow speed with gusts 222 kph (138…
