Dubai, 21/9: It’s taken the T20 Asia Cup 11 days and 12 matches to catch fire. After an elaborate build-up dominated by off-field one-upmanship, the league phase ended in dramatic fashion on Friday in Abu Dhabi, with unfancied Oman putting favourites India through the wringer before going down by 21 runs. Perhaps this is the…
Dubai, 20/10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has once again assigned the high-voltage India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4s game on Sunday to its Elite Panel Match Referee Andy Pycroft despite PCB’s repeated requests to strike him off the roster. “Andy Pycroft is the match referee for Indo-Pak game,” a tournament source told PTI.
New Delhi, ,20/9: GCMMF, which markets dairy items under Amul brand, on Saturday announced reduction of retail prices of more than 700 product packs, including ghee, butter ice cream, bakery and frozen snacks, as it decided to pass on benefits of the GST rate cuts to consumer. The new price will be effective from September…
Bengaluru, 20/9: The Karnataka government on Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Aland voter deletion case. In an order, the Congress government appointed BK Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to lead the SIT.
New Delhi, 20/9: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, the country’s highest recognition in the field of cinema, the I&B ministry announced on Saturday. In a post on X, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the actor, director and producer is being honoured on the recommendation…
Bhubaneswar, 20/9: In a sad piece of news,noted trade union leader and former Odisha MLA George Tirkey died early on Saturday, his family said. He was 67. Tirkey, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here for the last three months due to several health issues, died around 1 am. His last rites will…
Washington, 20/9: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a staggering USD 100,000 annually, the latest in the administrations efforts to crack down on immigration. The Trump administration said that the…
Imphal, ,19/9: An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and at least three were injured when a group of armed men attacked a vehicle of the paramilitary force in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday evening, officials said. The incident took place in the district’s Nambol Sabal Leikai area around 6 pm, they said.
Chatrapur, 19/9: Gopalpur Port through Adani Foundation, under its CSR initiative, has extended valuable support to Government ITI Chatrapur by providing Interactive Panels and an Alkaline RO Water filter machine. This contribution is aimed at strengthening digital learning infrastructure and ensuring access to safe drinking water for both trainers and trainees. An inaugural ceremony…
Singapore, 19/9: Popular singer from Assam Zubeen Garg was killed in a freak accident in Singapore during scuba diving.. The 53-year-old singer, who rose to fame in Bollywood with the song, ‘Ya Ali’ in the movie Gangster: A Love Story was in Singapore to take part in the 4th edition of North East Festival organised…
