New Delhi, 8/6: BJP on Sunday night announced a candidate for Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, virtually signalling the end of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s Parliamentary innings. It also forced a contest in Madhya Pradesh by fielding a third candidate — Mahesh Kewat — putting the fate of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan hanging…
New Delhi, 8/6: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi described the hike in gas cylinder prices as “inevitable” given the prevailing global situation and said that the Centre also feels “very sad and sorry” about it.The price of domestic cooking gas LPG has been raised by Rs 29 per cylinder as state-owned fuel retailers continue to grapple…
Paris, 7/6: It was not Russian roulette, but a Deutsche one, as Germany’s Alexander Zverev won his maiden Grand Slam title, beating unheralded Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 in the men’s singles final at the Parisian clay on Sunday (June 7).Zverev had lost three Grand Slam finals in his career, but literally…
Kathmandu, 6/6: Nepal wants to resolve its border dispute with India through existing bilateral mechanisms as “no problem is too large and complex” when both sides engage with an open heart, rational mind and mutual respect, Nepal Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Sunday, effectively backing New Delhi’s position against any third-party involvement in the…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 7/6: It is the responsibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign for exam-related lapses, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said here on Sunday. Addressing a press conference a day after his newly-formed outfit held a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital seeking…
Bengaluru, 7/6: In its first major transfer, the newly formed DK Shivakumar-led Congress government has appointed senior IPS officer Pronab Mohanty as the chief of the Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The government issued the notification on Sunday, transferring Mohanty from his current role as Director General of Police (DGP), Internal Security Division, to DGP,…
New Delhi, 7/6: Top leaders of 23 parties will gather in the national capital on Monday for a meeting of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc – the first after December 2023 – to discuss future course of action, amid strains in the Opposition with DMK opting out of the meeting and CPI(M) asking Congress to clear the…
Mumbai, 7/6: With a record breaking season that included 72 sixes, 776 runs and five tournament awards in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), an Indian call up was not unexpected for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. At 15 years, the southpaw became the youngest-ever to be selected in the senior Indian men’s team when he was…
New Delhi,7/6: The price of domestic LPG has been increased by Rs 29 a cylinder. This is the second price hike in the past three months as state-owned fuel retailers face continued pressure from high global energy costs amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. The latest revision comes after the price was increased by Rs…
New Delhi, 6/6: Cricketer Bhupen Lalwani, weightlifter Ajith Narayana, who had won two bronzes in the recent Asian Championships in Gandhinagar, and wrestler Sahil Jaglan, who took part in Asian Games trials a few days ago, were among several athletes handed provisional suspension by the NADA for failing dope tests.Women’s 1500m national record holder KM…
