Islamabad, 5/2: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stood by his government’s decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India, terming it appropriate, adding that it was a “considered stance” to support Bangladesh. We have taken a very clear stand on the T20 World Cup that we won’t play the match against India because…
New Delhi, 5/2: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that India and United States are likely to finalise and sign a joint statement on bilateral trade deal in 4-5 days. Legal text of first tranche of India-US trade agreement likely by mid-March, Goyal added. After the joint statement is signed, the US will come…
A police constable was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the nayagarh Reserve Police campus on Thursday, triggering shock among fellow personnel and raising questions over the circumstances leading to his death. The body was recovered from the roof of the Reserve Police barracks during the early hours of the morning. The deceased has been identified as Sunil Sethi,…
Rairangpur, 5/2: President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Convention Centre at Rairangpur, Odisha, in a programme organized by the State Government. The Convention Centre is being constructed with financial support from NTPC as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. This project reflects NTPC’s…
Jajpur, 5/2: In a shocking development, the Chennai Central Express derailed near Jakhapura railway station in Jajpur district on Thursday, with three coaches slipping off the tracks. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported, according to the East Coast Railway. “A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai–New Jalpaiguri (MAS–NJP) Express occurred at 08:51 hrs…
New Delhi, 4/2: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre if there was any possibility for the government to relook at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk considering his health condition. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale observed that Wangchuk’s health report was not good and asked Additional Solicitor…
Moscow, 4/2:Russia on Wednesday said that there is no reason for it to believe that India had changed its approach to Russian oil imports after a trade deal between New Delhi and the United States. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing that oil trade was beneficial to both the countries and…
Guwahati, 4/2: Yumnam Khemchand Singh, a two-time MLA belonging to Meitei community, took oath as new Chief Minister of Manipur on Wednesday evening, hours after nearly a year-long President’s Rule was revoked in the strife-torn state. Nemcha Kipgen, a woman Kuki MLA, took oath online from Manipur Bhawan, New Delhi as deputy CM while Losii…
New Delhi, 4/2: : Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Ravneet Bittu, a former Congress MP, on Wednesday were engaged in a verbal duel during a protest by suspended MPs in the Parliament House, with the former calling the latter retorting with a “desh ke dushman” (enemy of…
New Delhi, 4/2: With Manipur all set to get a new government, President’s rule in the state was revoked on Wednesday. The move comes hours ahead of the new government taking shape in the northeastern state with leader of NDA legislature party Y Khemchand Singh to be the new chief minister.
