Colombo, ,22/9: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country’s Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes. Dissanayake, 56, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party’s broader front National People’s Power (NPP), defeated his closest rival Sajith Premadasa…
Guwahati, 22/9: A total of 15 people, including three women, have been arrested from across Assam in connection with the banned ULFA(I) “planting explosives at 24 locations to trigger serial blasts” on Independence Day. Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Pranabjyoti Goswami, in a statement, said that the force carried out the operations in collaboration…
Budapest 22/9: The Indian men’s team comprising Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Srinath Narayanan (Captain), have won the gold medal in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The Indian team has secured victory in at least one tie in their match against Slovenia, thereby ensuring the gold medal…
New Delh, 22/8: i: A public interest litigation (PIL) matter has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus. The petition filed by Surjit Singh Yadav, a farmer and the president of the Hindu Sena, has contended that…
Pune, 22/10: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has said they have requested the Supreme Court to treat the two NCP factions equally and just as their party was given a new poll symbol, the same should be followed for the rival group led by Ajit Pawar. The NCP (SP) has sought “natural justice” from the…
New Delhi, 22/9: The name of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was conspicuously missing from the list of the senior Government of India officials who accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his meeting with United States President Joe Biden in Delware . Doval’s counterpart Jake Sullivan was among the US officials who accompanied Biden in…
Chennai, 22/9: Left-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to be Sri Lanka’s new President as he secured about 50 per cent of votes polled in Saturday’s watershed election, the first after the country faced an unprecedented economic crisis in 2022. 55-year-old Anura, popularly known as AKD and perceived to be close to…
New Delhi, 21/9: In a ghastly incident, the dismembered and decomposed body of a 29-year-old woman was found inside the refrigerator of her house in Central Bengaluru on Saturday. Police officers said that they had managed to recover around 28 body parts till the evening. The police identified the deceased as Mahalaskhmi, a native of…
New Delhi, 21/9 Atishi was sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister along with five ministers on Saturday in a low-key function at the Lieutenant Governor’s office, days after Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the top post in a political move aimed at regaining rulling AAP’s perceived sliding fortunes.
Chennai, 21/9: India declared their second innings at 287 for four, setting Bangladesh a daunting 515-run target to win the opening Test, here Saturday. Resuming at 81/3, India continued their domination on day three with comeback-man Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119 not out) completing their centuries with dominant batting. Making a splendid return…
