Melbourne, 16/8: Bangladesh chased down 57 runs to complete a landmark nine-wicket victory over Australia in the series-opener in Darwin on Sunday in one of test cricket’s greatest upsets. Mominul Haque cut Beau Webster to the fence for the winning runs to seal Bangladesh’s first test win in Australia within four days in stifling heat…
Kolkatta, 16/8: Former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning. A purported suicide note was recovered from the party office located near his residence in Hattala Para in Rampurhat, according to a PTI report quoting police sources….
Bengaluru, 15/8: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah, who had some in his party worried with his reticence since stepping down as chief minister two months ago, said Saturday that he was only quiet, but certainly not silent.Siddaramaiah was speaking to reporters after garlanding the statue of freedom martyr Sangolli Rayanna. Asked about him having gone silent,…
NEW DELHI, 15/8: Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra has apologised to law students after facing sharp criticism over his directions against NALSAR students. In a letter issued on Independence Day, Mishra said he regretted if any of his words or communications linked to the controversy had hurt the sentiments of law…
New Delhi, 15/8: The BJP on Saturday accused senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to singing the full version of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day event. Congress, on the other hand, has denied the allegation, insisting that there was no attempt to stop the recital of the full version of the national…
New Delhi, 15/8: ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung in full during independence day celebrations at ‘Indira Bhavan’, the Congress headquarters, on Saturday in discordance with the party’s stand and despite top leaders’ like Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi instructing to stop rendition. Leaders of Opposition Kharge (Rajya Sabha) and Rahul Gandhi (Lok Sabha) skipped the official…
Srinagar, 15/8: Asserting that the historic decision taken by National Conference leaders 80 years ago to accede to India was the “right decision,” Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday renewed his pitch for the restoration of special status and statehood to the region, terming it essential for upholding the nation’s federal structure….
New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned the country about the intellectual Naxals (dimagi Naxals) who have allegedly entrenched themselves in the system and continue to pose a threat to society by manipulating policies, urging the society to identify and isolate them. Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the…
New Delhi, 14: 8: “You must be tired of fighting. Think of restoring peace and making roads and highways functional,” the Supreme Court on Friday told the Kuki and Meitei communities who have been engaged in ethnic violence in Manipur for more than three years. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands displaced…
Galle, 14/8: The intermittent sharp showers and gentle sea breeze sweeping across the Galle International Cricket Stadium offer only temporary relief from the oppressive heat and humidiy. As beautiful as Sri Lanka is, its tropical weather can be unforgiving. The conditions, therefore, could pose as much of a challenge to India as an inexperienced but…
