Bharatpur, 28/1: An aircraft crashed in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Saturday, police said. Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said the aircraft crashed in an open field in the Ucchain area of the city. However, it was not immediately clear whether it was a helicopter or a plane. It was also not known…
New Delhi, 27/1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a swipe at critics of the government’s handling of economy, saying his dispensation was mocked as full of “average” talents but the same India considered “average” is now shining in the world and seen as a ray of hope in the post-pandemic era. Interacting with…
Dubai, 26/1: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named as winner of the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2022 award, winning the coveted honour for the second year in a row. He had competition from Australia’s leg-spinner Adam Zampa, West Indies’ opener Shai Hope and Zimbabwe’s off-spin all-rounder Sikandar Raza. Azam played…
New Delhi, 25/1Jamia Milia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar on Wednesday called SFI “a small student group with no following” and accused it of disturbing peace on the campus as the group announced screening of a recent BBC documentary on 2002 Godhra riots on campus. We do not want any disturbance on the campus. We desire…
Mumbai, 25/1: The bidding of teams for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) on Wednesday saw bids worth Rs 4,669.99 crore, surpassing the record set by Men’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The Adani Group won the Ahmedabad team with the bid of Rs 1,289 crore, while Reliance…
New Delhi, 24/1: The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult them before forming the oversight committee that will probe charges against the sports administrator. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had announced on Monday that a five-member oversight…
New Delhi, 24/1: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House was adjourned on Tuesday without electing mayor and deputy mayor amid a ruckus by some councillors. After the oath of aldermen and elected councillors, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes during which a number of BJP councillors started moving into the House, chanted…
New Delhi,24/1: Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and the neighbouring region on Tuesday afternoon.As per National Seismological Centre, the tremors were felt as an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolted Nepal. The quake was at a depth of 10 km and was about 63 km to the northwest of Nepal’s Jumla district,…
Ahmedabad, 24/1: Observing that cows are “significant” for resolving problems plaguing the world, a Gujarat judge sentenced a 22-year-old Maharashtra man to life imprisonment as he was was guilty of illegal cow transportation. The sessions court judge in Gujarat’s Tapi district stressed on the need to protect cows in the country, claimed in…
New Delhi, 23/1: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the goals of his right-wing organisation and that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are similar – making India a great nation. His comment comes amid the criticism that the ideologies of the RSS and the freedom fighter are not the same. Critics…
