Kyiv, 19/3: Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country’s west, the defence ministry said. Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first…
Auckland, 19/3: India suffered a six-wicket loss to Australia in a crucial match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup here on Saturday. India, the 2017 edition finalists, failed to defend a total of 277 with Australia overhauling the target, scoring 280 for 4 in 49.3 overs to continue their unbeaten run in…
Chandigarh, 19/3: Ten ministers, including a woman, were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab on Saturday. They were administered the oath by Punjab Governor B L Purohit. Among the 10 ministers, eight are first-time MLAs. The swearing-in ceremony of the Mann’s cabinet was held at the Punjab Raj Bhawan.
Washington DC:US President Joe Biden laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday the “consequences” of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion. The comments came during a nearly two-hour phone call between the leaders of…
New Delhi, 18/3: G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, a day after members of the dissenting group held a flurry of meetings over measures to revamp the party. After the Group of 23 pitched for an “inclusive and collective leadership” in the Congress, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, one…
Ahmedabad, 18/9: The new IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants has suffered a major setback before the start of the tournament. England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the 15th season of IPL 2022 due to injury. Wood has an injury to his right elbow. The upcoming season of IPL will start from…
Chandigarh, 18/3: The Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab will induct ministers into the cabinet on March 19, officials said on Friday. The swearing-in ceremony of Mann’s cabinet will be held at Punjab Raj Bhawan on Saturday at 11 am, they said. Names of Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, Kultar Sandhwan, Saravjit Kaur…
Mumbai, 18/3: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who has triggered a controversy with his latest movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, has been given ‘Y’ category security. Sources said seven to eight CRPF commandos will provide the security cover round the clock because of his increased threat perception after the…
New Delhi, 18/3:Lakshya Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at India Open in January and then reached the finals of German Open last week, notched up an upset 21-16 21-18 win over third seed Antonsen. PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out of the All…
Rourkela, 18/3: As directed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary Shri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Secretary to CM (5T) Shri V K Pandian visited Rourkela to review the progress of work on the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium and other development projects. Upon reaching Rourkela, the team first reviewed the progress of…
