Multan, 30/8: Skipper Babar Azam hit a delightful 151 while Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century to power Pakistan to 342 for six against Nepal in the Asia Cup opener here on Wednesday. Babar (151 off 130) was involved in two crucial partnerships after a sedate start — first stitching 86 runs with Mohammad…
Nuh, 30/8: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, arrested in connection with communal clashes in Nuh earlier in the month, was granted bail by a court on Wednesday, police said. Bittu Bajrangi was sent to a 14-day judicial custody on August 17 after he was produced in a Nuh court. He was lodged at the Neemka jail…
New Delhi, ,30/8: Two Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Wednesday pitched for Arvind Kejriwal as the prime ministerial candidate for the opposition I,N.D.I.A bloc, saying that as Delhi chief minister he has given a model that the whole country can benefit from. Hours later, Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi clarified that Kejriwal does not have aspirations…
Pune,30/8: Four members of a family, including two minors, were killed after a fire broke out at an electric hardware shop in Pimpri Chinchwad town of Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The incident took place at 5.25 am in the shop located in Pooja Heights building at Purna Nagar in Chikhli…
New Delhi, 30/8: The government has decided to allow Singapore to import rice from India, relaxing the ban it had imposed on the export of the grain in July. India has decided to allow the export of rice to meet the food security requirements of Singapore, Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External…
Kashmir, 29/8: The Union government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Union Territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a “permanent thing” while Ladakh will remain so for some times. The Centre’s counsel, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, sought time till August 31 to further clarify its stand after seeking instructions at the…
Bhubaneswar, 29/8: As per the direction of Chief Minister Sh Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM (5T) Sh. V.K. Pandian today visited Jajpur district and interacted with the Mission Shakti Groups and Colleges students. Sh. Pandian discussed with the Mission Shakti groups on their activities and support required for transforming the SHGs into SMEs. He…
Angul, 29/8: The Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) me ineting for Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s Utkal B1 & B2 Coal Mines was held here today under the Chairmanship of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) Shri Dr Suresh Chandra Dalai, IAS. Angul’ Collector and District Magistrate Mr Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS, Superintendent of…
New Delhi, 29/8: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday nominated former home minister and Congress member P Chidambaram to the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. Chidambaram’s nomination comes in the wake of the retirement of Congress member P Bhattacharya from Rajya Sabha. The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs is currently looking into…
New Delhi, 29/8: The Union Cabinet has approved an additional subsidy of Rs 200 per LPG cylinder under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur announced on Tuesday after a meeting. subsidy for ujjwala beneficiaries now stands at rs 400 per lpg cylinder, thakur said. according to a report by cnbc-tv18, the…
