Egypt, 17/6: Top-ranked Egypt defeated Malaysia 2-1 in the final to emerge champion in the SDAT WSF Squash World Cup here on Saturday. “” In a thrilling final, Egypt fought their way back from 1-0 down to win 2-1, thanks to victories for young stars Aly Abou Eleinen and Fayrouz Aboelkheir. Second-seeded India…
Kolkatta, 17/6: West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose on Saturday said he has an “excellent working relationship” with the Mamata Banerjee government despite “agreements and disagreements.” Bose said there have been discussions between him and the state government on sensitive issues, but every time they were held “respecting each other’s turf”. In…
Sindh, 17/6: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh on Saturday lifted all restrictions, including going into the open sea, after Cyclone Biparjoy spared the province and its capital Karachi. The Sindh government had evacuated some 80,000 people from the coastal areas of the province. The cyclone made landfall near the Gujarat coast on Friday…
Bhubaneswar, 17/6:Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik has approved today Rs. 225.53 Crores in the third and last phase in favour of 36 Urban Local Bodies covering 10 Districts of Northern RDC Division under the State funded flagship Scheme MUKTA for the financial Year 2023-24. The districts covered are Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur,…
New Delhi, 17/6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kutch and Jakhau port in Gujarat on Saturday to take stock of the situation in areas affected by Cyclone Biparjoy, officials said. He will also hold a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and senior officers. The home minister will visit Kutch…
Imphal, 17/6: Two civilians were injured as mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal town and attempts were made to torch the houses of BJP leaders, officials said on SaturdayIn separate incidents, automatic gunfire was reported from Kwakta in the Bishnupur district of Manipur and Kangvai in the Churachandpur district through the night. …
Manipur, 16/6: Supplies of essential items including baby food and medicines and movement of security forces have been hit in several areas of Manipur because of blockades of both the National Highway leading to the state by tribals as well as at least six arterial roads by women-led vigilante groups. Sources added that in the…
New Delhi, 14/6:Opposition on Wednesday rallied behind DMK after the arrest of its minister V Senthil Balaji with parties strongly condemning the action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and describing it as “political harassment and vendetta” by the Modi government. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said none of them in the Opposition would be intimidated by…
New Delhi, 13/6: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections to be held on July 6, the returning officer announced in a notification, PTI reported. Sports Minister Thakur had assured the wresters that the government will not allow any of the family member or associates of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to contest elections,…
New Delhi, 13/6: The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will ask bike-taxi aggregators to stop operations in the national capital till a policy is notified, a day after the Supreme Court stayed a High Court order that had allowed them to ply. Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra said the government will write to aggregators and…
