Kolkata, 10/5: There is speculation that Dona Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and wife of former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly, may become a member of the Rajya Sabha nominated by the President. This round of speculation has started after Union Home Minister Amit Shah had dinner at…
Geneva,24/9: India has said Pakistan should focus on building its economy and improving its human rights record instead of harbouring terrorists and bombing its own people, in an apparent reference to the killing of 24 people in an explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Kshitij Tyagi, Counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva, also slammed the Pakistan…
Bengaluru, 26/8: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday offered an apology for reciting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) prayer in the Assembly while maintaining that it was not a mistake and slamming his detractors for questioning his loyalty towards Congress . I don’t want to hurt anyone. My life is to serve others, not…
New Delhi, 17/4: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Monday its order on a plea seeking cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana is likely to pronounce its verdict at 10.30…
Doda: Three youths were found dead in a guest house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah on Wednesday evening, police said. The trio had come to Bhaderwah to celebrate the new year.The deceased were identified as Mukesh Singh (39), Ashutosh Singh, and Sunny Choudhary, all residents of Jammu.The police were alerted after one of the deceased did…
London, 15/7Keir Starmer ended his final Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session on Wednesday with an emotional farewell at the lower house of the UK Parliament Starmer said that he was leaving UK “in a better place than he found it”, and received standing ovation from the government benches as he ended his speech. Starmer had…
Bengaluru, 26/10: Sri Lanka defeated defending champions England by eight wickets in a World Cup match here on Thursday. With the loss, England are all but out of contention for a semifinal spot. England’s decision to bat first backfired as they were bundled out for 156 in 33.2 overs. After making a rapid start with…
Chandigarh, 20/9: After the surprise announcement of the name of Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit leader, for the Chief Minister’s post in Punjab, the Congress looks at the larger aim of Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh which are also going to polls early next year. Rahul Gandhi, after the announcement of the new Chief Minister’s name,…
New Delhi, 14/2: With Rajiv Kumar’s tenure as Chief Election Commissioner ending in days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee will meet here on Monday (February 17) to choose a new head for the poll body. The high-level panel includes Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and would…
Chandigarh, 2/1: Days after retiring from all forms of cricket, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has dropped a bombshell by claiming that some Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials and former skipper MS Dhoni were responsible for his ouster from the national team. For a long period of time, Harbhajan reigned supreme…
