The G4 countries – Brazil, India, Japan and Germany – on Wednesday expressed disappointment at attempts to derail reforms of the United Nations and called for text-based negotiations within a fixed timeframe to revamp the world body. The foreign ministers of the four countries, during a virtual meeting during the […]
Rohit Sharma becomes 4th batsman to hit 200 sixes in IPL
Rohit Sharma came into the match against Kolkata Knight Riders knowing his team needed a big score from him to get their campaign back on track and he didn’t disappoint. After being put into bat by KKR, Rohit announced his intentions early by hitting the last ball of the opening […]
CBI files case against former Viswa Bharti V-C Sushanta Dattagupta
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a case against former Vice Chancellor of Viswa Bharti University, Sushanta Dattagupta, for alleged financial irregularities during his tenure. Dattagupta was sacked by the President in 2016. This was the first incident of the sacking of the V-C of a central […]
Elephant electrocuted in Chhattisgarh, 9th death in last four months
A wild elephant got electrocuted in Chhattisgarh after coming in contact with a live electrical wire in Dharamjaigarh forest division of Raigarh district on Wednesday. The elephant’s carcass was recovered from a farm at Medharmar village, a senior forest official said. The owner of the farm had laid live wires […]
Bengali, Mizo groups protest against settlement of Bru migrants in Tripura
The joint action committee (JAC) comprising local Bengali and Mizo-based organizations of Kanchanpur in North Tripura district on Tuesday held dawn-to-dusk strike protesting against permanent rehabilitation of Bru migrants in Kanchanpur. The Bru migrants have been staying at six relief camps located at Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub divisions in North […]
Rajnath Singh congratulates DRDO for successfully testing anti tank missile
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully test firing its Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM). “Congratulations to @DRDO_India for successfully conducting test firing of Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. India is […]
Pakistan’s 39-yr-old NSA a key player in army’s Gilgit move that suits China
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has fronted Pakistan’s exercise to create a province in disputed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the occupied Northern Areas, holding a quiet meeting with the country’s politicians on the topic before a minister went public with Islamabad’s plans last week. But the army, people familiar with the […]
UN unearths record low temperature for Northern Hemisphere
For all the recent talk of global warming, climate historians hunting for past temperature extremes have unearthed what the UN weather agency calls a new record low in the Northern Hemisphere — nearly -70 degrees Celsius (-93 F) was recorded almost three decades ago in Greenland. The World Meteorological Organizations […]
‘No coercive action intended’: Delhi Assembly on summoning FB India head
The Delhi Assembly told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Facebook India’s vice president and managing director Ajit Mohan was not summoned as an accused and that no coercive action was intended against the company. The court was hearing a petition filed by Facebook India and Mohan against the notice […]
Master director Lokesh says the film will only release in theatres
Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj on Wednesday confirmed that his upcoming Tamil film Master, starring Vijay in the lead, will only release in theatres as opposed to recent rumours about the film skipping theatrical release and heading directly to an OTT platform. Talking to reporters in Coimbatore, Lokesh said that Master will release […]
Covid-19 pandemic: Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina due to rising coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended air travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, people with travel history to any of the mentioned countries 14 days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom, have also been barred. “Suspending travel to […]
RajyaSabha adjourns sine die; second-shortest monsoon session so far
With the passage of 25 bills and introduction of six others, Rajya Sabha sittings were productive during the monsoon session that was held amid the Covid-19 pandemic and adjourned sine die on Wednesday. This was also the second-shortest monsoon session of the Upper House since 1952. Instead of the scheduled […]
Jharkhand education minister gifts cars to class 10th, 12th state toppers
Jharkhand education and literacy department minister Jagarnath Mahto on Wednesday gifted cars to overall toppers of Class-10 and Class-12 board examinations, conducted by the Jharkhand academic council (JAC), at state assembly premises in Ranchi. The stated purpose of doling out expensive gifts is to encourage government school students to excel. […]
Claim pro-farmer reforms, but no data on their suicides: TMC attacks Centre
Firing fresh salvo at the Centre, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal attacked the Narendra Modi-led government for claiming to champion pro-farmer reforms through the agricultural bills passed in the Rajya Sabha, but drawing a blank when questioned about the farmer suicides. “@narendramodi ji’s regime is making a mockery […]
Monsoon session, scheduled to go on till Oct 1, curtailed due to Covid-19
The monsoon session of Parliament, which scheduled to go on till October 1, was cut short due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic on Wednesday. Subsequently, Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die. The suspension of session comes after Parliament functioned for 10 days and passed 25 bills. Additionally, six bills […]