The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the return of domestic cricket in India — for the upcoming 2021-22 season — with a total of 2,127 domestic games to be played across various age groups in the men’s and women’s categories. As per the media […]
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Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM, to take oath in the evening
Pushkar Singh Dhami has been elected as Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader and will be the 11th Chief Minister of the state. He will take oath as the Chief Minister late in the evening today. Dhami will be replacing Tirath Singh Rawat as the Uttarakhand Chief Minister. The change of guard came a day […]
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3 arrested, sent to police remand till July 8 in connection with sunken barge P 305 tragedy
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Saturday remanded to police custody three persons arrested by Mumbai Police earlier today in connection with the Barge P305 drowning incident during Cyclone Tauktae this May. The three arrested include two technical staff of Pappaa Management Company and its Managing Director (MD), police said. The arrested were remanded to police […]
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Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao announce divorce, will co-parent son Azad
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and producer Kiran Rao announced their separation on Saturday. The couple, who has been married for 15 years, share a son Azad Rao Khan together. The couple, who issued a joint statement on Saturday making the announcement, revealed that they will continue to be co-parents for their son Azad. Aamir and Kiran’s joint statement read, “In […]
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Telangana administers 1,83,627 Covid-19 vaccine doses on Friday
Telangana administered 1,83,627 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday. As per the report issued by the state health department today, as of July 2 till 9 pm, 1,48,146 people received their first vaccine dose, and 35,481 inoculated with the second dose. On July 2, those who received the first dose include 138 […]
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NHRC directs Mizoram Chief Secretary to ensure cancer treatment
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recently directed the Mizoram Chief Secretary to complete the upgradation of Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI) under the Tobacco Cessation Clinics (TCC) scheme project and work for a new 50-bedded cancer hospital within the time limit. The order of the apex human rights watchdog has been passed adjudicating petition filed by […]
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Uttarakhand BJP observer Tomar arrives in Dehradun for legislature party meet
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday arrived in Dehradun to attend the legislature party meeting scheduled to be later today after the resignation of Tirath Singh Rawat from his chief ministerial post. BJP named Tomar as a central observer for Saturday’s meeting of MLAs after a crisis emerged following the resignation […]
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Uttarakhand BJP chief hints new CM likely to be an MLA
After Tirath Singh Rawat tendered his resignation as Uttarakhand Chief Minister, state BJP president Madan Kaushik on Saturday that the new chief minister is likely to be a sitting MLA. Speaking to ANI, Kaushik said that the new BJP legislature party leader will be elected at the legislature party meeting today. “The supervisor and in-charge will reach here (Dehradun) today. […]
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PM Modi calls inclusion of retail, wholesale trade as MSMEs ‘landmark’ step, says committed to empowering traders
After the Central government announced revised guidelines for MSMEs with the inclusion of Retail and Wholesale trades as MSMEs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday termed it a “landmark” step and said that the move would help boost traders business and would also give them various benefits. “Our government has taken a […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Egypt leave out Liverpool star Salah from their squad
Egypt has left out Liverpool star Mohamed Salah from their squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Egypt head coach Shawky Gharib dropped Salah from his squad after Liverpool declined to release Salah for the Tokyo Olympics, reported Goal.com. Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny will also not play the Tokyo Olympics after not being named in the Egypt squad. Liverpool was reluctant to release […]
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Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death will be changing to black in Windows 11
American tech giant Microsoft will be changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to a black one in its upcoming Windows 11 operating system. According to The Verge, the software giant started testing its new design changes in a Windows 11 preview earlier this week, but the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully […]
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ICFAI Business School wins two EFMD Case Awards
ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad won two EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) case awards recently. EFMD, which is a prominent accreditation agency for Management Schools with their EQUIS accreditation, announced the winner of the highly prestigious EFMD Case Writing Competition. A case ‘SC Johnson and the Global Ocean Plastic Crisis’, written by Ms. […]
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Delhi: Markets, malls permitted to operate from July 3
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) permits the opening of all markets, market complexes and malls from 10 am to 8 pm from Saturday. Market Trade Associations (MTAs) and shopkeepers of the market have been assigned the responsibility of keeping a check on strict adherence of COVID-Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) in their respective market places, violation of which […]
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India reports 44,111 new Covid-19 cases, active tally below 5 lakh after 97 days
As many 44,111 new COVID-19 cases and 738 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With 57,477 recoveries in the last 24 hours, daily recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new cases for the 51st consecutive day. With this, the cumulative […]
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Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly owes Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bill to state power utility
A day after Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu offered a solution to the unprecedented power crisis in Punjab, reports of him allegedly owing over Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bills for eight months to the state power utility have come to light. “I’m not aware of the issue. Sub Divisional Officers must […]