Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in several international summits next week, according to the Rossiya 1 broadcaster’s “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” TV program. The agenda includes high-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia summit. Putin will also virtually partake in the G20 summit. (ANI/Sputnik)
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T20 WC: Hardik Pandya taken for scans after being hit on shoulder against Pak
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been taken for scans after he received a blow on his shoulder during the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup game against Pakistan. “Hardik Pandya was hit on his right shoulder while batting. He has now gone for scans,” the BCCI’s media team informed. Pandya managed to score 11 runs with the […]
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Uttarakhand CM says PM Modi enquired about rescue, relief work in calamity-affected areas
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to him on the phone and inquired about rescue and relief work underway in calamity-affected parts of the state. “Not long ago, Prime Minister Shri.@narendramodi called and inquired about the ongoing relief, rescue and construction […]
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Indian Coast Guard seizes 500 kg sea cucumber
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday seized 500 kg of sea cucumber in Tamil Nadu’s Mandapam. According to the ICG, working in a tip-off about illegal transhipment of sea cucumber, a banned marine species, in the wee hours of Sunday, the ICG team swung into action and tracked the […]
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Iran’s top leader calls regional states’ normalization of ties with Israel “mistake”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the attempt of some regional states to normalize relations with Israel is “a great sin and mistake,” according to the official news agency IRNA. The governments, which recently established diplomatic relations with Israel, “must turn away from this anti-Islamic movement and make up for their great […]
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T20 WC: Worked hard on my swing yesterday in nets, says Shaheen Afridi
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi, who stole the show on Sunday with his brilliant bowling against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup, said he worked hard on polishing his skills in nets before the match. Shaheen Afridi got the better of Rohit Sharma (0) and KL Rahul (3) and India were reduced […]
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T20 WC: Kohli rises to the occasion to take India to respectable 151/7 after Shaheen’s spell
India skipper Virat Kohli once again showed what it takes to be a big match player as he hit a quality 57 to take India to a respectable 151/7 in their 20 overs against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Put into […]
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Ghulam Nabi Azad reiterates demand for J-K statehood, then delimitation, assembly polls
Terming the split of Jammu and Kashmir as “a loss”, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday reiterated his party’s demand for granting the UT its statehood first followed by delimitation of constituencies and assembly elections. This comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on his three-day visit […]
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T20 WC: Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl against India
Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first against India in their opening match of the ongoing ICC men’s T20 World Cup here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Speaking at the toss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam said, “We are going to bowl first. We’ll look to take […]
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Asia Internet Coalition raises concern over Pakistani data protection bill, calls it “vague”
The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has raised concern over the draft of the Pakistan personal data protection bill, 2021, and called it “vague” and made recommendations to bring it at par with the world standard. According to Dawn, the AIC wrote a letter to Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Syed Aminul Haq and listed suggestions to […]
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T20 WC: Virat will perform better with Dhoni coming in dressing room, says Lakshmi Ratan Shukla
Former Indian cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Sunday said that he is hopeful about Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s good performance ahead of the high-voltage clash in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The Sunday evening will see the Dubai International Stadium house one of the most historic and mouth-watering fixtures in cricketing history […]
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T20 WC: Team India leaves for stadium ahead of high-octane clash against Pak
Ahead of the high-octane T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan, Team India players left the hotel to reach the Dubai International Stadium. In a video shared by BCCI on Twitter, Team Mentor MS Dhoni, skipper Virat Kohli, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, head coach Ravi Shastri, spinner Rahul Chahar and spinner Ravindra […]
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Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader joins PML-N
Qadir Bakhsh Kalmati, a senior leader who recently resigned from Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI’s) joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), local media reported. ARY News reported that Kalmati recently resigned from PTI as Malir District president and joined PML-N during a public gathering organized in Karachi’s Malir district on Saturday. Party’s General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal, PML-N Sindh secretary general […]
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Bangladesh violence: ISKCON devotees hold protest in Bengaluru
Followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) held a peaceful march on Saturday in Hare Krishna Hill area of Bengaluru to condemn the attack on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on October 16. Protest in Pune is a […]
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Petrol, diesel prices increased for 5th consecutive day
Petrol and diesel prices witnessed a hike for the fifth consecutive day across the country on Sunday. With a hike of Rs 0.35, the price of petrol in the national capital increased to Rs 107.59 per litre. The price of diesel also saw a hike of Rs 0.35 in Delhi thereby amounting to Rs 96.32 per litre […]