SA vs Ind, 1st Test: India just 3 wickets away from historic win (Lunch, Day-5)

Pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj have put India within touching distance of victory reducing hosts to 182 for 7 at lunch here at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Thursday. Resuming the day at 94 for 4, the South African team reached the triple-figure mark with skipper Dean Elgar hitting a boundary in the fifth […]

UK pledges to provide $141mln to help vulnerable countries fight Omicron

The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. “The UK is providing vital assistance to help tackle the spread of new variants around the world. This is key to securing our freedom and ending this […]

Uttarakhand: PM Modi hits out at Opposition for ‘manufacturing, spreading rumours’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at hit out at the Opposition for “manufacturing and spreading rumours”. Addressing a public rally after the inauguration of various projects here, the Prime Minister said, “Due to the people who want to keep you from prosperity and happiness, Manaskhand that was the entry […]

PM Modi reaches Haldwani, Uttarakhand, will lay the foundation stone of various development schemes shortly

Today again Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Uttarakhand before the Uttarakhand assembly elections. The Prime Minister has reached Haldwani. In a short while MB Inter College ground will address BJP’s election meeting in Haldwani. PM Narendra Modi arrives in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, to inaugurate & lay the […]

Imran Khan govt’s popularity on wane after defeat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa polls

After being defeated in the local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the popularity of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government seems to be waning. Last week, PTI suffered a major setback after the Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) candidate won the seat for the post of Peshawar mayor in […]

Manipur polls: BJP president JP Nadda arrives in Imphal

Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Manipur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda on Thursday arrived in the state. Upon his arrival, Nadda was received by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The BJP National President will address Yuva Rally in Manipur’s Kakching town. BJP came to power in Manipur for the first time in 2017. […]

Union Minister Kaushal Kishore demands probe into 2008 Malegaon blast witness statement

Union Minister Kaushal Kishore has demanded an investigation into the statement made by the witness of the 2008 Malegaon blast case who alleged that he was pressurised to name Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and five RSS leaders in the case. The Minister also demanded strict action against the culprits The witness in the case […]

Chhattisgarh CM : Arrest of Kalicharan Maharaj as per procedure, no rules violated

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that the arrest of religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj was made as per procedure and no rules were violated by the state police. Earlier today, the Chhattisgarh Police arrested Kalicharan Maharaj from Khajuraho for his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi. Baghel said, […]

Nirmala Sitharaman chairs pre-budget meeting with state finance ministers

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is chairing a pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of states and union territories (UTs). The meeting is taking place at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital. Several chief ministers who hold finance portfolios are also attending the meeting Chief ministers who are present at the meeting include Chhattisgarh […]

Micron warns of chip delays due to China’s Xian lockdown

Micron Technology, one of the world’s biggest memory chip suppliers, on Wednesday said COVID-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian would lead to delays in the supply of its chips, which are commonly used in data centres. China on Wednesday had locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi’an after the COVID-19 cluster was found in the […]