A clash broke out between police and locals after the latter tried to enter the collector’s office over the Rowghat iron ore mining project in Narayanpur district on Friday. Thousands of villagers from 22 villages gathered at Binjali village and marched towards the Collector’s office in Narayanpur district to submit a memorandum demanding to halt the […]
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IPL 2022: Andre Russell feels ‘awesome’ after victory over PBKS
After playing a match-winning knock against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell expressed that he felt ‘awesome’ about his performance. Andre Russell’s unbeaten knock of 70 from 31 balls helped KKR score 141/4 in 14.3 overs in reply to PBKS 137 to register a six-wicket […]
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Lt Gen SS Mahal assumes charge of Army Training Command, Shimla
Lieutenant General SS Mahal assumed charge of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla on Friday following the retirement of Lt Gen Raj Shukla on March 31. “Lieutenant General S.S. Mahal assumed the command of #ARTRAC today. On assuming command, #ArmyCommander reviewed the Guard of Honour and exhorted all ranks to […]
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UP Police raid BSP leader Haji Yakoob Qureshi’s Meerut meat factory
Uttar Pradesh Police raided a meat factory owned by former state minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, Haji Yakoob Qureshi, in Meerut, said officials on Friday. Prabhakar Choudhary, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), informed that the factory, owned by the former minister, was operating illegally in Meerut. A case […]
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IPL 2022: Cricket fraternity lauds KKR’s Umesh Yadav as he becomes Purple Cap holder
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Umesh Yadav on Friday became the current Purple Cap holder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Umesh achieved this feat during the clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday, here at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. He scalped four wickets and helped his side in […]
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Fuel prices continue to rise, 10th hike in 12 days
Fuel prices continued to maintain an upward trend with petrol and diesel rates hiked by another 80 paise per litre each on Saturday, compounding an increase of about Rs 7.20 a litre in ten revisions in 12 days so far. In the national capital, the petrol price is now 102.61 […]
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BJP MP writes to UP CM, demands renaming Farrukhabad as Panchal Nagar
BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad, Mukesh Rajput on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding the renaming of the city to Panchal Nagar to “revive the ancient Indian culture”. However, the BJP MP denied his demand being based on religious lines and said that it is only based on “historical […]
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IPL 2022: Fleming compares dew in Mumbai’s ground to Niagra Falls
After his side got thrashed by Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday, Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said that the amount of dew that was present during the match was like Niagra Falls. It was a complete team effort as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a big target of […]
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YouTube working on a dedicated podcasts homepage
Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is currently working to add a dedicated podcasts homepage. As per the details published by Podnews, YouTube is planning to improve podcast ingestion by piloting the ability to pull in podcast RSS feeds, TechCrunch reported. The company will centralise podcasts on a new homepage at YouTube.com/podcasts. The URL does not yet […]
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PM Modi pays homage to Shivakumara Swami on his 115th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to late Shivakumara Swami on his 115th birth anniversary and said the spiritual leader will always be remembered for his unparalleled community service. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi shared a picture and said, “I pay homage to His Holiness Dr Sree Sree […]
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J-K: One held in Jammu with hawala money worth Rs 6.90 lakh
Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested a person and recovered Rs 6.90 lakh of hawala money from his possession. According to the police, the accused was identified as Mohammad Shareef Shah (64), a resident of Anantnag. As per the police, the accused said he was given the task by […]
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BJP getting battle-ready for Rajasthan; JP Nadda, Amit Shah to visit this month
Ahead of BJP president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Rajasthan this month, the Bharatiya Janata Party is getting battle-ready for the Assembly polls due next year in the state. Nadda, who is scheduled to arrive in the state on Saturday will hold a meeting with the core […]
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IPL 2022: LSG’s Evin Lewis calls Ayush Badoni ‘confident guy’
After bringing his side to victory with his unbeatable knock of 55 runs against Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants batter Evin Lewis called his fellow teammate Ayush Badoni a ‘confident guy’. It was a complete team effort as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a big target of 211 in […]
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Commercial LPG price increases by Rs 250; will cost Rs 2,253 from today
The prices of 19 kg commercial LPG have been increased by Rs 250 per cylinder effective from Friday. This is the second hike in a month. With this, the 19 kg commercial cooking gas will now cost Rs 2,253. The commercial LPG was increased by Rs 105 on March 1. […]
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Mon among 9 districts of Nagaland to remain under AFSPA
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued a notification enlisting the ‘disturbed areas’ in Nagaland where Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) will continue to remain imposed for another six months. The MHA, in its gazette notification dated April 1, 2022, suppressed its older order of declaring the whole […]