Star Indian batter Virat Kohli surpassed legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to register the most fifty-plus scores at ICC events on Sunday. The star Indian batter accomplished his 24th fifty-plus score to surpass Sachin’s total of 23 during his side’s Super 12 match against Pakistan at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 […]
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Centre cancels FCRA licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation for violating norms
The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of the foreign funding law, the government sources said on Sunday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cancelled the registration of […]
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Gold rates looking up, traders expect more sales than last year’s
Gold rates had been strengthening since yesterday. Before Saturday, the bullion market was not looking up for some time, however, the markets turned around yesterday and started strengthening. Due to the auspicious hours timing, Dhanteras is being celebrated on two days which led to an upward trend in market leading to shine back […]
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T20 World Cup: Ireland opt to bat against Sri Lanka
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie opted to bat first after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in their first Super-12 match at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Ireland will be high on confidence with their win over two-time World Cup champions West Indies, knocking them out […]
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Anti-Pakistan protest held in Paris to mark Oct 22 as “Black Day”
Members of the Indian diaspora in France, along with friends of India, took to the streets in large numbers to demonstrate outside the Pakistan embassy in Paris to demand peace in Kashmir. The protest was organised on October 22 to mark the 75th year of the invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan in 1947. […]
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Delhi: Army chief with his wife visits Base Hospital ahead of Diwali
Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande visited the Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt on Saturday ahead of Diwali, and interacted with the serving soldiers and their next of kin admitted. “Army Chief lauded the efforts of Paramedics,” officials said. Gen Manoj Pande was accompanied by his wife Archana Pande, Army […]
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Centre decided to remove all obsolete, archaic laws: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that they have no relevance in today’s time. The Law Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires to reduce the compliance burden of […]
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PM Modi to attend Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the holy city on the eve of Diwali for the Deepotsav celebrations. This year, the sixth edition of Deepotsav is being held, and it is for the first time that the Prime Minister will be participating in person in the celebrations. PM Modi will […]
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Woman who levelled ‘fabricated’ gang rape charge, arrested from Delhi
The woman who levelled abduction and gang-rape charges against five men with whom she had a property dispute was arrested from Delhi on Saturday. The development came two days after the police had arrested three accomplices of the complainant woman for hatching the conspiracy. “The woman was arrested by our […]
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“India is very bright under the decisive leadership of PM Modi”, says Piyush Goyal
Noting the slowdown in the economies across the world, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India is showing new directions to the world to walk on the path of progress. “There is a slowdown in the economies across the world. The world GDP growth rate is decreasing. Today inflation is […]
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ISRO likely to launch Chandrayan-3 in June next year: ISRO chairman
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr S Somanath on Sunday said that it is likely to launch its Chandrayan-3 mission in June next year. Addressing a press conference, Somanath told the reporters that mission Chandrayaan-3 is almost ready to be launched in June of next year. “Chandrayaan-3 is almost […]
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T20 World Cup: India, Pakistan set for high-voltage clash
Nearly two months after they squared off in the Asia Cup, winning a match each, another high-voltage clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will take place on Sunday, this time in the ICC T20 World Cup. A lot is at the stake for both sides as they look forward to […]