Nearly a month after Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu formed his government in Himachal Pradesh, his cabinet was expanded on Sunday adding seven more ministers, including former Congress CM Virbhadra Singh’s son. Their swearing-in ceremony was administered by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and it took place at the Raj Bhawan […]
Suryakumar Yadav becomes fastest player to reach 1,500 T20I runs
With his unbeaten third T20I century, star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav rewrote the history books during the third and final T20I of the series against Sri Lanka and became the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in the shortest format in terms of balls taken. Suryakumar Yadav took only 843 […]
Airport numbers up 100% in 8 years: Civil Aviation Minister Scindia
The number of airports in the country have gone up 100 percent to 148 in a period of eight years from 74 in 2014, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. While inaugurating a daily flight between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela under the RCS UDAN scheme, Scindia said, “There were only 74 airports […]
Uttarakhnad: Now Shankaracharya Matth also develops cracks in Joshimath
The situation in Joshimath remains grim as one of the Hindu monasteries, the Shankaracharya Matth in Jyotirmath area, has also developed cracks in many places over the past 15 days, triggering a scare in the religious institute. According to the Jyotirmath administration, these cracks have increased in the last 15 […]
J-K: One more succumbs at hospital, total toll reaches seven in Rajouri terror attack
One more civilian succumbed to his injuries taking the number of killed persons up to seven in two separate firing incidents that took place in the Dhangri area of Rajouri district, officials said on Sunday. The deceased identified as Prince undergoing treatment died at Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu. […]
Senior BJP leader Keshari Nath Tripathi passes away at 88
Senior BJP leader and former Speaker of UP Legislative Assembly, Keshari Nath Tripathi, passed away at 88 in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on his demise. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi Ji was respected for his service and intellect. He was well versed in […]
J-K: Two terrorists killed so far in Rajouri civilian killings of January 1
Two terrorists, who were involved in the January 1 killings of six civilians in a Rajouri terror attack on houses barely 50 metres apart and a subsequent suspected IED blast the morning after, have been killed, the White Knight Corps official said on Saturday. “Operations to nab terrorists involved in […]
Bihar: Journalist injured in shooting incident, hospitalised
A journalist was severely injured in a firing incident in Maharajganj of Bihar’s Siwan district on Saturday, the police official said. The bullets, fired by two miscreants hit the waist and left thigh of journalist, Rajesh Anal. He was later admitted to Siwan Sadar Hospital and according to the doctors, his […]