Roma Khanna has decided to step down from her role as Tournament Director of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 and AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 for personal reasons. Roma spearheaded the bid for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup back in 2019 and was later appointed as […]
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India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 9.80 cr mark
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country on Friday exceeded 9.80 crores, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. According to the health ministry, cumulatively 9,80,75,160 vaccine doses have been administered through 14,75,410 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. Nearly 34 lakh […]
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KSRTC employees’ strike enters fourth day in Karnataka
Commuters are faced with fluctuating travel fares in private buses of Karnataka on Thursday as the indefinite strike of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees entered fourth day. The strike is mainly over demand for revision of salaries. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) employees are also in support of the strike. Private players are operating buses both in […]
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Covid-19 pandemic casts shadow over gold business in Surat
The resurgence of COVID-19 has hit the gold jewellery business in Surat. Jewellers said the business is in the fall for the last four days after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has been reported. Deepak, a jeweller said, “Business was going well. But now Corona has resurged […]
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West Bengal polls: 52.89 per cent voter turnout till 1:30 pm in phase 4
West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 52.89 percent till 1:30 pm across 44 constituencies in five districts during the fourth phase of the state Assembly polls, according to the Election Commission (EC). The Mathabhanga constituency in the state has witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 61.30 percent […]
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Prashant Kishor finished TMC, put the last nail in coffin: BJP MP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday said that Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) election strategist Prashant Kishor’s leaked audiotape stating Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very popular in West Bengal has put the final nail in TMC’s coffin. BJP MP from Cooch Behar Nisith Pramanik said, “Narendra Modi Ji is famous throughout the world. […]
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Ambuja Cement’s strategic plan on track to expand capacity at 50 MTPA
Ambuja Cements Ltd, a part of the global conglomerate LafargeHolcim, has said it is looking at significant debottlenecking opportunities across all plants with growth plans in the mid-term to reach 50 million tonnes per annum capacity. At present, it has a cement capacity of 29.65 million tonnes with five integrated manufacturing plants and eight […]
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Pakistan aiding Turkey’s nuclear ambitions and assert control over Kabul
Pakistan is helping Turkey to develop nuclear weapons and control Afghanistan by expanding Recep Tyyip Erdogan’s Caliphate expedition to the country. As per an article by Paul Antonopoulos in Greek City Times, Pakistan’s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza, visited Turkey from March 27th to […]
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Rohit always stays calm whenever MI is under the pump: Suryakumar
As Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday completed 10 years with the franchise on Saturday, Suryakumar Yadav lauded his captain, saying that Rohit always stays calm whenever the franchise is under the pump. Rohit had joined MI in 2011 and he started leading the franchise midway the 2013 season. He has led the franchise to […]
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IPL 2021: Jason Roy arrives in Chennai to join SRH squad
England batsman Jason Roy on Saturday arrived in Chennai for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which commenced on Friday. Roy was signed by the SunRisers Hyderabad ahead of the tournament as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh. The Australia all-rounder made himself unavailable for the entire season owing to personal […]
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IPL 2021: Absolute pleasure playing alongside Maxwell, says de Villiers
After playing a match-winning knock of 48 runs of 27 balls, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman AB de Villiers said that it was an absolute pleasure for him to bat alongside big-hitting Glenn Maxwell. The Proteas batsman scored 48 runs with the help of four 4s and two 6s to help RCB defeat Mumbai Indians by two […]
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Sanjay Pandey gets additional charge as Maharashtra DGP
Senior IPS (Indian Police Service) officer and Director General of Maharashtra State Security Corporation, Sanjay Pandey has been given additional charge as the Maharashtra Director General (DGP) of Police. The state Home Department issued the order late on Friday evening. Sanjay Pandey was earlier DG, Home Guards with an additional charge of Maharashtra State Security Corporation. Hemant Nagrale earlier held […]
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India, Japan to hold 2+2 talks amid China’s aggressive moves in Indo-Pacific
India and Japan are planning to hold a ‘2+2′ format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported. According to NHK, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo are due to attend the meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This will the second such meeting between the […]
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Devotees seen flouting Covid-19 guidelines at temple in Mathura
Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, a massive crowd of devotees were seen flouting COVID-related guidelines at Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple in Vrindavan on Friday. Devotees were seen flouting COVID-related guidelines despite priests were urging them to wear face masks and maintain social distancing. With the second wave of COVID-19, the district administrations […]
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Italy assistant coach De Rossi hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19
Days after contracting coronavirus, Italy assistant coach Daniele De Rossi has been hospitalised due to pneumonia symptoms. At least eight players and four members of the background staff have been diagnosed with coronavirus since returning from the latest round of international matches, Goal.com reported. De Rossi was appointed as assistant to coach Roberto Mancini last month. […]