A high-level BJP delegation on Sunday met J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and raised the security issue of government employees working in areas affected by terrorism. After the meeting, J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina said the L-G promised to make a nodal cell ensuring the safety of the government employees. “We had a discussion with […]
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as the Indian men’s badminton team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win their first-ever Thomas Cup gold. India continued their robust run in the tournament and inflicted a clean sweep on the tournament’s most successful team of all time to […]
Andrew Symonds, the former Australia all-rounder, has passed away following a car crash near the outskirts of the city of Townsville on Sunday. He was 46 and is survived by wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy. Symonds, one of the greatest all-rounders to represent the country, played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and […]
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched an all out attack on former ally Bharatiya Janata Party over the killing of Kashmiri Pandit government employee Rahul Bhat in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a rally in Mumbai, the chief minister said,”Our ‘Hindutva’ is ‘Gadadhari’. Rahul Bhat was killed by terrorists at Tehsil’s […]
Actor Akshay Kumar on Saturday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The actor revealed that he will not be able to attend the Cannes Film Festival, which begins on May 17. Akshay said he was ‘really looking forward to rooting for our cinema’ at the Indian pavilion there. Taking to Twitter, the actor […]
Many seniors including captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are all set to be rested for the upcoming five-match T20 series against South Africa, with an eye on the marquee tour of England in July. Besides, the national selection committee is also set to excuse Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant from the engagements against the […]
A heatwave spell scorching North India for the last two days is predicted to worsen on Saturday and Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an ‘orange’ alert, warning that the mercury may soar to 46-47 degrees Celsius in parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Chandigarh saw the mercury rise to 43 degrees Celsius.The […]
The CBI has booked seven suspected punters in connection with two separate cases related to alleged fixing of 2019 Indian Premier League matches “based on inputs” from Pakistan, officials said Saturday.The central agency has started a country-wide probe and was carrying out searches at seven locations in Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Jodhpur, they said. The […]
A massive fire broke out at a government medical college in Punjab’s Amritsar this evening. However, the patients were evacuated in time out of the building, averting any major tragedy. Visuals from the spot showed the hospital building completely covered behind a thick cloud of dark smoke.The staff of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital claimed the […]
In a major crackdown against nexus of gangsters and criminals operating from jails, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has so far confiscated 710 mobile phones from jails in a specially launched drive.Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that during this special drive launched from March 16 to May 10, as […]