Ishan Kishan initially led the chase for Mumbai Indians after Jos Buttler’s second IPL century led Rajasthan Royals to 193/8 batting first. That was until 19-year-old Tilak Varma came into the middle and took the chase by the scruff of the neck. Both scored half centuries and put up a partnership of 81 off 54 […]
Two civilians were “mistakenly” shot at by the Army in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, Army sources said on Saturday. The incident happened at Chasa village on Friday evening when the two villagers, identified as Nokphya Wangdan (28) and Ramwang Wangsu (23), were returning home after fishing in a river, they said.The two villagers were […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the next pandemic could be triggered by insect-borne pathogens, including Zika and dengue. Arthropod-Borne viruses (Arboviruses) such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and zika viruses are all current public health threats in tropical and sub-tropical areas where approximately 3.9 billion people live.The frequency and magnitude of outbreaks […]
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the move to remove him was an attempt at regime change backed by the United States. Khan is facing a vote to oust him on Sunday.Khan told a group of foreign journalists that, “the move to oust me is (a) blatant interference in domestic politics by the […]
Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Bajwa on Saturday said that all disputes with India should be settled peacefully through dialogue, saying Islamabad continues to believe in using diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, to keep the “flames of fire away from our region”. Gen Bajwa said this at the last day of the […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Saturday visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad as part of their two-day visit to the city. Both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders arrived in the city on Friday night.Their visit to the BJP-ruled Gujarat is being seen as an attempt to prepare […]
India on Saturday delivered 40,000 tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the island nation’s NewsWire said, quoting Ceylon Petroleum Corporation chairman Sumith Wijesinghe. NewsWire said distribution will start this evening – welcome news for hundreds of fuel stations across Sri Lanka that had no supply over the past few days. An equal-sized consignment of […]
A slew of opportunities have opened for India with the new agreement that has been signed with Australia, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday as the two countries hailed the trade pact. Goyal signed The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (“IndAus ECTA”) with Australia minister Dan Tehan at a virtual event that was […]
Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has expressed surprise at the recent transfer of the Hoshiarpur SSP. In a tweet, the Qadian MLA says, “Instead of Badlav as promised by AAP the officer is awarded with Badli. The SSP of Hoshiarpur is transferred after seizing Rs. 1.53 Cr. and breaking a sand mining gang. Surprising […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday inaugurated a cross-border railway network, a power transmission line and launched India’s RuPay payment card in Nepal after they vowed to significantly expand the bilateral ties in wide-ranging talks. The two sides also inked four pacts to expand cooperation in areas of […]