India defeated England by four wickets to clinch a record-extending fifth title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. Raj Bawa shone with the ball with a sensational fiver (5/31) to help India shoot England out for 189 before hitting a valuable 35 down the order. Shaik Rasheed (50) and Nishant Sindhu (50) also chipped […]
Rahul Gandhi made four promises, including employment to four lakh people and capping the price of LPG cylinders to less than Rs 500 each, to the people of Uttarakhand during his visit on Saturday. “We are making 4 promises to you. We will give employment to 4 lakh people. We will give LPG cylinders for […]
Congress candidate Ajay Rai was on Saturday slapped with the charge of sedition over his alleged hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Rai, who is contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh from the Pindra, has also been booked for flouting the model code of conduct […]
A total of 1,304 candidates are in the fray for 117 assembly constituencies of state of Punjab after 341 candidates withdrew their nomination papers on February 4, the last day of withdrawal. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, S. Karuna Raju said here on Saturday that 2,266 candidates had filed their nominations papers for 117 Assembly constituencies […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked India Inc to invest in the economy so that the virtuous cycle kicks in.Referring to the government’s decision to cut corporate tax rate, she said, the government has also opened up many sectors including atomic energy and space. The government in September 2019 slashed corporate tax rate for […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveils the 216 feet tall Statue of Equality after taking part in the rituals. Clad in devotional golden attire, Modi sat at the prayer site and then took a tour of the temple premises where replicas of 108 Vishnu temples, including Badrinath, Ayodhya, Tirumala, have been placed. The 216-feet […]
Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital earlier last month, after testing positive for COVID-19, is still in the ICU and is on a ventilator, reported news agency ANI on Saturday. The singer, 92, was also being treated for pneumonia as well. She recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia in late […]
Five-time Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal visited Fortis Mohali on Satuday as a part of his regular periodic check-up. In a statement released through the party office, his Advisor Harcharan Bains said Badal was advised regular bi-weekly or tri-weekly precautionary check-ups and he has been maintaining this periodic regimen, especially after being affected […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will announce the party’s chief ministerial candidate for Punjab on Sunday. The announcement will be made at 2 pm through a virtual rally that Gandhi will address from Ludhiana, an official tweet from the Punjab Youth Congress said.Gandhi is in the state to gather voter feedback to zero in on the […]
A chief ministerial face will decide whether 60 candidates are elected as MLAs or not, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Saturday, referring to the number 60, one more than 59 lawmakers needed to form government in Punjab with 117-member assembly. For the last several weeks, both Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and […]