New Delhi In a packed visit to Lucknow this weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in urban development programmes and attend a mega ground-breaking ceremony to launch projects worth Rs 60,000 crore. On Saturday, he will attend an event on Transforming Urban Landscape, the Prime Minister’s Office said. This will mark the third […]
Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Mithun Manjunath progressed to the semifinals of the men’s singles competition at the USD 75,000 Russian Open BWF Tour Super 100 tournament in Vladivostock on Friday. Eighth seed Sourabh, who qualified for the Asian games after recovering from injuries, defeated Israel’s third seed Misha Zilberman 21-14 21-16 in 36 minutes. […]
New Delhi The nation on Friday paid homage to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who is fondly remembered as the ‘People’s President’ and the ‘Missile Man of India’ on his third death anniversary. Born on October 15, 1931, in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram, Dr APJ Kalam served as the 11th President of India between 2002 and 2007. […]
PM Narendra Modi’s Rs 98,000 crore bullet train project was lauded when it was first launched in September 2017. The ambitious pet project, which is expected to be completed by August 2022, may have already become a reality. This was found out after a recent audit conducted by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). An […]
Mumbai Right after news broke that Priyanka Chopra had quit her ambitious project Bharat, with director Ali Abbas Zafar sending a cryptic message mentioning ‘Nick’, Peoplemagazine has now confirmed that Priyanka and Nick Jonas are officially engaged. The couple made the jump after two months of dating, and Nick popped the question a week ago when they […]
Shanghai China is one of most successful country in recent badminton history but, spearheaded by ageing legend Lin Dan, they are all set to host the World Championships next week at one of their lowest ebbs. Lin is in the twilight of his brilliant career at 34, while a sense of crisis engulfs China’s women’s […]
Islamabad Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday inched closer to becoming the single largest party in the country’s general elections by leading on 119 seats in an early count of votes, amid charges of rigging by rival political parties. In the eastern city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province and the country’s political heartland, PTI […]
Washington China has quietly resumed its activities in the Doklam area and neither Bhutan nor India has sought to dissuade it, a top US official has said while comparing Beijing’s actions in the Himalayan region with its manoeuvres in the disputed South China Sea. China claims sovereignty over all of South China Sea. Vietnam, Malaysia, […]
Kuala Lumpur The following is the latest world badminton ranking for men’s singles as released by the Badminton World Federation here on Thursday: 1. Viktor AXELSEN, Denmark, 88554 points 2. LEE Chong Wei, Malaysia, 77383 points 3. SHI Yuqi, China, 74762 points 4. SON Wan Ho, South Korea, 72172 points 5. CHOU Tien Chen, Chinese […]
Kolkata, July 26 The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday to rename the state as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of state names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now. The state will have to wait for […]