Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal today challenged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for a debate on the SYL canal issue on October 10. Addressing a gathering of the youth at a Youth Milni programme organised by Youth Akali Dal (YAD) president Sarabjit Singh Jhinjher in Barnala, the SAD president said, “The party is going […]
The Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized gold worth Rs 20 lakh that was being smuggled in kheer mix packets from a passenger who arrived from Dubai.The confiscated gold weighs 347 gm and is of 24 carat purity, valued at Rs 20 lakh, a Customs release said here on Monday. The […]
The Bank of Israel on Monday said it would sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency in the open market, in the central bank’s first ever sale of foreign exchange, to maintain stability during Israel’s war with Palestinian militants in Gaza.The Israeli shekel fell to an almost eight-year low against the US dollar on […]
Rohit Sharma admitted that the biggest challenge in front of his side would be to play in different conditions over the course of the World Cup, and the Indian captain did not rule out making changes in team combinations to suit the demands of a particular venue.However, Rohit heaved a sigh of relief after India […]
Armed by the knowledge stemming from his over-decade long association with Chennai Super Kings, Ravindra Jadeja said he stuck to a stump-to-stump line against Australia on the Chepauk pitch that was a typical “Test match strip” during their World Cup opener here on Sunday.Jadeja took 3 for 28 in 10 overs and his dismissals of […]
American Simone Biles won the balance beam and floor events on the final day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday as she wrapped up her first international competition in two years with a haul of five medals – four golds and a silver.The 26-year-old increased her record world and Olympics medals tally to […]
White-collar hiring witnessed an 8.6 per cent annual decline in September, following a negative trend in sectors including IT, BPO or ITES and FMCG, a report said on Monday.On a month-on-month basis, however, there has been a growth of almost 6 per cent in job postings. In September, there were 2,835 white-collar job postings, down […]
The Election Commission has announced the poll schedule for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Mizoram: November 7 Chhattisgarh: November 7, 17 Madhya Pradesh: Nov 17 Rajasthan: November 23 Telangana: November 30 Results: December 3 Holding a press conference, the EC said polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, MP, Telangana to have 8.2 crore male, […]
Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha is “safe” and on her way to India after being stranded in Israel following the attack on the country by Hamas militants, said her publicist on Sunday.The actor had flown to Israel to attend the Haifa International Film Festival, which ran through September 28 and October 7. “We have finally managed to […]
Israeli forces clashed with gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday, 24 hours after the militants launched a surprise attack on Israel in which nearly 500 people were killed in the deadliest day of violence in Israel for 50 years.The biggest incursion into Israel in decades could undermine US-backed efforts to forge regional security […]