At least seven people have died and 15 others fallen ill, some of them losing their eyesight, in yet another suspected case of hooch tragedy in dry Bihar, officials said on Friday.According to Rajesh Meena, the District Magistrate of Saran, all cases have been reported from villages falling under the Maker police station area. “Prima […]
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday increased the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent, governor Shaktikanta Das announced. In simple words, repo rate is the interest charged by the Reserve Bank of India when commercial banks borrow from them by selling their securities to the central bank. “Real GDP […]
India ended its campaign in the weightlifting competitions in the 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight lifter Gurdeep Singh bagging a bronze medal in Men’s 109+ kg final.Gurdeep’s medal took India’s total medal count from weightlifting to 10 — three gold, three silver and four bronze — marginally better than that at Gold Coast in […]
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut will be produced in a special court as his three-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody ends on Thursday. On Monday, the court remanded Raut in ED’s custody after the agency said he and his family were found to have received ₹1.06 crore of “tainted money” from his “front man” Pravin Raut, […]
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed Taiwan’s parliament on Wednesday and was due to meet with its president as well as human rights activists during a visit to the island that has infuriated Beijing.China condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as a threat to peace and stability in the […]
Contrary to the Pakistani military’s narration, Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) – an umbrella organisation of Baloch armed groups, claimed the responsibility for targeting and downing the military helicopter in the mountainous areas of Windar and Noorani in Balochistan.Earlier on Tuesday, the wreckage of military helicopter that went missing on Monday night carrying senior military […]
India have clinched a historic gold medal in lawn bowls women’s fours by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final. The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia made history as they became the first Indians in CWG history to win a gold medal in the sport. South Africa won the coin […]
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million bounty on his head, helped coordinate the September […]
Shushila Devi Likmabam got a silver in women’s judo 48kg final, giving India its seventh medal of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Shushila, who earlier in the day, had defeated Harriet Bonface in the quarterfinal, notched up a second win by beating Priscilla Morand of Mauritius in the semis to assure herself a medal. With a […]
Continuing his impressive run throughout the tournament, Apaar Sood scored 20 points as Saupin’s School Sector 32 recorded (42-21) win over KBDAV Sector 7 in the U-14 boys’ basketball tournament finals organised by the UT Education Department. Apaar also emerged as the highest scorer in the tournament.