New Delhi, Aug 27 : Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was elected unopposed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, August 27. At 35, Shah is set to become the youngest person to lead the global cricket governing body after submitting […]Continue Reading
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India supports ‘early, abiding and peaceful resolution’ of Russia-Ukraine conflict: PM Modi to Putin
NEW DELHI, AUG 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday spoke about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the possibility of a resolution. “Spoke with President Putin today. Discussed measures to further strengthen Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Exchanged perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine Continue Reading
KOLKATA,AUG 27: BJP called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 28 to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to state secretariat Nabbana on Tuesday. The police used batons, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd who proceeded to Nabanna. They were demanding […]Continue Reading
GUJARAT,AUG 27 : An exceptionally heavy rainfall alert was in place in Gujarat and parts of the Saurashtra region for the next few days as torrential downpours battered the state on Monday and Tuesday morning, inundating low-lying areas and killing three people in rain-related incidents, while nearly 20,000 people were evacuated to safer places. According […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 27: Student organisation ‘Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj’ and the ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha’ are set to hold their ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally on Tuesday, despite the administration’s declaration of the event as illegal. The rally to the state secretariat is focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Continue Reading
Kolkata, AUG 26 : The main accused in the high-profile rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata confessed to the crime during interrogation, according to CBI sources. During questioning, Sanjay Roy detailed his movements on the night of the crime, admitting to visiting two red light areas in the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 26 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday informed that the ministry has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. In a statement posted on X, Shah said that the creation of new districts will take […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, AUG 26: The BJP on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the polls for which would be held in three phases beginning September 18. The list was released after the party’s Central Election Commission cleared the names during its meeting in national capital yesterday, which […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that a lot of things are happening in India in the 21st century which are strengthening the foundation for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. In his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 25 : Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark questioning lack of representation from the marginalised communities in the Miss India beauty pageant. The Union Minister, in a post on X, said, “Now, he wants reservations in Miss India competitions, films, sports! It is not […]Continue Reading
