NEW DELHI,MAY 24 : Shubman Gill has been appointed India’s 37th Test captain, with the BCCI confirming the decision during the senior selection committee meeting in Mumbai on Saturday, May 24. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia met at the board headquarters to pick a 18-man squad for the 5-Test series […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, MAY 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted states to develop at least one tourist destination at par with global standards by providing all facilities and infrastructure. ‘One State, One Global Destination’, would lead to development of the neighbouring cities as tourist places, he added. Chairing the 10th edition of the […]Continue Reading
JHARAKHAND, MAY 24 : A top leader of the Naxal outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, Pappu Lohara, who carried a bounty of Rs 10 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security forces on Saturday morning. Another leader of the group, Prabhat Ganjhu, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was also killed in the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 24 : The monsoon is set to arrive in Kerala within the next 24 hours, nearly a week ahead of its usual schedule. This year’s onset in Kerala is set to be the earliest in the last 16 years. All favourable conditions for the onset of the monsoon have developed over the state, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 23 : India on Friday extended the closure of Indian airspace for Pakistani airlines, shortly after Pakistan announced the extension of the ban on Indian airlines till June 24. Indian airspace will not be available for aircraft registered in Pakistan as well as for planes operated, owned or leased by Pakistan airlines […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 22 : The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for “crossing all limits” as it stayed the agency’s money laundering probe into Tamil Nadu state-run liquor retailer TASMAC. A bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih came down heavily against the ED’s move to initiate action […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 22: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued a notice to taxi aggregator Uber for allegedly pressuring users to pay a tip in advance to receive faster service. In recent months, the app-based taxi platform has been encouraging users to tip ahead of time in return for quicker service. Union Minister of […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 21 : The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an Islamic […]Continue Reading
CHHATTISGARH, MAY 21 : At least 27 Naxalites were gunned down during a fierce encounter with security forces along the Narayanpur-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, in what Union Home Minister Amit Shah described as a landmark victory in India’s decades-long fight against Naxalism. Among those killed was Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 21 : Writer, activist, and lawyer Banu Mushtaq has won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection Heart Lamp, the first-ever Kannada work to receive the award. The prize, worth GBP 50,000, was awarded during a ceremony at the Tate Modern in London, with Mushtaq sharing the stage, and […]Continue Reading
