Month: March 2024

‘Didi’ Bets On ‘Didi No.1’ Star To Woo Women Voters Amid Sandeshkhali Row

March 13, 2024 admin

Rachna Banerjee has been fielded by the Trinamool Congress from Hooghly seat. PTI New Delhi: If there was an award for glitz quotient in announcing Lok Sabha poll candidates, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress would be a clear winner. While other parties, including the BJP and the Congress, put out lacklustre lists with names of candidates…

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Nepal PM Wins Parliamentary Vote Of Confidence, 3rd In 14 Months

March 13, 2024 admin

He changed allies this month saying he was not given a free hand (File) Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday, a week after he formed his third coalition in just over a year to head a government which is dominated by the liberal communists. Mr…

World

Kishore Jena Says India Can Win More Than One Javelin Medal At Paris Olympics

March 13, 2024 admin

Rising men’s javelin throw star Kishore Kumar Jena was a top attraction at the launching of the Khelo India Rising Talent Identification programme by the Union minister of youth affairs and sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, at the Sector 7 Sports Complex in Chandigarh on Tuesday. While felicitating the 28-year-old from Odisha, the minister wished him…

Sports

Shreyas Iyer Stars For Mumbai After Much ‘Domestic Cricket’ Criticism. KKR Coach Says, “When It Mattered…”

March 13, 2024 admin

Chandrakant Pandit compared Shreyas Iyer’s knock to the World Cup semi-final century.© PTI Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Chandrakant Pandit was all praise for Shreyas Iyer after the star batter scored 95 for Mumbai in the second innings of the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha. Iyer, who dismissed for just seven in the first…

Sports

India no longer has more losses than wins in Test cricket: Data

March 13, 2024 admin

India’s players celebrate after winning the 5th Test match against England by an innings and 64 runs, at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, in Dharamsala India beat England in Dharamshala in the final Test to win the five-match series 4-1. This cricket match marked several records. In particular, for the first time in Indian Test…

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“Looking Forward To Next Stage Of My Healing Journey”: India Pacer Mohammed Shami

March 13, 2024 admin

File image of Mohammed Shami© AFP His stitches removed after a surgery to fix an injured ankle, senior India pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday said he was looking forward to the next phase of his “healing journey”. The pacer, who took 24 wickets in the 2023 ODI World Cup, missed the five-match Test series against…

Sports

Sensex tanks 900 points to slip below 73k amid broad-based selloff; smallcap, midcap tumble

March 13, 2024 admin

Benchmark indices started the session on a positive note, but the selling intensified during afternoon trade, with all sectoral indices ending in the red. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark index Sensex on March 13 crashed over 900 points to sink below the 73,000 level due to widespread selling pressure amid a sharp…

Business

England Stars “Can’t Stomach” Indian Players’ Fees: Sunil Gavaskar’s No Holds Barred Bashing On Sledging

March 13, 2024 admin

India vs England: File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© AFP The Indian cricket team just finished a 4-1 rout of England in a five-Test series. Rohit Sharma marshalled a young Indian cricket team with absolute control as the side consolidated its place on top of the World Test Championship standings. The loss was a first for…

Sports

Government Urged To Remove Designated Rooms In Hotels, Airports

March 13, 2024 admin

New Delhi: On the occasion of No Smoking Day, doctors, cancer victims and hotel associations urged the government to remove designated smoking rooms in hotels, restaurants and airports to protect people from second-hand smoke. While appreciating the government for initiating the process to amend COTPA 2003 and setting a target of making India 100 per…

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