Month: April 2024

WTC 2023-25 Cycle: Yashasvi Jaiswal Tops Chart For Highest Run-Getters

April 4, 2024 admin

Young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is currently leading the charts for the highest run-getters after a brilliant performance against West Indies and England in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 table, as per the ICC official website. From the West Indies’ heist at The Gabba to India’s brilliant fightback at home against Ben Stokes’ England,…

Sports

Supreme Court Relief For BJP’s Navneet Rana In Caste Certificate Case

April 4, 2024 admin

A Supreme Court bench comprising justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol, ruled in favour of Ms Rana. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today overturned the Bombay High Court’s decision to cancel the caste certificate of Amravati MP and BJP leader, Navneet Kaur Rana. This verdict comes as a big relief for Ms Rana, who is…

Nation

Ahead Of Heatwave, Health Ministry Issues Guidelines

April 4, 2024 admin

Heatwave guidelines: This comes after earlier precautions listed by the Health Ministry to beat the heat. As the summer season approaches, the Ministry of Health has taken proactive steps to ensure public safety amidst rising temperatures and potential heatwaves. In a recent announcement on X, formerly Twitter, the Ministry has outlined a few measures discussed…

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Zimbabwe Declares El Nino Drought A National Disaster

April 4, 2024 admin

El Nino reached a peak in December but should still result in above-normal temperatures until May. Harare, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe declared drought a national disaster on Wednesday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the country needed $2 billion in aid to help millions of people who are going hungry. A severe dry spell induced by the El…

World

People jump into sea to escape raging ferry fire in Gulf of Thailand; all 108 on board safe

April 4, 2024 admin

Smoke rises from a ferry in Surat Thani province, Thailand, on April 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand on April 4, and all 108 people on board were safe. The overnight ferry from Surat Thani province was about…

World

Ten Years After MH370, Malaysia Air Seeks to Shed Troubled Past

April 4, 2024 admin

Malaysian Airlines aircraft on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Mention Malaysia Airlines and most peoples’ thoughts will turn to the enduring mystery of the disappearance of Flight MH370 a decade ago and the tragic shooting down of MH17 just months later. Now, after posting its first net profit in more than 10…

World

Agni-Prime, India’s New Generation Ballistic Missile, Flight-Tested Successfully

April 4, 2024 admin

Agni Prime Missile: The defence ministry said the test-flight was carried out on Wednesday evening. New Delhi: India successfully flight tested the new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The defence ministry said the test-flight was carried out on Wednesday evening. It said the test met…

Nation

Bengaluru Congress Pick Says Students Forced To Attend Tejasvi Surya Rally

April 4, 2024 admin

Tejasvi Surya is contesting from Bangalore South seat, which he won last time Bengaluru: Congress leader Soumya Reddy, who is set to take on BJP’s Tejasvi Surya in the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha contest, has sought the Election Commission’s intervention amid allegations that students are being pressured to attend the BJP leader’s nomination rally. In…

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Senior U.S. treasury officials to urge India to maintain implementation of Russian oil price cap

April 4, 2024 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two senior U.S. treasury officials are in India to urge New Delhi to maintain the implementation of the oil price cap aimed at limiting profits to Russia, while also promoting stable global energy markets. Acting Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Anna Morris and PDO Assistant Secretary…

Business

India’s services sector growth hits 13-and-a-half-year high in March on robust demand conditions: PMI

April 4, 2024 admin

India’s dominant services industry grew faster in March 2024 amid strong demand, according to a private business survey that also showed employment increased at the fastest rate in seven months and export business expanded at a record pace. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s services sector witnessed one of the strongest growth rates in over…

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