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India’s Mohammad Shami. File. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Pacer Mohammad Shami wants to be 100% sure about his fitness before making a comeback to the Indian team. Shami, who went through an Achilles tendon injury in February last, has started bowling again and is eager to return to action. “I have been out of…
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File picture of Kanwariyas along the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday (September 14, 2024) directed officials to shut down liquor and meat shops and prohibit consumption of these in all religious towns along the Narmada river across the State. The decision was…
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Saturday (September 14, 2024) that Anna Medals would be presented to 129 personnel in the police and other uniformed services to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai. The Anna Medals are announced on September 15 every year for Police, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons and…
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At a time when the rabi produce of onion is almost coming to an end, there are mixed reactions in Maharashtra over the Union government’s decision to slash export duty on onion from 40% to 20%, and to scrap the $550 per tonne MEP. Poll-bound Maharashtra is the largest onion producing State in the country….
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Mission Muasam will involve a major upgrade of instruments used by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (in picture), and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. www.ncmrwf.gov.in The story so far: On September 11, the Cabinet cleared a ₹2,000 crore programme called Mission Mausam to upgrade infrastructure used…
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File image of rescuers search for victims in an apartment building destroyed by Russian missile attack in centre Lviv, Western Ukraine | Photo Credit: AP Russian shelling killed at least seven people in four attacks on the south, southeast and east of Ukraine on Saturday (September 14, 2024), regional Ukrainian governors said. In the Zaporizhzhia…
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The gym owner has been charged under relevant provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (Representational) Mumbai: A gym owner has been booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of giving her a job, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. The 24-year-old woman from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh has accused the businessman of assault…
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The court has extended the judicial custody of Darshan till September 17. (File) Bengaluru: The jailer of the Ballari Prison has warned the Kannada actor Darshan not to create any fuss over facilities provided to him inside the prison. “There will be serious consequences if you continue with this arrogant and obstinate attitude,” the jailer…
The Hefazat-e-Islam has carried out multiple rallies in Bangladesh including a protest against Narendra Modi’s visit in 2021. | Photo Credit: AFP In the absence of the ‘Begums’ in ruling Bangladesh, Islamists have staked claim to the nation’s polity once again. Just like Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who attempted to placate hardliner outfit…
File picture of Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister of Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed the decision to increase the import duty on edible oils from 0% to 20% and said it was a big move in favour of farmers’ welfare. In a statement in…
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