Month: February 2025

Smriti Mandhana, Renuka Singh Shine As RCB Demolish Delhi Capitals By Eight Wickets

February 17, 2025 admin

Smriti Mandhana smashed a blistering 47-ball 81 to power reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a resounding eight-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League in Vadodara on Monday. RCB bowlers, led by Renuka Singh (3/23) and Georgia Wareham (3/25), produced a disciplined performance to bowl out Delhi for 141 in…

Sports

Wastage Of Drinking Water Will Draw Steep Fine In Bengaluru

February 17, 2025 admin

Bengaluru: The city of Bengaluru, after suffering massive water crisis last summer, has announced that wastage of drinking water now will draw a steep fine. The use of drinking water for other purposes – including car wash and gardening — will draw a fine of Rs 5000, the city water board said. There will be…

Nation

Manu Bhaker Beats Smriti Mandhana, Vinesh Phogat To Win Huge BBC Honour

February 17, 2025 admin

Star Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker was named the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year on Monday, following her outstanding performance at the Paris Olympics. Manu was among five nominees for the award, alongside golfer Aditi Ashok, para shooter Avani Lekhara, India women’s cricket vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, and wrestler Vinesh Phogat — each…

Sports

Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner

February 17, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced late this evening. As the next Chief Election Commissioner, he would be in charge of elections in five states – Opposition-ruled Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and NDA-ruled Bihar and…

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Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano LIVE Streaming, La Liga 2024-25 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

February 17, 2025 admin

Barcelona vs Rayo LIVE Streaming, La Liga: When And Where To Watch© AFP Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano LIVE Streaming, La Liga: Barcelona can jump from third to first with a win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. Barcelona enter their 24th La Liga game sitting three points behind table-toppers and arch-rivals Real Madrid, who…

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WPL | Smriti’s blistering knock blistering knock makes it a cakewalk for RCB

February 17, 2025 admin

Smriti Mandhana en route her 47-ball 81. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics/WPL Royal Challengers Bengaluru landed here without some of its key players. That isn’t showing, though. Smriti Mandhana’s women came up with a near perfect performance on Monday night to post their second win in as many matches in the third edition of the WPL….

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Videos Of Women Patients At Gujarat Hospital Go Viral, Probe Ordered

February 17, 2025 admin

Rajkot: After horror stories from changing rooms in hotels and malls with hidden cameras, several videos of women being examined at a maternity hospital in Gujarat have been uploaded to YouTube and Telegram channels, putting a question mark on the security of women at an institution widely considered to be safe. The CCTV clips –…

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FII outflows show India offering higher returns to investors: FM

February 17, 2025 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to the media after a Post-Budget interaction, in Mumbai on Monday. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also present | Photo Credit: ANI Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) outflows from India’s equity markets show that investors are booking profits, indicating investments in India are yielding good returns,…

Business

Local AAP Leader, Girlfriend Arrested Over His Wife’s Murder In Punjab

February 17, 2025 admin

Ludhiana: Police on Monday arrested a local AAP leader, his girlfriend and four alleged contract killers in connection with the murder of his wife, who is also a party leader. Lipsy Mittal (33), wife of Anokh Mittal, was killed on Saturday by robbers near a village here, officials said. Anokh and his wife Lipsy were…

Nation

Taiwan Considering Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Purchase From US: Report

February 17, 2025 admin

Washington: Taiwan is exploring buying arms worth billions of dollars from the United States, sources briefed on the matter said, hoping to win support from the new Trump administration as China continues to apply military pressure on the island. Three sources familiar with the situation, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity…

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