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Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Monday exhorted the youngsters to aim for playing and excelling in Test cricket, saying success in the traditional format brings the real honour to the players. Vengsarkar said parents nowadays get lured by the fame and financial benefits of success in the T20 leagues but the…
This was the first general election in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370. Srinagar: A voter turnout of more than 36 per cent took place in the redrawn Srinagar Lok Sabha seat without any untoward incident on Monday, the highest since 1996 when the constituency in Jammu and Kashmir recorded nearly 41 per…
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Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and India batter Virat Kohli continues to prove his undeniable mettle as a T20 player amid the divisive views by fans, cricket experts and former players, giving Men in Blue a boost ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will take place in West Indies and USA this…
Manipur is yet to return to normal since ethnic violence broke out in May 2023 Imphal/New Delhi: An MLA in Manipur has written to Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging the number of “illegal” Myanmar nationals living in shelter homes in eight villages “have outnumbered” the locals, leading to insecurity among the locals. Naga People’s…
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A resident from Vovchansk who fled due to Russian shelling, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, arrive in evacuation centre in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia pounded over 30 villages and towns in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a ground offensive in the border region, forcing almost 6,000 to…
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The girl was allegedly raped by her 14-year-old brother (Representational) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday permitted a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy, noting that her welfare and safety was of paramount importance. A vacation bench of Justices Sandeep Marne and Neela Gokhale perused the report submitted by the medical board recommending…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12 replaced Sergei Shoigu as Defence Minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned on Tuesday following Mr. Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely expected to…
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“In the opinion of this court, further custodial interrogation of the accused is not required.” New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to a Congress member arrested in connection with a fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech, noting that he has cooperated in the probe and his further custodial interrogation…
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As many as 96 seats went for polls in the fourth phase. New Delhi: The voter turnout in phase four of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections stood at 62.84 per cent at 8 pm on Monday against 65.51 per cent in 2019, a dip of over 2.5 percentage points. However, the Election Commission said a…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the NSE event in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI With markets turning volatile owing to fears of an uncertain outcome of the Parliamentary elections, Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said the volatility would reduce with the passing of every poll phase. “To me, it is…
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