Mumbai won their record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title on Thursday, defeating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the final day of the 2023-24 season. Chasing a colossal 538-run target, Vidarbha put up a great fight with skipper Akshay Wadkar scoring a hundred, but Mumbai spinners ensured Vidarbha were bowled out for 368. Vidarbha started the day […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal during an event organized Wednesday by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The launch ceremony, graced by PM Modi as the Chief Guest, emphasized the government’s commitment to extending credit support to one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged […]
India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed a $181 million loan agreement, aimed at improving infrastructure and services in the peri-urban areas, or the outskirts, of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city. The initiative aims to achieve this by enhancing physical and social infrastructure, fostering economic vibrancy, and establishing these areas as attractive investment destinations, […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a military demonstration involving a new battle tank, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest show of force by the isolated state as South Korea and the United States wrapped up joint drills. Kim expressed “great satisfaction” that the new type of main battle tank successfully […]
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, during his visit to India from March 12 to 13, held discussions with Union Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital on Wednesday. Aleinik and Goyal […]
The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. The committee was set up in September 2023 to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies and local bodies. It has recommended a two-step […]
In an effort to encourage self-reliance and sustainable growth, the NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative as part of the Aspirational Blocks Programme. The initiative aims to bolster local economies and promote grassroots entrepreneurship. It is being implemented in partnership with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme at JLN Stadium in the national capital on Thursday. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi will also distribute loans under the scheme to 1 lakh street vendors (SVs), including 5,000 SVs from Delhi on this occasion. The Prime Minister will also […]
The pope has upset Ukrainian officials several times in the war, including his call last year to Russian youth to take pride as heirs of tsars like Peter the Great, held up by President Vladimir Putin as an example to justify his actions in Ukraine. Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate an […]
The crescent moon signaling the start of Ramadan was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, prompting a Monday start to the holy month for much of the Middle East. Qatar and the UAE have also confirmed they will begin observing Ramadan from March 11th. The Islamic calendar is lunar-based, with months lasting either 29 or […]
