England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Thursday joined the ranks of cricket legends Garry Sobers of the West Indies and Jacques Kallis of South Africa by becoming the third player, and the first from England, to achieve the milestone of over 6,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket. Stokes reached this remarkable feat during the […]
The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall, for Mumbai on Friday and Saturday. There is a monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation has also developed over Mumbai which has resulted in strong westerly winds, the Met Department said. An orange alert is issued in […]
Indian markets opened with a marginal gain on Friday amid positive global cues, with both indices surging during the opening session. The NSE Nifty 50 index opened at 24,379 points with a gain of 64 points, while the BSE Sensex also surged 193 points to 80,093 during the opening trade. In the Nifty 50 list, […]
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the now-scrapped excise policy case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). However, Kejriwal will remain in detention because of his arrest last month by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in another corruption case related to the excise policy. While […]
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired top court judge to investigate the Hathras stampede incident, which resulted in the deaths of over 100 people on July 2. A bench led by Chief Justice of […]
The foreign ministers of BIMSTEC member states convened for a joint meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, focusing on enhancing regional cooperation across various sectors. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval also attended the meeting. PM Modi engaged in […]
Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in Tuesday’s semi-final in New Jersey. Argentina will face either Uruguay or Colombia in Sunday’s final in Florida, a match that could represent the last shot at silverware for […]
India broke a 41-year medal drought in Olympic men’s hockey with a bronze in Tokyo three years ago, triggering hopes that a ninth gold medal for the once dominant power in the sport might be on the cards in Paris. The majority of India’s titles were won in a different era, when the game was […]
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada encouraged the toy industry to support Indian artisans, and nurture creativity and imagination through toys that inspire and educate children across the globe. While delivering the keynote address at the ‘2nd Edition of Toy CEO Meet’ organized by the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined dinner hosted by Austria Chancellor Karl Nehammer, where he was greeted by members of the Indian diaspora. PM Modi landed in Austria on Wednesday where he was welcomed by Indian Ambassador to Austria Shambhu Kumaran and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg extended a warm welcome […]
