The Indian women’s cricket team set to embark on a tour to Bangladesh this month to play a five-match T20I series, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Wednesday in Dhaka. In a press release on Wednesday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board notified that the matches are scheduled for April 28, 30, May 2, 6, and […]
The Sports Ministry has approved the financial requests for overseas training of several top athletes, including the Olympic-bound trio comprising boxer Nikhat Zareen, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, and table tennis player Manika Batra. This decision was made during a meeting held on Wednesday. Wrestlers Sujeet (65kg), Deepak Punia (86kg), and Naveen (74kg) are gearing up […]
Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin hailed India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration and underscored Russia’s unwavering support for its space endeavours. On the 40th anniversary of the spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984, Babushkin emphasised the enduring partnership between Russia and India in […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh is slated to visit New Delhi after the conclusion of the general elections in India later this year. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud confirmed to the media that the “prime minister will visit India after the elections. The official schedule is yet to be fixed”. The announcement comes amidst […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that deliveries of Russian oil to India are steadily high, with no payment issues encountered, the state-owned news agency TASS reported. “Russian oil supplies to India are maintained at a steadily high level and no problems arise with determining means of payment for oil exported by Russia,” Maria Zakharova, […]
The Sri Ponkaliamman temple in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district radiated with the enthusiasm of over 50,000 devotees during the revered Ponkaliamman festival. Thousands of worshippers took part in a magnificent procession on Wednesday evening, carrying fire torches as a symbol of their unwavering faith. Devotees from various districts, including Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tirupur, Coimbatore, and […]
Filing of nominations for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will end on Thursday. In this phase, voting will be held for 88 parliamentary seats across 12 states and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on April 26. The process of filing nominations for the constituencies going the polls in the second […]
SJVN Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna) to use advanced geological models in SJVN’s tunnelling projects, thus significantly reducing time and cost overruns. One of the key outcomes of this partnership will be the development of predictive analytics algorithms. These algorithms, leveraging integrated geotechnical […]
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA),Mumbai,Maharashtra one of India’s leading container ports, achieved a historic milestone by recording it’s highest-ever throughput of 6.43 million TEUs in the fiscal year 2023-24. Surpassing the 6.05 million TEU mark of 2022-23, the Port continues its upward trajectory. In comparison, the corresponding period last year witnessed a record throughput, marking […]
During his official visit to India, VAdm Mark Hammond, Chief of Royal Australian Navy, interacted with Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy at New Delhi on 03 Apr 24. Discussions focused on avenues to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation, including increased operational engagements, training exchanges, information sharing, etc. Earlier today, VAdm […]
