ICG’s Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call in Vietnam as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar, with an integral helicopter, made a port call at Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on April 02, 2024 as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. During the three-day visit, the crew will engage in professional interactions focusing on marine […]
Lieutenant General JS Sidana takes charge as the 33rd Director General of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant General JS Sidana took over as the 33rd Director General of the Department of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (DGEME) and Senior Colonel Commandant of the EME Corps on April 01 , 2024. During his career spanning over 38 years , he has held a number of important regimental , command , instructional and staff appointments. Prior to his present appointment , he held the post […]
Polling for 30 vacant Senate seats in Pakistan concludes; counting underway
Islamabad: Voting to elect 30 senators in Pakistan after their seats in the upper house of Parliament became vacant last month concluded on Tuesday and counting of votes is currently underway. The polling held in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh continued with a break from 9 am to 4 pm. […]
FIDE Candidates: Praggnanandhaa enters as India’s best bet
Toronto: Teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa will enter as the favourite among the three Indian participants in the Candidates chess tournament that will get underway here from Wednesday to decide the challenger for the next world championship match. After nearly 35 years as many as three Indians – Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi — have […]
Kriti Sanon on possibility of ‘Crew’ sequel: We would love to be back
New Delhi: Heist comedy “Crew” is soaring high at the box office and actor Kriti Sanon says she along with co-stars Tabu and Kareena Kapoor Khan would love to reunite for a potential sequel. “Crew” follows three air hostesses — played by Tabu, Kareena and Kriti — whose future seems uncertain as their airline Kohinoor […]
Gold falls Rs 50; silver climbs Rs 430
New Delhi: After hitting an all-time high level, gold prices on Tuesday fell Rs 50 to Rs 68,370 per 10 grams in the local market, following weak trends in the international markets, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous session, the precious metal closed at Rs 68,420 per 10 grams. However, silver prices climbed Rs […]
Stock markets end 3-day winning run as IT, private bank shares drop on profit-taking
Mumbai: Stock markets snapped the three-day winning run on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex falling by 110 points due to profit-taking in select IT, private bank and auto shares amid weak trends from the US markets and foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 110.64 points or 0.15 per cent to settle at 73,903.91 […]
Azad to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag -Rajouri constituency, his party DPAP said. Azad left the Congress in 2022, ending his five-decade-long association with the party, and floated his own political outfit-Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP). “Today the core committee of DPAP met […]
Udhampur among India’s top 3 districts in rural road construction: Dr Jitendra Singh
UDHAMPUR: Union Minister and BJP Candidate for Udhampur, Doda, Kathua constituency Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that Udhampur has emerged among India’s top three districts in rural road construction under Central PMGSY scheme and this has been possible only because of the prioritisation given by the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in […]
Rohit wouldn’t have lost MI captaincy if he’d been named India’s T20 WC skipper earlier: Sidhu
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu believes that Rohit Sharma would not have been replaced by Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians captain had the BCCI named him skipper for the T20 World Cup last year itself. Rohit was declared captain of India’s yet-to-be-named T20 World Cup squad in February this year by BCCI […]
