India to host 2025 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup
Lausanne: The Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday named India as hosts for the first-ever Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in December 2024. This will be the first time ever that a FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will include as many as 24 teams. As per a release by […]
Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister
New Delhi: Top BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday took charge as the Union Home Minister for the second consecutive term. Shah, who has been holding the portfolio since 2019, has returned to the Modi 3.0 government in the same capacity. Before taking charge of the ministry, Shah visited the National Police Memorial in the […]
Rifle, pistol team for Olympics announced; Bhaker picked in two individual events
New Delhi: Women’s pistol ace Manu Bhaker was the only one to be picked in two individual events after her excellent run of form in selection trials as the national shooting federation on Tuesday announced a 15-member Indian rifle and pistol team for the Paris Olympics. The team was finalised during a selection meeting held […]
Focus will be to resolve remaining issues along border: EAM on India-China ties
New Delhi: India will focus on resolving the remaining issues along the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid the over four-year-long border row in eastern Ladakh that significantly strained bilateral ties. Shortly after taking charge of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Jaishankar, referring to cross-border terrorism emanating from […]
NEET-UG 2024: “Sanctity has been affected, so we need answers,” Supreme Court to National Testing Agency
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Testing Agency (NTA) on pleas seeking fresh NEET-UG, 2024 examination amid allegations of paper leak. it said the “sanctity” of the exam has been affected and it needs an answer from the testing agency. “It is not that simple that because you have […]
Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa recreate Heeramandi’s ‘ek baar dekh lijiye’ with hilarious twist
Mumbai (Maharashtra): With Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest series, ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,’ becoming an internet sensation, actors Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa have recreated a scene putting their hilarious twist to a dialogue from the webseries. On Monday, Diljit took to his Instagram account to share a hilarious video that has since been shared widely […]
Priority areas for Jaishankar in Modi 3.0 government: Border stability with China, cross-border terror solution with Pakistan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Tuesday outlined distinct approaches to handling relations with China and Pakistan, asserting that India’s foreign policy under the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will focus on finding solutions to “border issues” with Beijing and the “years-old cross-border terrorism” with Islamabad. Ahead of assuming charge on […]
I’m truly sorry: Akmal apologises for inappropriate comments against Arshdeep
Lahore: A day after being called out for making disrespectful comments against India pacer Arshdeep Singh, former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal apologised for his “inappropriate” remarks while analysing the recent T20 World Cup clash between the two sides in New York. In a viral video, Akmal was seen making fun of Arshdeep’s Sikh religion, prompting […]
India stocks largely steady at opening bell today
New Delhi: Stock market indices were largely steady at the opening bell Tuesday. Indices Sensex and Nifty were a tad shy above their yesterday’s closing at the time of filing this report. On Monday, the stock indices closed with a marginal dip after both indices touched an all-time high earlier in the day. The Sensex […]
J&K bus terror attack: Massive combing operation underway; LG reviews security situation
Jammu: A massive manhunt is underway for three foreign terrorists, possibly of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, responsible for the deadly attack on pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi that resulted in the loss of nine lives, including a two-year-old, officials said on Monday. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited the injured in Jammu and Reasi hospitals and chaired […]
