India debut was a dream moment: Hockey midfielder Manisha Chauhan
New Delhi: At 25, Manisha Chauhan, from Uttarakhand fulfilled her dream of making her international debut for the Senior Women’s Hockey Team. The dynamic midfielder made her first appearance against Argentina during the Europe leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. Expressing her delight at earning her first cap for India, Manisha said, “It […]
Kuwait fire: Kerala announces Rs 5 lakh aid for deceased; health minister Veena George to rush to Gulf country
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Kerala health minister Veena George will urgently travel to Kuwait to coordinate efforts to assist families of those who were killed and injured in the massive fire at a residential building in Kuwait, the state government said on Thursday. After a special cabinet meeting held this morning the Chief Minister Pinaray Vijayan-led government […]
Results of 1,563 NEET UG candidates cancelled: National Testing Authority tells Supreme Court re-exam on June 23
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that score-cards of 1563 candidates who got “grace marks” in the 2024 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) exam will be cancelled and the candidates will have a chance to reappear for the exam. NTA told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep […]
Sunny Deol announces ‘Border 2’, return as ‘fauji’ after 27 years
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Director J P Dutta’s cult classic ‘Border’ completed 27 years on Thursday and actor Sunny Deol treated fans with a big surprise by announcing a sequel of ‘Border 2’. Taking to Instagram, Sunny dropped an announcement video. In the video, he says, “27 saal pehle ek fauji ne vada kiya tha ki vo […]
Arshdeep Singh breaks Ashwin’s 10-year-old record in T20 World Cup
New York: India pacer Arshdeep Singh registered the best bowling figures for the nation in the history of the T20 World Cup. With his spell of 4/9, Arshdeep dethroned Ravichandran Ashwin, who held the record for ten years to become the player with the best bowling figures for India in the tournament’s history. The young […]
PM Modi heads to Italy today for G7 Summit, first overseas visit after assuming office for third term
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Italy on Thursday to attend a Summit of the Group of Seven (G7), marking his first trip abroad after assuming office for the third consecutive term. Scheduled to be held between June 13-14 in the Apulia region and India has been been invited as an […]
India sends humanitarian aid to landslide-hit Papua New Guinea
New Delhi: India on Thursday sent 19 tonnes of humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) materials to Papua New Guinea’s Enga province that was hit by a major landslide. Late last month, India announced a USD 1 million assistance to the island nation in the wake of the landslide. Over 2,000 people were killed in the […]
Two more Keralites identified among 40 Indians killed in Kuwait fire incident
Kollam (Kerala): After around 40 Indians lost their lives in the Kuwait fire incident, two more deceased from Kerala have been identified in the tragic mishap. The deceased have been identified as Lucose (48) and Sajan George (29), both natives of Kollam city in Kerala. Lucose was working as a supervisor at NBTC Company in […]
Indian stocks open at record highs Thursday, backed by moderation in inflation
New Delhi: Indian stock indices touched their fresh lifetime highs briefly after the opening bell Thursday, continuing their uptrend from the previous session, primarily due to a moderation in inflation in May – both in India and the US. Other domestic economic parameters too are robust. At the time of filing this report, Sensex traded […]
Injured SOG constable shifted to Government Medical College Doda, doctor says condition stable
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir): Fareed Ahmed, a Special Operations Group (SOG) constable, who was injured in an encounter with terrorists in Doda district on Wednesday, was shifted to Government Medical College Doda for further treatment, where his condition is said to be stable. Initially, he was being treated at Gandoh Hospital in Doda. The Government […]
