Kuldeep Yadav needed positive environment, love and attention: Ponting
Mumbai: A phenomenal talent like Kuldeep Yadav required a “positive environment” filled with a lot of “love and attention” to blossom and he got that at Delhi Capitals, head coach Ricky Ponting said. The left-arm wrist spinner, who is currently second in the list of wicket-takers with 17 scalps, had a rough three years prior […]
European partners important companions in India’s quest for peace, prosperity: PM Modi
New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Germany, Denmark and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his trip to Europe comes at a time when the region faces many challenges and choices, and that he intends to strengthen the spirit of cooperation with India’s European partners. In a statement, Modi said he will […]
SC junks PIL seeking “cooling off period” for civil servants to contest polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL to impose restrictions to prevent civil servants from contesting elections immediately after retirement or resignation from service, by imposing a “cooling off period”, saying it cannot direct the legislature to enact a law. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and A S Bopanna said […]
Gujarat, Maharashtra celebrate foundation day; President, PM greet people
Mumbai/Ahmedabad/New Delhi: Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrated their foundation day on Sunday, with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extending greetings to people of the two states on the occasion. On this day in 1960, the former state of Bombay was bifurcated on a linguistic basis and the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra […]
My priority will be to ensure very high standards of operational preparedness: Army Chief
New Delhi: In the backdrop of India’s lingering standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday said his “utmost and foremost” priority would be to ensure “very high standards” of operational preparedness to face current, contemporary and future security challenges across the entire spectrum of conflict. A day after taking […]
Patiala clashes: Key accused among six more arrested
Patiala: The main accused Barjinder Singh Parwana was among the six more people arrested in connection with the clashes here that had left four people injured, the Punjab Police said on Sunday. Two groups had clashed on Friday over an anti-Khalistan march, hurling stones at each other and brandishing swords, forcing police to fire in […]
GST revenues at all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh cr in April
New Delhi: The GST collection in April touched the highest ever level of about Rs 1.68 lakh crore, up 20 per cent from the year-ago period, on improved compliance and recovery in business activity, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. During the month, 1.06 crore GST returns from GSTR-3B were filed, of which 97 lakh […]
IOC rolls out methanol-blended petrol on pilot basis
Tinsukia: Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol — 15 per cent blend of methanol with petrol — on a pilot basis in Assam’s Tinsukia district. Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli launched the M15 petrol in the presence of Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat and IOC chairman SM […]
Some evacuated from Mariupol; US lawmaker Pelosi visits Kyiv
Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine): The United Nations laboured on Sunday to get civilians out of the bombed-out ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, while US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she visited Ukraine’s president to show American support for the country’s defence against Russian aggression. Russia’s high-stakes offensive in coastal southern Ukraine and the country’s eastern […]
NATO exercises begin along its eastern flank
Warsaw: Poland’s armed forces said Sunday that military exercises involving thousands of NATO soldiers have begun. They are regular exercises aimed at improving the security of the alliance’s eastern flank but come this year with Russia’s war against Ukraine raging nearby. Due to those circumstances, Poland’s military appealed to the public on Sunday not to […]
