‘Disappointing end to India’s campaign’: Sehwag on Deepti Sharma’s no-ball against SA
New Delhi: Chasing 275 for victory, South Africa needed three runs off two balls with Mignon du Preez (51) on strike. It was their game to lose. But off-spinner Deepti Sharma had du Preez hole out to Harmanpreet Kaur at long-on. That would have meant three needed off the last ball with two tail-end batters […]
Neeraj Chopra, Pramod Bhagat receive Padma Shri
New Delhi: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Monday received the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian award. The 24-year-old javelin thrower received the prestigious award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during a ceremony. Paralympic gold medallist in badminton Pramod Bhagat was also conferred with the honour alongside Chopra. Chopra made […]
President confers Padma awards on late Kalyan Singh, actor Victor Banerjee, 52 others
New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister late Kalyan Singh, often termed as a Hindutva icon, and actor Victor Banerjee were among the 55 distinguished personalities who were conferred with Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday. This year, the first civil investiture ceremony was held on March 21 at the Rashtrpati Bhavan […]
MPs seek PM Modi’s intervention for immediate financial support to rare disease patients
New Delhi: A group of MPs from the Rajya Sabha has sought urgent intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide immediate financial support to rare disease patients under government’s RAN scheme to save their lives. Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi (RAN) was set up to provide financial assistance to patients, living below the poverty line and […]
Centre can’t be ‘mute spectator’ to happenings in West Bengal: BJP
New Delhi: Accusing Trinamool Congress MLAs of “violently assaulting” its legislators in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday, the BJP asserted that the Centre cannot remain a “mute spectator” to the state government “flouting” constitutional norms. Expressing concern over the state of affairs in West Bengal, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters at Parliament […]
Rs 3,343 crore received as FDI in defence since 2014: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Monday said that a total of Rs 3,343 crore has been received as foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector since 2014. In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the defence sector needs continuous investment for capacity enhancements and the creation of state-of-the-art […]
Indian airports estimated to see 69 pc more passengers in 2022-23: Govt
New Delhi: Airports across India will see 33.81 crore passengers in 2022-23, 69.35 per cent more than the current financial year, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Monday. A total of 19.96 crore passengers travelled through the airports in the country during 2021-22, the minister said in his reply to […]
India records 1,270 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: With 1,270 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,20,723, while the active cases further declined to 15,859, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,035 with 31 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
Let’s make local ‘global’, augment prestige of Indian products: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India achieving its export target of USD 400 billion this fiscal shows that the demand for its items is increasing all over the world, and asserted that when every Indian gets ‘vocal for local’, it does not take much time for the “local to become global”. […]
Jammu breaks 76-year record as day temp hits 37.3 deg C
Srinagar witnesses 25 degrees Celsius
Jammu: The maximum temperature in Jammu on Sunday settled at 37.3 degrees Celsius, breaking a 76-year-old record for the month of March. The previous highest day temperature of 37.2 degrees Celsius was recorded on March 31, 1945, Director Meteorological Department Sonum Lotus said. He said since the last four days, the weather has remained mainly […]
