Centre encroaching upon rights of Punjab: AAP

March 30, 2022, 7:36 pm New Delhi, March 30 : The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday alleged in Parliament that the central government is encroaching upon the rights of its elected government in Punjab. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that the Centre wants to implement … Read more

Rasheed convenes emergency cabinet meeting

March 30, 2022, 6:57 pm Islamabad, March 31 : An emergency cabinet meeting was convened by the Pakistan Minister for Interior Pakistan Sheikh Rasheed on Wednesday. On Tuesday Imran Khan had directed his party lawmakers to either abstain or not attend the National Assembly session on the day of voting on the no-confidence motion against … Read more

Coast Guard rescues distressed boat with 9 fishermen

March 30, 2022, 8:50 pm New Delhi, March 30 : Indian Coast Guard Ship Priydarshini on Tuesday successfully rescued a stranded Tamil Nadu fishing boat FB Saint Antony along with nine crew members, the ICG informed on Wednesday. The boat was adrift 95 nautical miles away from Andhra Pradesh coast. The fishing boat had sailed … Read more

IPL: RCB wins toss, elect to field vs KKR

March 30, 2022, 7:23 pm Mumbai, March 30 : Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) here at DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday. RCB will take the field with the same playing XI while Tim Southee replaces Shivam Mavi in KKR t. “The pitch … Read more

Embassy official held for making obscene calls

March 30, 2022, 12:16 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 : An embassy official was taken into custody by the rural cyber police on his arrival at the international airport here on Tuesday. The official attached to the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, identified as Praveen Krishna, was taken into custody for allegedly making obscene calls and … Read more

SC to resume physical hearing of cases from Apr 4

March 30, 2022, 12:43 pm New Delhi, March 30 : Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the Supreme Court will commence physical hearing of cases from April 4. He said that lawyers, and seniors advocates, who requested us, for virtual hearings on Monday and Friday, can be allowed as well. “Fom … Read more

TN Assembly from Apr 6 to May 10

March 30, 2022, 12:33 pm Chennai, Mar 30 : The Tamil Nadu Assembly, which will resume its sitting on April six will continue till May 10, Speaker M Appavu said today. Talking to reporters here after a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee at his chamber to decide on the duration of the session, he … Read more

Delhi-NCR likely to touch 40C

March 30, 2022, 12:31 pm New Delhi, March 30 : The heatwave is set to grip Delhi-NCR starting Wednesday, as the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius, as per India Meteorological Department. In its bulletin, IMD said the same conditions were likely to prevail on Thursday as well, as it predicted … Read more

Gadkari arrives parliament in Hydrogen powered car

March 30, 2022, 12:31 pm New Delhi, March 30 : To promote clean energy in the country, the on Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari arrived in Parliament house by hydrogen Powered car, “Toyota Mirai” on Wednesday. The on Minister had recently launched India’s first Hydrogen based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle(FCEV )at … Read more

Australia storm into Women’s WC final

March 30, 2022, 12:22 pm Wellington, March 30 : Australia booked their place in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final after a dominant 157-run victory over West Indies on Wednesday. Openers Alyssa Healy (129) and Rachael Haynes (85) set the stage with their 216-run partnership which powered Australia to post 305/3 in a rain-reduced … Read more

Ukraine warns against Russia’s ‘fake’ withdrawal

March 30, 2022, 8:16 am Kyiv, March 30 : Ukrainian general staff of the armed forces on Wednesday said the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv and Chernihiv was a mere “rotation of individual ts” and aimed to “mislead the military leadership” of Ukraine. It said, “According to some indications, the Russian enemy is regrouping … Read more

Pandemonium in WB Assembly; Five BJP Legislators suspended

March 28, 2022, 2:04 pm Kolkata, March 28 : The West Bengal Assembly on Monday witnessed a ruckus after the opposition BJP MLAs created a ruckus over the recent killings in the Birbhum district leading to the suspension of five BJP legislators, including Suvendu Adhikari, from the Assembly, until further notice. According to reports, the … Read more

Petascale Supercomputer Param Shakti inaugurated at IIT Kharagpur

March 28, 2022, 1:54 pm Kolkata, March 28 : Param Shakti, a Petascale Supercomputer at IIT Kharagpur, has been dedicated to the nation under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) – a joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). The supercomputer was inaugurated on Sunday by West … Read more

Strike fails in informal sector: CAIT

March 28, 2022, 1:46 pm New Delhi, March 28 : A two-day strike called by trade ons was a flop in the informal sector on Monday, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said. CAIT Secretary General Parveen Khandelwal said: “Workers in the domestic, trade and other verticals of informal sectors remain unaffected across the … Read more

Indian-led VFX firm shines as ‘Dune’ wins big at Oscars

March 28, 2022, 1:38 pm New Delhi, March 28 : on Information Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday congratulated Namit Malhotra and DNEG for their stellar work in “Dune” that won in six top categories of the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles. “Congratulations to DNEG,VFX & Animation Studio led by CEO Namit Malhotra … Read more

2 active LeT militants arrested

March 28, 2022, 3:10 pm Srinagar, March 28 : Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said Monday. Waseem Ahmad Ganai and Iqbal Ashraf Sheikh, both residents of Shopian, taken into custody in Sunneregund area by the police and the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles. Incriminating materials, arms and amm … Read more

EAM visits Lanka IOC fuel station in Colombo

March 28, 2022, 2:32 pm Colombo/New Delhi, March 28 : Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday paid a visit to a Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) fuel station in Colombo. His visit comes days after India extended financial assistance of US$ 1 billion under a Line of Credit to Sri Lanka, of which … Read more

Two new Madras HC Judges sworn in

March 28, 2022, 2:20 pm Chennai, Mar 28 : Two new Judges–N.Mala and S.Sounthar–were today sworn in as Additonal Judges of the Madras High Court. Chief Justice M shwar Nath Bhandari administered the oath of office to the two new Judges, whose appointments were notified by the Centre a couple of days back. While Mala, … Read more

Pandemonium in Bihar Assembly over Kashmir Files

March 28, 2022, 2:09 pm Patna, March 28 : Bihar Assembly witnessed pandemonium on Monday over Kashmir Files movie, tickets of which have been arranged by the government for the legislators. Soon after the noise created by the opposition members over yesterday’s attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a youth, settled down, the … Read more

Mann slams Centre over Chandigarh employees

March 28, 2022, 2:07 pm Chandigarh, March 28 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed the Central government’s decision to apply central civil services to employees of the Chandigarh administration. on Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the changes will be notified on Monday and will be implemented from April 1. … Read more

10 pc decline in aviation jobs during pandemic: Govt

March 28, 2022, 3:31 pm New Delhi, March 28 : The job losses in various branches of the civil aviation sector is around 19,200 or nearly 10 per cent of the total 1.9 lakh jobs in the sector, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. “According to industry sources, in a period from 31st March … Read more

Odisha emerges as leading investment destination : Naveen

March 28, 2022, 3:31 pm Bhubaneswar, March 28 : Notwithstanding the covid pandemic Odisha has emerged as a leading investment destination with over 4.4 lakh crore investment intent during the last three years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the state Assembly on Monday. Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on Governor’s address, … Read more

Two day Bharat bandh partially hit normal life in Odisha

March 28, 2022, 3:28 pm Bhubaneswar, March 28 : A two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade ons in protest against on government policies hit normal life partially in some parts of Odisha on Monday. Sources said the vehicular movement and public transport in many parts of Odisha were affected due … Read more

Police drive against auto-rickshaws

March 28, 2022, 3:27 pm Srinagar, March 28 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday urged auto-rickshaw owners and drivers to remove the hidden cavities by concealing the rear seat, alleging that some crimes have been committed in which autos were used. “Some crimes have come to notice where such autos were used to commit … Read more

Govt signs Rs 473 cr contract with GSL

March 28, 2022, 3:19 pm New Delhi, March 28 : The Defence Ministry on Monday signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd to construct eight Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 473 crore. The contract was signed by the Joint Secretary (Maritime and Systems), Dinesh Kumar, and … Read more

Kejriwal lauds Mann for ration delivery

March 28, 2022, 4:04 pm New Delhi, March 28 : Criticising the Centre for not allowing his government to implement doorstep delivery of ration in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lauded his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Singh Mann for announcing the scheme in Punjab. “If the doorstep delivery of ration cannot be done in … Read more

Pak using drugs as tool to spoil our youth: Lt Gen Manjinder Singh

March 28, 2022, 4:04 pm Jammu, March 28 : General-Officer-Commanding, White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Monday alleged that Pakistan was using drugs as tool to spoil the youth of India. Addressing a public gathering during the Mendhar festival close to the Line of Control in Poonch district, the General said, “Mendhar festival … Read more

Oppn. expresses concern over attack on Nitish Kumar

March 28, 2022, 3:34 pm Patna, March 28 : The members of opposition in Bihar assembly expressed concern on Monday over the Sunday’s attack on the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his home turf. As soon as the house assembled for the day, the opposition members were on their toes on the issue . The … Read more

Team MRF Tyres wins 2nd round of FIA ERC Azores Rallye

March 28, 2022, 3:36 pm Chennai, Mar 28 : Efrén Llarena of Team MRF Tyres claimed a sensational victory at the Azores Rallye in Portugal to secure the maiden FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) win. The second round of the FIA ERC took place in unpredictable weather with Saturday having torrential rain and Sunday being … Read more

Marsh to miss ODI series against Pakistan

March 28, 2022, 1:59 pm Lahore, March 28 : Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is likely to miss the One-Day series against Pakistan after sustaining an injury during training drill, captain Aaron Finch said. Cameron Green is likely to replace injured Marsh in the first ODI on Tuesday. “I don’t think he will be available for … Read more

Rohan, Shapovalov stun top seed, enter QF

March 28, 2022, 1:09 pm Miami, March 28 : India’s Rohan Bopanna and his doubles partner Denis Shapovalov of Canada shocked the top seeded Croatians Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic to enter the quarterfinals of the ATP Miami Open tennis tournament here. Rohan and Shapovalov registered a 6-3, 7-6 win over Pavic and Mektic on … Read more

Sanju Samson’s 50, three cameos power RR to 210/6

March 29, 2022, 10:07 pm Pune, March 29 : Sanju Samson’s half-century, besides Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer and Jos Buttler’s cameos, powered Rajasthan Royals to post 210 for 6 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in fifth match of Tata IPL here on Tuesday. Samson brought up his scintillating 50 in just 25 balls, which was decorated with … Read more

BCCI issues tender document for IPL media rights

March 29, 2022, 7:51 pm Mumbai, March 29 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday issued the tender document for media rights for its marquee T20 league Indian Premier League (IPL) for seasons 2023-27. In a series of tweets, BBCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah said he is pleased to announce … Read more

SRH win toss, send RR into bat in IPL match 5

March 29, 2022, 7:32 pm Pune, March 29 : Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to field first against Rajasthan Royals in the fifth match of the IPL at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Tuesday. Rajasthan are going with four foreign internationals including Jos Buttler, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult and Shimron Hetmyer, while … Read more

Senegal beat Salah’s Egypt to reach WC

March 30, 2022, 8:10 am Dakar (Senegal), March 30 ( /Xinhua) Senegal qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the third time in their history and for the second time in a row after defeating Mohamed Salah’s Egypt on penalties in their playoff. Having lost the first leg 1-0, Senegal won the second leg … Read more

Poland qualify for FIFA World Cup

March 30, 2022, 7:57 am Warsaw, March 30 ( /Xinhua) Poland qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the ninth time in history and for the second time in a row after defeating Sweden 2-0 at home in Tuesday’s playoff. Captain Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the home team with a penalty in … Read more

Colombo clarifies maritime security pacts with India not a threat to Sri Lanka’s national security

March 29, 2022, 9:07 pm Colombo, March 29 : Amid controversy erupting over the recently-signed maritime security pacts with India, the Sri Lankan government on Tuesday clarified that the pacts will “neither result in hindrance nor be a threat to the national security of Sri Lanka” as was being “misinterpreted” by several print and electronic … Read more

Biden to discuss Ukraine with European leaders

March 29, 2022, 8:30 pm Washington, March 29 : US President Joe Biden will be holding talks with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the ted Kingdom on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war, US News reported. President Biden will convene the call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor … Read more

EAM meets former Sri Lankan PM amid worsening economic crisis

March 29, 2022, 9:31 pm Colombo, March 29 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid talk in Colombo of appointing him as Prime Minister of a proposed National ty Government as the island nation grapples with a worsening economic crisis. The EAM said in a … Read more

France reports over 2L new Covid cases

March 30, 2022, 7:18 am Paris, March 30 ( /Xinhua) France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new Covid-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the country lifted most Covid-19 restrictions on March 14. According to the French Public Health Agency, 21,300 Covid-19 patients are currently hospitalized, with 1,538 in intensive … Read more

US Dy NSA Daleep Singh to visit India

March 30, 2022, 6:58 am Washington, March 30 : US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh will be on a two-day visit to India from March 30, the White House said. During the visit, Singh will be holding meetings with officials to deepen cooperation to promote inclusive economic growth and prosperity, and … Read more

After Pakistan PM, Opposition attacks Punjab CM

March 28, 2022, 12:36 pm Islamabad, March 28 : After Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan Opposition on Monday submitted a no-trust motion against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in the Punjab Assembly. According to The News International, the no-confidence motion was signed by 126 MPAs, including Rana Mashood, Ramzan Siddique, Malik Ahmed and Mian Naseer. The … Read more

Williamson fined for slow over-rate

March 30, 2022, 7:29 am Pune, March 30 : Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate. In a statement, BCCI on Wednesday said: “The Sunrisers Hyderabad have been fined after they maintained a slow over rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against Rajasthan … Read more

After Pakistan CM, Opposition attacks Punjab CM

March 28, 2022, 12:36 pm Islamabad, March 28 : After Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan Opposition on Monday submitted a no-trust motion against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in the Punjab Assembly. According to The News International, the no-confidence motion was signed by 126 MPAs, including Rana Mashood, Ramzan Siddique, Malik Ahmed and Mian Naseer. The … Read more