New Delhi, Jul 14: The Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to grant ownership rights to around 7,200 families that got agricultural land in the mid-70s under a programme for landless people. Under the “20-point programme”, launched during former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure in 1975-76, around 12,500 landless […]
Chandigarh, Jul 14: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was sulking after being stripped off key portfolios in the Punjab cabinet reshuffle in June, has resigned from the Amarinder Singh cabinet. Sidhu took to Twitter on Sunday, making public his resignation letter dated June 10 addressed to Congress President […]
Tirupati(AP), July 14: President Ram Nath Kovind Sunday offered prayers at the ancient hill shrine of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala near here. The President accompanied by his wife Savita and other members of his family, arrived here on a spiritual visit on Saturday to worship at four […]
NEW DELHI – The Allahabad Bank on Saturday became the second Indian state-owned bank to report a major alleged fraud by bankrupt steelmaker Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd this month, adding to concerns about a banking industry burdened with bad debts. Allahabad Bank said in a statement that […]
Colombia’s Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah won their first Grand Slam men’s doubles title on Saturday with an almost five-hour triumph at Wimbledon. The second seeds became the first pair from their country to celebrate a major title thanks to their 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 […]
Wimbledon at a glance – Day 12: Headlines + Halep wins Wimbledon title + Defeats Serena 6-2, 6-2 in just 56 minutes + American’s wait for record-equalling 24th major goes on + Halep is first Romanian to win Wimbledon title Top results Women singles final Simona Halep (ROM […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced the creation of a new national military space force command that would eventually be part of his country’s air force. The declaration — made on the eve of France’s Bastille Day national celebrations that feature a military parade down Paris’s Champs-Elysees […]
Eoin Morgan’s England face New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday desperate to win the World Cup for the first time after four years of hard graft. When England exited the 2015 tournament after an embarrassing defeat by Bangladesh, few tipped them as potential champions four years later. As […]
Freed after years in jihadist captivity, Jihan faced an agonising ultimatum: abandon her three small children fathered by an Islamic State fighter or risk being shunned by her community. “Of course I couldn’t bring them home. They’re Daesh (IS) children,” said Jihan Qassem matter-of-factly, sitting in a sparse […]
Authorities warned of heavy rain and possible tornadoes throughout Saturday as major storm Barry buffeted Louisiana, though there were few indications of widespread flooding. After briefly becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Barry was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall — but it nevertheless […]
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