Mumbai, Aug 16: Incumbent Ravi Shastri was on Friday re-appointed head coach of the Indian men’s team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee, a decision that was expected and has the backing of captain Virat Kohli. Shastri has been reappointed for a two-year period, ending with the 2021 […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16: The Amritanandamayi Mutt announced on Friday that it would give Rs one lakh to families who have lost a member in the South West monsoon rains, which battered Kerala, claiming 111 lives since August 8. “My heart goes out to those families who have lost their […]
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday used an Independence Day speech to defend his decision to strip Kashmir of its special status as about 7 million residents of the disputed region endured an unprecedented security lockdown and communications blackout for an 11th day.Full Coverage: Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR – India tightened security on Thursday in disputed Kashmir, sealing off many roads with barbed wire in the main city of Srinagar, as government officials and security forces held an Independence Day parade attended by only a few local people. Streets were empty outside the Sher-i-Kashmir cricket […]
New Delhi, Aug 15: The BJP-led NDA government is working to meet people’s aspirations in its second term after addressing their needs in the last five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting it has prepared a blueprint for India in the 21st century. Addressing the nation […]
NEW DELHI – A court on Wednesday acquitted six men of the killing of a 55-year-old Muslim dairy farmer, citing lack of evidence, raising questions over the prosecution’s failure to make its case despite videos of a crowd beating him in the street. The 2017 attack on Pehlu […]
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday the establishment of the post of chief of defence staff for better coordination between the army, air force and navy along the lines of Western military forces. Defence experts have long called for such a post. A […]
New Delhi, Aug 15: There is a “huge” scope to improve India’s tourism sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, and it was imperative that the country meets the aspirations of its people. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on the 73rd Independence […]
New Delhi, Aug 15: In a major decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS) as head of the tri- services. Modi made the key announcement in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the […]
Panaji, Aug 15: The Centre will set up a national network to document local health traditions and ethno medical practices followed in the country to conserve bio-resources having medicinal value, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik has said. Traditional systems of medicine have provided health care to millions of people […]
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