NEW DELHI: The Congress and TMC on Friday mounted a joint attack on the ruling BJP following the arrest of Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the upcoming Nandigram bypoll in West Bengal.Both parties pointed to two key factors surrounding Pradhan’s arrest: that it stemmed from an old case, and that it occurred just hours…
Containers set up to house athletes from various countries participating in the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With the accommodation crisis at the Asian Games showing little sign of easing, the sports ministry has reached out to the Indian diaspora in Nagoya for help in housing athletes if the shortage…
India’s players celebrate the wicket of Afghanistan’s Sediqullah Atal during the third and final T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As reports of a crisis over the accommodation arrangements start coming in from the Asian Games in Japan, it has emerged that the Indian cricket board (BCCI)…
Tamil Nadu govt to provide one-gram gold rings to newborns NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns on September 28, the state government said. The one-gram gold rings will be provided to babies born in government hospitals under the scheme.The rings will have a…
Anvay Dravid (File photo) India Under-19 held off Australia Under-19 by seven runs in a rain-shortened first Youth ODI in Rajkot on Friday, with Anvay Dravid providing the late push and Yashbardhan Chauhan scoring a half-century.The match was reduced to 20 overs per side after rain interrupted play at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. India posted…
Saudi Aramco to halt crude supplies to European refiners next month Saudi Aramco has informed at least two European refining customers that they will receive no crude oil next month following an attack on a key Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.European customers typically receive Saudi crude under term contracts…
TMC to skip Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress‘ Assam unit has decided not to contest the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll in protest against the Election Commission‘s decision to freeze the party’s name and election symbol, the state convenor said.The party had earlier announced Abdul Salam as its candidate for the…
BCCI office bearers at the 95th Annual General Meeting The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will complete 100 years in 2028 and plans to form a committee to organise year-long celebrations. The topic was brought up for discussion during the final phase of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) by an influential administrator…
In 2006, Rhode Island resident Art Yatsko bought a residential lot in North Port, Florida, intending to eventually build a home there (Image Credit: Institute for Justice) A retirement plan that began with a vacant Florida lot has now become the subject of a federal lawsuit. In 2006, Rhode Island resident Art Yatsko bought a…
Mamata Banerjee has rejected the Election Commission’s new party name and symbol for her faction, calling the move “unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic” as the TMC split deepens. She called the internal factional dispute in TMC, a “black day” in India’s democratic history. A suicide blast at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…