64-run hammering! Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh sink Pakistan as India begin T20 World Cup with big win | Cricket News

Deepti Sharma attempts to run out Pakistan’s Natalia Parvaiz during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. Smriti Mandhana struck 68 and Deepti Sharma claimed a career-best five-wicket haul as India began their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win over Pakistan at…

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Home for those who guard the city: West Bengal’s Pratyasha housing scheme explained

For thousands of police personnel across West Bengal, owning a home has long remained a distant goal. The state government’s Pratyasha scheme is designed to change that: offering a structured, affordable pathway to homeownership for officers and constables serving in the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police.What is Pratyasha?Pratyasha is a housing project initiated by…

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India, France unveil 13 major outcomes to deepen strategic partnership after PM Modi-Macron talks in Nice | India News

NEW DELHI: The outcomes from the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held in Nice, France on Sunday consisted frameworks for various strategic cooperations between the two leaders.The two leaders adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030, a framework designed to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, startups…

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Hockey: Manpreet Singh equals Dilip Tirkey’s record of 412 international caps but India lose 2-3 to Netherlands in Pro League | Hockey News

Manpreet Singh equalled former India captain Dilip Tirkey’s record of 412 international appearances on Sunday, but the milestone came in a 2-3 defeat to the Netherlands in the FIH Men’s Pro League.The experienced midfielder reached the landmark during India’s match against the hosts, becoming only the second Indian men’s hockey player to play 412 international…

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Kapil Sibal calls for disqualification of rebel TMC MPs over proposed merger with Nationalist Congress Party | India News

“Democracy has become theatre of the absurd”: Kapil Sibal slams TMC rebel MPs for merging with Nationalist Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded the disqualification of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCP), arguing that legislators cannot unilaterally merge with another…

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Rajnath Singh: ‘Armed forces have full freedom’: Rajnath Singh says India knows how to ensure peace | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India is a peace-loving nation but is fully capable of dealing decisively with forces that threaten its security, asserting that the armed forces have been given complete freedom to act against terrorism.Addressing a gathering after unveiling a statue of Maharana Pratap, Singh said, “We are people…

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Harmanpreet Kaur surpasses Mithali Raj to script Women’s T20 World Cup history | Cricket News

India’s Harmanpreet Kaur (AP/PTI) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur added another landmark to her illustrious career during the Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday, becoming India’s leading run-scorer in the history of the tournament. Harmanpreet entered the high-profile contest level with former India captain Mithali Raj on 726 runs in Women’s…

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Indian Seafarer Death Oman: ‘Bring back his mortal remains’: Wife of Indian seafarer who died aboard vessel in Oman seeks ‘justice’ | India News

Wife of Indian seafarer who died aboard vessel in Oman seeks ‘justice’ NEW DELHI: The family of Indian seafarer Nishanth Uirthanathan, who died aboard the vessel MT Celestial in Oman waters, has appealed to the government for the early repatriation of his mortal remains and demanded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.Speaking…

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