NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday broke silence on the recent controversy around the Netflix’s recent series ‘IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack’ and recalled another hijack story of 1984 in which his father was on the flight.Jaishankar, who was addressing Indian dispora in Geneva, said he hasn’t seen the series but added…
John Cena is one of the biggest stars to ever come out of the WWE. Throughout his career, Cena has been true to his word and message, “Never Give Up”. Now, Cena loses the occasional match, either through pinfall or through other means. But one thing we haven’t seen him do a lot of is…
A win against Bangladesh in the first Test of the upcoming two-match series will bring a historic moment for India. If Rohit Sharma & Co manage to put it across the visitors, India’s wins in Test cricket will outumber the defeats for the first time ever. India have so far played 579 Tests. The wins…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday in excise policy case, leading to celebrations among Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members and supporters.Sunita Kejriwal, Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, expressed her gratitude on social media, congratulating the AAP supporters and hoping for the release of other incarcerated AAP leaders. “Congratulations…
The MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Bavarian Nordic A/S, has been added to the list of prequalified vaccines against monkeypox, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.“The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate timely and increased access to this vital product in communities with urgent need, to reduce transmission and help contain the outbreak,” the…
NEW DELHI: Protesting junior doctors on Friday wrote a letter to President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking her intervention to resolve the impasse surrounding the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The letter, written by the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, detailed the attack…
Vande Metro launch date, schedule: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Indian Railways’ first Vande Metro train on September 16, 2024. The first Vande Metro train will run between Bhuj and Ahmedabad in Gujarat,The new Vande Metro train, built on the Vande Bharat Express platform, is a self-propelled train set that is being introduced…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the admit cards for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Mains 2024. Eligible candidates who will appear for the UPSC CSE Mains Exam 2024 are required to visit the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in, to check and download their admit cards. The admit cards will be available on the…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team members, including Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, began their preparations for a two-Test series against Bangladesh on Friday. The first Test is scheduled to begin on September 19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Coach Gautam Gambhir, who is overseeing his first home series, led the closed-door training session. He was joined…
September 2024 bank holidays: Are banks closed for Onam? In India, all banks, including cooperative, rural, regional, private, and public-sector banks, are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines. Additionally, banks remain closed on all Sundays and on national and regional holidays.September 14,…
