NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the final vacant position on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s 18-member Standing Committee without opposition on Friday, as councillors from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress abstained from the election process. Sunder Singh, the BJP’s nominee, received all 115 votes from the party’s councillors, while…
Kamindu Mendis and Don Bradman (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka‘s batting sensation Kamindu Mendis has joined an exclusive club in Test cricket, equalling a remarkable record, previously held by the legendary Don Bradman.By reaching 1,000 Test runs in just his 13th innings, Mendis has become the fastest to achieve the milestone since 1949, placing…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Friday lodged an FIR and named chief minister Siddaramaiah as first accused in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.The development comes 48 hours after the special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru directed Mysuru Lokayukta SP to file FIR, probe and submit report against Karnataka CM and…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the National Congress, Congress, and Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party of fostering family feuds, corruption, and terrorism for their political interests.Addressing a rally in Jammu, the UP CM said that the Congress-NC and PDP gave a slap “tamacha” instead of the tablet in…
Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh along with others New Delhi: The government has prepared a road map for creating 4.5-6 crore jobs in the textile sector by 2030, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday, asserting that efforts are being made to take the sector’s market size to USD 350 billion from around USD…
The ensemble of Devara 1, which includes Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan, will be on set for The Great Indian Kapil Show 2. Before the episode’s airing, the makers released a humorous trailer in which Jr NTR explains to Kapil Sharma why he can’t call Archana Puran Singh by name.The makers of…
NEW DELHI: In a heartwarming tale of passion and dedication, 15-year-old Kartikey, a schoolboy from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, cycled 58 kilometers just to catch a glimpse of his cricketing hero, Virat Kohli, batting in the Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.The viral video on social media has captured the story of a young boy, who…
NEW DELHI: YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday lashed out at the TDP government in Andhra Pradesh, stating that “demons are now in power in the state” as he had “never seen political parties creating hurdles even to make a visit to a temple”.The former CM launched the attack after he cancelled his trip…
China’s efforts to achieve maritime military parity with the US have suffered a significant setback after its newest state-of-the-art nuclear submarine sank in a dock, according to American officials.The incident reportedly took place last May or June at the Wuchang shipyard near Wuhan – the same city associated with the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic…
A new study has triggered concern around the safety of water standards that is being consumed currently. A group of researchers have found microplastics in 68% of bladder cancer cases and linked them to inflammation and cell damage.The study led by researchers at Bond University, Australia has challenged a report by the World Health Organisation…
