New Delhi: Indian cricket stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have made significant strides in the latest Women’s ICC T20 rankings, following their impressive performances against South Africa. Harmanpreet has ascended to 12th place with 613 rating points, while Shafali has moved up to the 15th spot, sharing it with New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr and…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued a directive requiring all-star cricketers to participate in domestic cricket whenever they are free from national duties, with exceptions for senior players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. This move underscores the BCCI’s commitment to enhancing the role of domestic…
New Delhi: Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to captain India in the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka, beginning July 27. The T20Is will take place from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, followed by the ODI series from August 2 to 7 in Colombo. Pandya, who served as India’s T20 vice-captain…
New Delhi: Javelin thrower Kishore Jena, holder of the second-longest throw by an Indian, is aiming to achieve his personal best at his Olympic debut in Paris 2024. Jena’s story is unique. After stepping away from the sport for three years to focus on his job with the CISF, it was Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic success that…
New Delhi: The traditional Halwa Ceremony, signaling the final phase of the Budget preparation process for Union Budget 2024-25, took place today in New Delhi. The event was graced by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary. The Halwa Ceremony is an annual…
New Delhi: The Department of Consumer Affairs held a crucial meeting today with the Retailers Association of India (RAI) to address the price situation of pulses and to ensure compliance with the stock limits prescribed for Tur and Chana under the recent amendments to the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today inaugurated the 96th Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Foundation and Technology Day. The event, held in New Delhi, was graced by several distinguished guests, including Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, and Union Ministers…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to curb the high dropout rates in Odisha, the state government announced plans to upgrade 14 high schools under the Department of ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare to higher secondary schools. This announcement was made by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during a review meeting at…
Mahendragarh: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, today addressed the ‘Pichhda Varg Samman Sammelan’ at Mahendragarh, Haryana. The event witnessed the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Rao Inderjit Singh, and Krishan Pal Gurjar among other dignitaries. In his address, Amit Shah highlighted Haryana’s notable…
Faridabad: In a groundbreaking move for health research in Asia, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the continent’s first “Pre-clinical Network Facility” under the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) at the Regional Centre of Biotechnology, part of the Translational Health Science & Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, today. This facility, which can handle BSL3 pathogens,…
