Kolkata: Off-spinner Simon Harmer led with a four-wicket haul as South Africa defeated India by 30 runs in the first Test in Kolkata Sunday, to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The second Test will be played in Guwahati from November 22-26....
New Delhi: Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sunday levelled serious allegations of being humiliated and physically intimidated, which compelled her to leave behind her "crying parents and sisters" and depart. In a heartfelt post on her X handle, Rohini wrote in...
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set a target for completing the digitisation process of the voters' details mentioned in the enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal by November end. "Already, the process of digitisation of the enumeration...
New Delhi: One person was killed, and multiple workers went missing in the stone quarry collapse in the Billi Markundi mining area under Obra Police Station limits in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred around 1500 hours on Saturday, and the National Disaster Response...
Chennai: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay, will hold protests across Tamil Nadu Sunday to oppose the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The party alleges that the ongoing revision has created widespread confusion among voters and raised concerns about the...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, one of South India’s most revered pilgrimage centres, will open Sunday at 5 p.m. for the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season, marking the beginning of the Kartika month. With lakhs of devotees preparing for the annual pilgrimage, authorities have put in place...
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Sunday described the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Kalyan Banerjee’s allegation that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata as “inflammatory, explosive and irresponsible”. Speaking to the media in the morning, the...
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed Saturday that Indonesia has formally expressed interest in purchasing the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system. "Indonesia has requested to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow," Singh said, addressing the BJP workers here. Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief...
Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are poised for intense bidding wars during December's IPL mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, with both franchises entering the December 16 event holding the largest purses among the ten teams. KKR entered the auction with a purse of Rs...
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi and support for diaspora activities at a conference of India's Consuls General in the US convened in New York. “Reviewed our bilateral ties and support for diaspora activities. Appreciate the...
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