New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused both BJP and the AAP of betraying farmers and asserted that the peasants will never forgive these parties for working against their interests. Attacking the two parties for their policies on agriculture, Kharge said, “It seems that the two anti-farmer parties have now…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, was in India to advance the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. He met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Paparo, who participated in the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, also…
New Delhi, (UNI) Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik is making waves in the capital with his solo exhibition, ‘Nature’s Fury: Sand and Beyond’, at Galleria VSB, Square One Mall, Saket. The show, which runs until March 21, explores the raw power of nature and the fragile relationship between humans and the environment. The opening event…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Thursday first till 2 pm and later for the day, after members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and other parties created a ruckus on the issue of delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. As soon as the House re-assembled at 2 pm, DMK members…
Singapore, Mar 20 (UNI) More than 570,000 eligible Singaporeans will receive payouts ranging from 400 to 1,000 Singapore dollars (about 300 to 750 U.S. dollars) this March, as part of the government’s efforts to enhance the retirement savings of working seniors, the Ministry of Manpower said Thursday in a release. The disbursement marks the first…
London, Mar 20 (UNI) Australia all-rounder Grace Harris has signed for Surrey as this year’s overseas player. The 31-year-old, who plays for London Spirit in The Hundred, will be available from the fixture against Hampshire Hawks at the Kia Oval on June 5 – the county’s first home Vitality Blast fixture of the season. Harris…
Auckland, Mar 20 (UNI) Australia skipper Tahlia McGrath, who has stepped into the leadership role in the absence of regular captain Alyssa Healy, is relishing the opportunity to guide the team alongside vice-captain Ash Gardner. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to lead the side again,” McGrath told reporters ahead of the first T20I here…
Costa Navarino (Greece), Mar 20 (UNI) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach was named Honorary Life President, marking a historic moment at the 144th IOC Session as he prepares to step down in June after 12 years at the helm of the global Olympic movement. The announcement came towards the end of the first…
New Delhi, March 20 (UNI) Showing robust growth trajectory, India’s domestic air passenger traffic rose 13.1% year-on-year to 143 lakh in February 2025, as per research and rating firm ICRA. For the first 11 months of the current fiscal 2024-25 (FY25), domestic air passenger traffic was 1,551 lakh with a year-on-year growth of 7.7%. “The…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court recently granted interim protection from eviction to nearly 19,000 street vendors in Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune in Maharashtra. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the order, stating, “The exercise to accommodate the 19,792 street vendors or 14,000 and odd…
