Mumbai, Feb 12 (UNI) Italy beat Nepal by 10 wickets in a dominating performance in the 17th Match of Group C of the T20 WC at Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday, bringing cricket into the national spotlight in a country long celebrated for its footballing legends. For a nation that grew up idolising the likes…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Two-time Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar set a new world record en route to winning the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday. Competing at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, the 25-year-old defended his title…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) India have made two changes to their playing XI for the ICC clash against Namibia, bringing in Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah. Samson replaces the injured Abhishek Sharma, who is still not fully fit and may miss a game or two, while Bumrah comes in for Mohammed Siraj. Namibia captain…
Dehradun: Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, Governor of Uttarakhand, was presented the road safety book Bharat Mein Sadak Durghatnayein by Padma Shri awardee and eminent orthopaedic surgeon Prof. (Dr) B. K. S. Sanjay, President of AIIMS Guwahati, along with co-author Dr Gaurav Sanjay, at Lok Bhawan, Dehradun on 11 February. The publication, uniquely authored by the…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI): Delhi Police arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a member of the Himanshu Bhau gang in a bid to extort property worth nearly Rs 10 crore in Rohini, an official said on Thursday. Police said the accused, Vikas, a resident of Village Banker in Narela, was apprehended on…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said recent nuclear sector reforms, including measures under the Shanti Act, will “accelerate the development of Rare Earth Elements (REE)” in the country, as the government steps up efforts to strengthen domestic capacity in critical minerals. Replying to a question during the Lok Sabha Question Hour,…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, describing it as a blueprint for India’s “economic transformation” with a strong focus on reforms, small businesses, skilling, infrastructure, healthcare and education. In a post on social media platform X,…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday staged a protest outside Makar Dwar at Parliament House, alleging that certain provisions in the proposed Indo-US trade agreement are “anti-people” and detrimental to farmers’ interests. The MPs also expressed solidarity with farmers’ organisations that have called for an All India Bandh on Thursday…
New Delhi, 12 Feb (UNI): Swift southwesterly winds over the national capital dispersed toxic pollutants, improving the air quality on Thursday morning. At 9 am on Thursday, Delhi’s air quality index stood at 194 in the ‘moderate’ category, improving sharply from Wednesday’s readings of 305, which logged in the ‘poor’ category, according to data from…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday extended his full support to the nationwide strike by workers and farmers, calling it a critical protest against government policies and asking, “Will Modi ji listen now?” Standing firmly with the issues of workers and farmers and their struggle, the Lok Sabha Leader of…
