London, June 27 (UNI) Jofra Archer’s “pure talent” gives him the opportunity to create a legacy in Test cricket, said Rob Key, managing director of England men’s cricket. Fast bowler Archer, 30, has been named in England’s squad for the second Test against India which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The playing XI is yet…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on July 2 on a week-long five-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia during which he will attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil. On the first leg of his tour, the Prime Minister will travel to Ghana from July…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) India Today castigated the illegal Court of Arbitration and trashed its so-called supplemental award concerning Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir. ‘’The illegal Court of Arbitration, purportedly constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty 1960, albeit in brazen violation of it, has issued what it characterizes as a…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said the Emergency imposed by then PM Indira Gandhi is responsible for the persistent issue of Indian fishermen being arrested by Sri Lanka. Speaking at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, the EAM said that during the time an agreement…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the centenary celebrations of Acharya Shri 108 Vidyanand Ji Maharaj, one of modern India’s most revered Jain spiritual leaders, at a formal ceremony in the national capital tomorrow. Organised by the Ministry of Culture in association with the Bhagwan Mahaveer Ahimsa Bharti Trust, the…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today that the objective of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is to fight terrorism, and India wanted a reference to terrorism in the outcome document, but one country opposed its inclusion — in obvious reference to Pakistan. Addressing a media briefing here, the EAM…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) India has won the bid to host of the 2029 World Police and Fire Games(WPFG), and will become the first south Asian country to organise the games. The host city of the 2029 edition of the games, which were initiated in 1985 will be Ahmedabad. Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) In a significant boost to India’s ‘Make in India – Make for the World’ initiative, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), a key production unit of Indian Railways based in Varanasi, is set to export ten 3300 HP Cape Gauge diesel-electric locomotives to Mozambique. In fact, of these, two units have already…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today spoke with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss the current situation following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, and also thanked him for helping with the safe evacuation of Indian nationals. In a post on X, the EAM said: “Spoke to FM @araghchi…
New Delhi, Jun 27 (UNI) In a strong rebuttal to swirling speculation of a leadership shakeup in the Karnataka BJP, senior party leader R Ashoka today clarified that there is no discussion within the party or the central leadership about changing the state president. Instead, he asserted that the party’s full focus is on intensifying…
