New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) Renowned scholars Jagadguru Ramabhadracharya in Sanskrit and Urdu literary figure Gulzar will be conferred with the 58th Jnanpith Award. The selection committee for the Jnanpith Awards announced the recipients for the year 2023 on Saturday. In a statement, the Committee said, “The decision has been made to award the 58th…
By BD Naraayannkar Rajkot, Feb 17 (UNI) Yashasvi Jaiswal’s second century of the series, and good bowling by India put the hosts in a strong position against England on Day 3 of the third Test at Niranjan Shah stadium here on Saturday. At stumps, India were 196/2, leading England by 322 runs, with Shabnam Gill…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (UNI) Renowned Bengali actress Anjana Bhowmick died at a private hospital here on Saturday after a prolonged illness. She was 79 and is survived by her two daughters, and son-in-laws. Bhowmick, who entertained the Bengali films for nearly two and half decades with her debut film Anustup Chanda in 1968, was admitted…
Gaza, Feb 17 (UNI) Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday accused Israel of impeding efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, Haniyeh said that his movement responded to efforts of mediation “all the time in a positive spirit and with high responsibility” in order to “stop…
Buenos Aires, Feb 17 (UNI) Spanish top-seed Carlos Alcaraz progressed to the semifinals of the Argentina Open with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 victory over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori. The world No. 2 registered a first serve percentage of 80% and won 27 return points to prevail in an hour and 40 minutes on the outdoor…
Kolhapur, Feb 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday trained his guns on former chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for allegedly refusing to provide him security even though he got threats from naxals, raising a doubt whether Thackeray wanted to have him eliminated by insurgents. Addressing a national convention…
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Feb 17 (UNI) Ten labourers, including four women, were killed and four others grievously injured in a major inferno that swept through a private fireworks factory at Kundayiruppu village in Vembakottai block in Virudhunagar district on Saturday. Police said the fire broke out at Winner Fireworks Factory, this afternoon leading to a…
Patna, Feb 17 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said the INDIA alliance has ‘collapsed’ after his exit as parties one after the other were deserting it. Kumar told media persons here that he had tried his best to unite all opposition parties at the national level but it could not materialise. Even…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before a Delhi Court through Video Conferencing on Saturday and complied with the summons issued on a complaint case filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED). Counsel for Kejriwal moved an exemption application for physical appearance by submitting before the court that Kejriwal is not in…
Bhubaneswar, Feb17 (UNI) The ECI Team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner of India Arun Goel on Saturday conducted a comprehensive review of election preparedness in Odisha. Over two days, high-level meetings were held with key officials from the state government and enforcement agencies to assess the readiness for the upcoming…
