Chandigarh, Mar 24 (UNI) Punjab Kings started off TATA IPL 2024 on a winning note as they edged Delhi Capitals by four wickets in Match 2 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. In the first IPL match at the new venue, Sam Curran (63 off 47) and Liam Livingstone (38* off…
Bengaluru, Mar 24 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday emphasised that the Central government has been timely and generous in disbursing funds to Karnataka, contrary to allegations levelled by the Karnataka Congress party. She buttressed her allegations by providing specific figures, highlighting significant increases in tax devolution and grants-in-aid to Karnataka compared to…
Jammu, Mar 24 (UNI) The Central Election Committee of Congress Party has cleared the names of former Member Parliament Choudhary Lal Singh and JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla for Udhampur and Jammu Lok Sabha seats, respectively. The Congress election committee has released the fourth list of 45 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Two-time…
Guwahati, Mar 24 (UNI) The Congress named Uday Shankar Hazarika as its candidate for the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency in Assam on Saturday. Shankar Hazarika is expected to be in a direct contest with incumbent two-term BJP MP Pradhan Baruah, with the constituency going to the polls in the first phase on April 19. The…
Rampur (UP), Mar 24 (UNI) Four persons, including three women, were killed and 11 others were injured when a tractor-trolley was hit by a dumper in Milak area of Rampur district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Sunday. Police sources said that around 20 people from Masihabad village under Mirganj police station…
Srinagar, Mar 24 (UNI) Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Sunday predicted light rain and snow at many places during March 27 and 28 over Jammu and Kashmir. The MeT office said, “Overall, there is no significant weather activity till March 27 evening.” The weather will generally remain cloudy with light rain or snow (higher reaches) at…
Basel, Mar 24 (UNI) India’s journey at Swiss Open ended with Kidambi Srikanth’s defeat in a closely contested semifinal encounter against Lin Chun-Yi here on Sunday. The match, which lasted over an hour, showcased Srikanth’s early dominance as he secured a lead and won the first game 21-15. However, Lin staged a remarkable comeback in…
Madrid, Mar 24 (UNI) Spain’s National Court has ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram in the country as a precautionary measure at the request of media companies, Spanish media reported. Judge Santiago Pedraz ruled to block Telegram’s services after major Spanish media groups Mediaset, Atresmedia and Movistar filed a complaint accusing the platform of…
Bratislava, Mar 24 (UNI) Former Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok won the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia with 42.51% of the votes, while his opponent, the head of the Slovak parliament, Peter Pellegrini, received 37.02%, the data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Sunday. The turnout in the…
Jakarta, Mar 24 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 85 km SE of Ende, Indonesia at 0304 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 49.5 km, was initially determined to be at 9.44 degrees south latitude and 122.15 degrees east longitude.
