New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) The omission of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from BCCI’s annual central contract player retainership has attracted reactions from several quarters of Indian cricket. Among them is former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who backed them to overcome this setback. Both Kishan and Iyer had made their international debut when…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Led by double digit growth in the construction activity and improvement in the manufacturing sector, the Indian economy grew at 8.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2023-24, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation showed. The Indian economy is pegged to grow at 7.6 per…
New Delhi Feb 29 (UNI) Reiterating its commitments towards the welfare of farmers of the country, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday again stressed on providing legal guarantee for MSP if voted to power and called it as Congress guarantee. The Congress president on X said, “The Congress has again promised the farmers to give…
Dindori (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 29 (UNI) Fourteen people died and approximately 20 sustained injuries when a pickup vehicle overturned in a valley in the vicinity of this district’s Badjhar village, police said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives and wished the injured a rapid recovery. Chief Minister Mohan…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its Judgement on a plea of Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana challenging the Bombay High Court order that cancelled her caste certificate saying it had been obtained by fraudulent means. A Bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Karol was hearing Rana’s plea…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that the global market awaits India’s skills, innovation, and technology in the textile sector as India exports carpets worth Rs 17,000 crores, with 60 percent originating from Bhadohi, Mirzapur, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. During a media interaction on the fourth…
Bhuabneswar, Feb 29 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday called for special attention to the development of more backward people in tribal communities. Inaugurating a national seminar on ‘Tribes of Keonjhar: People, Culture and Heritage’, organized by Dharanidhar University at Gamharia in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, the President said if any community or group is left…
Bhopal, Feb 29 (UNI) In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around. Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the public – via the virtual medium – development work…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday inaugurated the developmental projects at the Agaleaga Island in Mauritius through video conferencing. The projects include the new Airstrip and Saint James Jetty along with six community development projects. Speaking on this occasion, Modi termed the India-Mauritius…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Northwest India will witness moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and winds gusting up to 60 kmph from March 1 to 3, with the possibility of heavy rainfall on March 1 and 2, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to IMD, “Under the influence of western disturbances,…
