Kathmandu, Apr 19 (UNI) Afghanistan emerged victorious from a competitive Asia Qualifier on Saturday, landing top spot and becoming the latest nation to qualify for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia by virtue of superior net run rate, with the final round of fixtures in Kathmandu abandoned due to…
Zagreb (Croatia), Apr 19 (UNI) Former Croatia international Nikola Pokrivac has died in a car accident in his home country, the Croatian Football Federation has confirmed. The 39-year-old midfielder played for Dinamo Zagreb, AS Monaco and RB Salzburg over his career and won 15 international caps from 2008 to 2010. Pokrivac was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s…
New Delhi, April 19 (UNI) In a transformative stride towards bridging the digital divide and empowering remote communities, the Indian Army has facilitated unprecedented mobile connectivity across the remote and high-altitude areas of Ladakh, including forward locations in eastern and western Ladakh and the Siachen Glacier. For the first time, troops deployed in some of…
New Delhi, April 19 (UNI) The second edition of the Tri-services Future Warfare Course will be held here from April 21 to May 9 aiming to foster a comprehensive understanding of how technological advancements are transforming the nature of warfare. The course is being conducted under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and coordinated…
New Delhi, Apr 19 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Saudi Arabia from April 22-23, on the invitation of the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. This will be the third visit of Prime Minister Modi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has previously visited Riyadh in 2016 and 2019….
New Delhi, Apr 19 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday slammed the Modi government over the rising incidents of attacks against religious minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh and expressed shock over the murder of prominent Hindu Community leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy. Kharge, on his social media handle X, said, “The brutal murder of Shri…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Apr 19 (UNI) A prominent leader of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh, Bhabesh Chandra Roy, was abducted and killed in Dinajpur’s Biral upazila. India condemned the killing, and said it follows a pattern of “systematic persecution of Hindu minorities under the interim government”. Bhabesh Chandra Roy, 58, vice-president of the Biral unit…
Chennai, Apr 19 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the ruling DMK’s flagship scheme ‘Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam’ (KKT)–a progressive artisans development credit linked subsidy scheme–at Kundrathur in neighbouring Kancheepuram district on Saturday and distributed loans with subsidies to the beneficiaries. The pioneering initiative, aimed at providing skill training to artisans, was announced…
Mercury soars to 43.6°C, heatwave intensifies Bhopal, – The summer sun has tightened its grip on Madhya Pradesh, pushing temperatures across the state to alarming levels. On Thursday, Narmadapuram sizzled at 43.6°C, ranking it among the top 10 hottest cities in India for the day. Twenty cities in the state have now breached the 40°C…
New designs will be included in the silk center, silk tourism will be promoted Narmadapuram: Narmadapuram is the first district of Madhya Pradesh, where all four types of silk are produced. Tussar silk, mulberry silk, eri silk and munga silk (golden silk) are produced in Narmadapuram. These four types of silk are prepared in the…
