Sydney, Jan 8 (UNI) In the aftermath of Australia’s emphatic 3-1 series victory over India to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting has offered a glowing appraisal of the team’s resilience and transformation on The ICC Review. The win in Sydney marked a significant milestone for the Australian squad as they…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday ended weak at 78,148.49, falling 50.62 pts as selling was seen in Consumer Durable, Industrials, and Power stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) eased 32 pts at 23,615.50. The Sensex opened in green at 78,319.45, up 120 pts, it remained days high. Later, it tanked 713…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) In what is so far the highest level official meeting between India and the Taliban regime in Kabul, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today had a meeting with the Afghan Taliban’s Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. The two sides discussed various issues relating to bilateral relations as…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral meeting with Maldives Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon here and reaffirmed India’s readiness to support the Maldives in capability enhancement for defence preparedness. Both sides comprehensively reviewed various aspects of bilateral defence and security cooperation. During the talks, both sides reasserted the firm commitment…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) On track to achieve its capex target, national transporter Indian Railways has spent Rs 1,92,446 crore or 76% of the gross budgetary support for the current financial year 2024-25 (FY25) in the first nine months of the fiscal to ramp up its network, replace old assets and modernising overall rail…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) The Indian Navy has dispatched a specialised team to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in the flooded coal mine in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Dima Hasao district of Assam. The team, comprising one officer and 11 sailors, includes highly trained clearance divers skilled in deep depth…
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Chinese seismologists have recorded 515 aftershocks after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Tibet Autonomous Region (also known as the Xizang Autonomous Region) in the country’s southwest, the China Earthquake Networks Center said on Wednesday. “As of 8:00 a.m. [00:00 GMT] on January 8, a total of 515 aftershocks were recorded,…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) After the ‘Piyari Didi’ scheme, the Congress on Wednesday announced its second guarantee, the ‘Jeevan Raksha’ scheme, promising health insurance of up to Rs 25 lakh. Addressing a press conference at the DPCC headquarters here, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, along with Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, said,…
New Delhi, Jan 08 (UNI) The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on two bills related to ‘One Nation One Election’ began in New Delhi on Wednesday. The JPC is supposed to scrutinise the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill and discuss the related aspects of the bills, which will pave the way for…
Caracas, Jan 8 (UNI) Seven foreign mercenaries, including two from the US and three who arrived from Ukraine, have been detained in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday. “Only today we detained seven foreign mercenaries, including two important mercenaries from the United States… Two Colombian killers have been apprehended in different parts of the…
