New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 will be given to badminton stars Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports while announcing the National Sports Awards 2023 here on Wednesday. The Award has been conferred to both sportspersons…
Nairobi, Dec 20 (UNI) The death toll from severe floods in Kenya, caused by unusually active rains linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, has climbed to 174 over the past day after six more flood-related deaths were confirmed, Kenyan media reported. The latest deaths were caused by a landslide in central Kiambu County and…
Srinagar, Dec 20 (UNI) Unabated freezing cold continues to grip Kashmir Valley as Srinagar records a low of -4.4°C on Wednesday. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said the minimum temperature in Srinagar plunged to -4.4°C on Wednesday against the -3.7°C recorded the previous night. It was -2.9°C below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and…
Bhopal, Dec 20 (UNI) Erstwhile Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was unanimously elected on Wednesday as Speaker of Madhya Pradesh’s newly-constituted 16th Assembly. Tomar’s name was proposed by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, ex-ministers Kailash Vijayvargiya and Bhupendra Singh, and senior Congress leaders Ajay Singh, Rajendra Kumar Singh, and Jaivardhan Singh….
Basti (UP), Dec 20 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday claimed that his party will form a government with a strong majority in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister of the country for the third time. After inaugurating the Sansad Khel Mahakumbh…
Mumbai, (UNI) Colors Cineplex is all set to present Bollywood movie ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ on December 24 at 8:00 pm. Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta, the romance dramedy ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ is spearheaded by Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi alongside…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Underlining the importance of predictable rules and the need for dismantling barriers to productivity and growth, New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay has stated that New Zealand wants a modern, broad-based, comprehensive relationship with India. Addressing Indian businesses and community leaders here in Delhi, the Minister said that New Zealand…
Mumbai, Dec 20 (UNI) Registering an all time high in the opening session on Wednesday, it was tanked 930.88 pts to close at 70,506.31 as heavy selling was seen across the board despite the positive global market. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 302.95 pts at 21,150.15. The NSE posted days high and low at…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday asked states to take all preventive measures amid an upsurge of Covid19 cases in the country, but said there was no need to panic. The Minister was speaking while virtually chairing a high-level review meeting in New Delhi with Health Ministers of various…
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (UNI) One person in the state died in Bengaluru city due to Covid five days ago, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao said, amidst an increasing number of Covid cases in some parts of the country. He, however, did not confirm whether the cause of death was JN1, a sub-variant of Coronavirus. “One…
