Sri Lanka wins the toss and chooses to bowl
July 28, 2021 20:15In the second T20I match between India vs Sri Lanka, SL won the toss and chose to bowl.
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Rakesh Asthana’s “reward” dents Modi image. Further.
July 28, 2021 23:55The “political loyalty” reward to Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government in the Centre has come under harsh criticism. At least six IPS officers that Vibes of India spoke to also criticised the appointment saying,”we had much hope in PM Modi that he rewards meritocracy. But that seems to […]
60% cops believe burglary cases will increase post lockdown
July 28, 2021 16:36The economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many people into unemployment and extreme poverty. According to a cross-national study by the United Nations Global Pulse Initiative, there is a link between the changes in these economic indicators with related changes in recorded crime. According to Har Ghar Surakshit Report 2020, 60% cops in Western […]
Indian-origin Sunjeev Sahota a contender for Fiction Booker Prize
July 28, 2021 15:00Sunjeev Sahota, 40 is an Indian-origin British author longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize which includes a prize of 50,000 Pounds (Rs 37,21,752) for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’. He is among the 13 contenders, including Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. After the judges evaluated more than 150 […]
Hizb Militant arrested in Krew by Security forces: Police
July 28, 2021 12:56Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested an active Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant in Krew area of South Kashmir. In a statement, it said that based on specific information, Awantipora Police, Army 50 RR and CRPF 185 Bn launched a joint cordon and search operation during morning hours in SharShali Khrew area of Police district Awantipora. The statement […]
Cloudbursts in Kargil; four dead, 40 missing
July 28, 2021 12:44Two cloudbursts occurred in two villages of Kargil district in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday, damaging a hydro power project and some houses along with some casualties. First cloudburst took place at Khangral village, about 60 kilometers from Kargil on Kargil-Leh National Highway while the second occurred at Sangra, about 40 kilometers from […]
Basavraj Bommai swears-in as Karnataka CM
July 28, 2021 11:15Basavraj Bommai took oath as 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. Bommai was Home Minister in Yediyurappa’s Government.
Nandu Natekar, Indian Badminton legend passes away at 88
July 28, 2021 10:25Nandu Natekar, an Indian Badminton legend has passed away today at 88. Natekar was the first player to win an overseas tournament and also the first recipient of the Arjuna Award.
India reports 43,654 new cases of corona in last 24 hours
July 28, 2021 10:10India reports 43,654 new cases, 41,678 recoveries and 640 deaths in last 24 hours.
PV Sindhu wins her second match, enters round of 16
July 28, 2021 10:01PV Sindhu won her second badminton match at Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Wednesday. She defeated Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games by 21-9, 21-16. This win made her enter the round of 16 in the badminton women’s single event.
India becomes the first country globally to start commercial production of Nano Urea
July 27, 2021 21:18National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for the transfer of technology of a revolutionary and game-changer fertiliser Nano Urea Liquid on July 27. MoUs and other related agreements were signed in the presence of Minister of Chemicals […]
Krunal Pandya tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of second T20I against SL
July 27, 2021 16:03Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19. The second T20I match between India and Sri Lanka has been postponed and the players from both the teams are kept in isolation.
Gujarat receives 34.14% of the season’s rainfall
July 27, 2021 11:36State receives 34.14% of the season’s rainfall with South Gujarat receiving 36.9% Saurashtra receiving 33.2% Central Gujarat receiving 32.4% Kutch receiving 31.3% North Gujarat receiving 28.6%
Brexit is a boon for India: Peter Cook
September 15, 2021 13:22Peter Cook, British Deputy High Commissioner of Gujarat and Rajasthan is more Indian than most of the foreign returned Indians and is hooked on chai and yogic breathing. From the beginning of his tenure, he has tried to foster India-UK relations in a very special, interactive, engaging manner involving local stakeholders like never before. In […]
India reports 29,689 fresh cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours
July 27, 2021 10:49India reported 29, 689 new cases, 42,363 recoveries and 415 deaths in last 24 hours.
‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ Quiz Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony
July 26, 2021 18:58‘Prize distribution to winners of Bharat Ko Janiya quiz’. High Commission of India, Sri Lanka felicitated a special Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony for ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ (Get to Know India), today. The winners of the First Round of the third edition of the ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ Quiz for the year 2020-21 were announced in the […]
Mirabai Chanu arrives in India from Tokyo Olympics
July 26, 2021 18:03Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and weightlifter, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has landed in Delhi Airport from Tokyo on Monday. Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in weightlifting women’s 49kg category at Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Saturday.
Kutch’s Indo-Pak Border on High Alert
July 26, 2021 17:03Amidst the high tensions between India and China, Kutch’s India-Pakistan border is on high alert. The BSF was brought to the Kutch’s border from Headquarters. Six soldiers from BSF and the Indian Army were patroling in a new boat in Kutch’s Kori Creek when it overturned and they almost drowned. They were saved by the […]
Govt says no proposal under consideration to waive off farm loans
July 26, 2021 14:16This was stated by the Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. He said that according to National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development -NABARD, the total agriculture loan outstanding as of 31st March this year was around 16 lakh 80 thousand 367 crore rupees.
Manika Batra crashes out of TT Women’s single
July 26, 2021 14:17Manika Batra has lost in Table Tennis Women’s Single category on Monday. She lost four consecutive matches against Austria’s Sofia Polcanova, ending her journey at Tokyo Olympics 2020
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