Ranchi: India opener Rohit Sharma on Sunday became only the fourth batsman to hit a double hundred in Test and ODI cricket. With this double century, Rohit joined an elite list which has Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle. Rohit has scored three double hundreds in the 50-over format. Rohit got to his double hundred […]
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In a first, Tejas to compensate passengers for delay
Lucknow: Passengers who travelled on the newly launched Tejas Express on Saturday will be paid a compensation of Rs 250 each as the train was delayed for about two hours in both the directions. There were about 451 passengers, who boarded the train from Lucknow, and another about 500 who took the train from New […]
Kartarpur Corridor Immigration Check Post under BSF before Nov 8
Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab): The Union Home Ministry has approved deployment of special units of Border Security Force to guard Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Immigration Check Post (ICP) between India and Pakistan and the paramilitary force is expected to take over the post before November 8. These BSF units are expected to arrive in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district […]
Ahead of polls, IT seizes Rs 29 cr cash in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Income Tax Department has seized Rs 29 crore cash here since the model code of conduct was enforced in the state ahead of the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly elections, an official said here on Saturday. The Department is keeping an eye on movement and distribution of unaccounted cash/valuables through Quick Response Teams, deployed at […]
Fire kills four including two infants in Assam
Guwahati: Four persons, including two infants and a maid servant, died after a fire broke out and engulfed a house in Assam’s Dibrugarh town on the wee hours of Saturday. The police said the incident took place at Niz Kadamoni in Assam’s Dibrugarh town at around 1.30 a.m. on Saturday. The fire broke out at […]
Maharashtra Elections: Sharad Pawar address rally in pouring rain, wins accolades
Satara (Maharashtra): Stunning videos and images of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar addressing a rally here in pouring rain on Friday evening have gone viral on social media and accolades poured on him on Saturday. The rally had barely started late on Friday when heavy rain started battering the venue, taking the organisers and […]
Amitabh Bachchan discharged from hospital
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital on Friday night. The veteran actor was reportedly admitted to the hospital since Tuesday. While a lot of conflicting reports had been doing the rounds in various sections of the media since Thursday about his health condition, Big B was finally discharged on Friday, news18.com […]
Indrani Mukerjea claims to have paid $5 million to P.Chidambaram, his son
New Delhi: Indrani Mukerjea has claimed to have paid a bribe of US $5 million to former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram through offshore payments in Singapore, Mauritius, Bermuda, the UK and Switzerland, the Central Bureau of Investigation stated in the chargesheet filed in a special court on Friday […]
Muslim parties refute move to settle Ayodhya dispute
New Delhi: The controversy in Ayodhya title dispute refuses to die down even as the verdict has been reserved on the matter on Wednesday. A rift has emerged within Muslim parties, as the lawyers of the Sunni Waqf Board has expressed disagreement in connection with the settlement on the dispute through mediation. A statement issued […]
Yogi bans mobile phone in UP colleges, universities
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has banned the use of mobile phones in colleges and universities in the state. A circular to this effect has been issued by the Directorate of Higher Education in Uttar Pradesh. The circular mentions a blanket ban on the use of mobile phones inside universities and colleges. […]