Shikhar Dhawan put on a batting masterclass as he scored his maiden Indian Premier League century to help Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah on Saturday. Chasing 180 for the win, Dhawan remained unbeaten on 101 and he was ably supported first by Shreyas Iyer and then by Marcus Stoinis. The match went to the wire with Delhi needing 17 runs off the last over. An injury to Dwayne Bravo forced MS Dhoni to bowl Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel smashed him for three sixes to seal the win for his side. With the win, Delhi went to…
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Overcoming abject poverty, deprivation and hardships, nearly 150 students of Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions are likely to make it to the medical and dental colleges across the country. These students who have cracked the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2019 were first generation learners from families of daily wage labourers, tea sellers, landless farmers, vegetable and fruit vendors, construction workers and masons hailing from SC/ST communities. Of the 150 students who are likely to get MBBS or BDS seat this year, 100 are from social welfare and 50 from tribal welfare residential institutions. This…
Amidst the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Modi government is vigilantly safeguarding every inch of the country’s territory. Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the standoff in Ladakh with China. “We are vigilant for every inch of our land, no one can take it away…Our defence forces and leadership are capable of defending the country’s sovereignty and border,” he told when asked about the current standoff with China in Ladakh. The home minister also said that the government is committed…
With a spike of 62,212 new cases and 837 deaths in the last 24 hours with active cases drop below 8-lakh mark for the first time in one-and-a-half months. India’s COVID-19 count reached 74,32,681 with a spike of 62,212 new cases and 837 deaths in the last 24 hours. As per the Ministry, the COVID-19 count includes 7,95,087 active cases and 65,24,596 cured/discharged/migrated cases. With 837 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total death count due to the disease has reached 1,12,998. “This significant achievement is the outcome of Centre-led targeted strategies leading to a high number of recoveries…
Lawyer, Hindu activist sends legal notice to producer of teleserial ‘Bijoya’ in Bangladesh. Lawyer and Bangladeshi Hindu activist Suman Kumar Rai sent the legal notice on the behalf of one Litan Krishna Das alleging that the show promotes communal disharmony and religious conversion. The notice has been sent to actress Nusrat Imroz Tisha, actor Irfan Sajjad, writer Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and director Abu Hayat Mahmud Bhuiyan on Monday. Suman Rai said that if the makers of the drama do not announce the withdrawal of the same withing seven days, they will take strong legal action against them. Talking to…
The BJP on Saturday said local factors are the main reason behind air pollution in Delhi and accused the city government of trying to shift the blame to the Centre with its suggestion that stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is the leading factor. BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma said at a briefing that the air quality index in the national capital had improved on Friday despite the contribution of stubble burning to PM 2.5, increasing from Thursday’s six per cent to 18 per cent. This conforms with the finding of a 2015 IIT Kanpur study which stated that the main…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there has been a clear decline in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the country, along with a decline in the growth rate and number of deaths, over the past three weeks. Taking stock of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and plans for the delivery, PM said during a meeting that distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccine(s) will be done when it is ready. Prime Minister also called for “speedy access to vaccines for citizens” once vaccines are ready for use. PM Modi suggested that vaccine delivery system should be developed…
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin became the youngest head of government in the country’s history. But found herself at the receiving end of some social media trolling for posing in a low-cut blazer. According to local reports, Ms Marin, 34, posed for fashion magazine Trendi earlier this month. For the cover photoshoot, she wore a black blazer with a plunging neckline that a section of the Internet deemed “inappropriate” for someone in her position. Supporters immediately turned the tables on sexist trolls, sharing pictures in similar blazers with hashtags like #ISupportSannaMarin and #ImWithSanna. The photo drew backlash after it appeared…
Security forces have arrested a militant associate belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) from Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Haris Shareef Rather, a resident of Zaffron Colony in Pampore, was involved in providing shelter, logistic and other support to LeT militants besides assisting active militants in transporting arms and ammunition in Pampore, Khrew and Kakapora areas of the district, consistent with police records. Rather was held from Pampore area of Awantipora within the south Kashmir district and incriminating material seized from him has been taken into case records for investigation, they said. A case has been registered…
The Rudranath temple within the Panch Kedar pilgrimage circuit of Uttarakhand closed for devotees on Saturday in sight of the approaching winter during which it remains snowbound. The priests bathed the presiding deity, Shiva, with panchamrit at brahma muhurta (auspicious hour) within the morning and offered special prayers, the temple’s chief priest Ved Prakash said. A symbolic image of the deity was then carried during a palanquin decorated with flowers to the Gopinath Temple in Gopeshwar where he are going to be worshipped during the winter months, he said. Located at a height of over 10,500 ft, Rudranath is one…