In the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan on Sunday, Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh missed a catch during the fielding. India lost in this match, after which fake Pakistani social media handles started spewing venom against Arshdeep Singh. Now the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has summoned Wikipedia on Monday in this matter. In India, a Wikipedia executive has been summoned, asking how Arshdeep Singh’s profile on his site was linked to the Khalistani organization. The Indian government has asked the online encyclopedia platform how Arshdeep Singh’s page was tampered with and the entry of his page was edited in…
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A fire broke out in a hotel in Hazratganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow this morning. Fire brigade officials said that 10 people have been rescued from the hotel. Two of these people are seriously injured. Rescue operations are on. The administration and fire brigade teams are engaged in evacuating the people trapped in the hotel rooms. Taking cognizance of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to speed up the rescue work and ensure the treatment of the injured. At the same time, 9 injured people are being treated in the burn unit of the Civil Hospital. Many people are…
Six people were injured when a high swing collapsed at Dussehra ground in Phase-Eight of Mohali district in Punjab on Sunday evening. Police gave this information. On getting information about the incident, the police reached the spot and said that the injured were taken to the Civil Hospital located in Phase-VI, Mohali for treatment. Drop tower hammocks are considered dangerous in the world. In such a situation, there is a strict standard for operating this swing. According to eyewitnesses, there was no arrangement to deal with the emergency situation at the Dussehra ground. This is the reason that after the accident, people did not…
Former Union Minister and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad addressed a public meeting in Sainik Form, Jammu today. Azad had recently resigned from the Congress party. This was his first public meeting after leaving the Congress party. Azad said that he stands with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that he would soon form a new political party and in view of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, its first unit would be formed in the state. He said that the name of the new political party has not been decided yet. He said that the new party would focus on…
The name of Britain’s next prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party will be announced today. For this, Foreign Minister Liz Truss and former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are in competition. The election results will be declared later this afternoon. According to the surveys so far, Liz Truss has the upper hand and she can defeat Rishi Sunak to become the next Prime Minister of Britain. The election for the post of leader of the Conservative Party was concluded on Friday. The countdown has begun for more than six weeks of the campaign to choose between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the…
India is poised to become the fifth largest economy in the world overtaking Britain India is poised to overtake the UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world. In a tweet message, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the International Monetary Fund’s estimates show that India has overtaken the UK on an annual basis this year. Based on these estimates, India ranks fifth, just behind the US, China, Japan and Germany. Sitharaman has said that a decade ago, India was ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was at the 5th position. According to this report, India…
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Colombo from Bangkok last night. Rajapaksa was received at the airport by several ministers of the Sri Lankan government, after which he reached the official residence allotted as the former president amidst tight security. Gotabaya left the country after anti-government protesters stormed his official residence in Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis ever. He went to Maldives by Air Force plane and from there to Singapore. He officially resigned from Singapore itself. He later went to Thailand for temporary asylum. After Rajapaksa’s resignation, caretaker President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected President for the remaining term till November 2024. Sri…
The opposition has strongly criticized the state government’s campaign to demolish madrassas in Assam linked to alleged “jihadi activities”, terming it “totally illegal” and targeting “a particular community”. Within the last one month, three madrasas in different parts of the state were demolished by the BJP government after their teachers were arrested. The teachers were arrested for allegedly indulging in ‘jihadi’ activities. Only political leaders of the ruling party usually make statements in the media that madrasas have been demolished from their premises for allegedly carrying out jihadi activities. In Assam, 610 government madrassas were converted into upper primary, higher and…
Ahead of the US midterm elections, President Joe Biden has hit out at his predecessor Donald Trump, saying he and his supporters are a threat to American democracy. Biden called on Americans to confront “extremists” who fan the flames of political violence in their pursuit of power. Midterm elections in the US are due in November. Attacking his predecessor, he said, “A lot is happening in our country today, which is not normal. Republicans associated with Donald Trump and his ‘MAGA’ (Make America Great Again) campaign represent extremism and are a threat to our democracy. Standing in front of the ‘Independence Hall’, the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to the nation. The Prime Minister also unveiled the new flag of the Indian Navy. This flag, replaced by the colonial era flag, is a symbol of the rich heritage of the Indian Navy. The PM said that INS Vikrant is a symbol of the rise of New India on the horizon of the world. He said that the dream of freedom fighters of a capable and strong India is coming true. Shri Modi said that this huge ship is unique in many ways. It is not just a warship but…