Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday said that the state government would extend all support to ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu for her preparations for future tournaments. He gave the assurance when newly crowned world champion Sindhu called on him at his official residence. KCR, as Rao is popularly known, noted that Sindhu has become the pride of the nation by winning the world championships. Sindhu, who was accompanied by her parents and coach Pullela Gopichand, showed her gold medal to KCR and also presented him two badminton racquets. KCR felicitated Sindhu with shawl and a flower bouquet. “Rigorous…
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Teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who refuses to travel by air to avoid excessive polluting emissions, is set to arrive in New York on Wednesday in a sailing yacht that departed from the UK 10 days ago and will be welcomed by the UN with a fleet of sailing boats. The UN is scheduled to receive Thunberg with 17 sailboats, each of them representing one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. According to the organization, the vessels have been provided by UN partners. The 16-year-old Thunberg, who has taken a sabbatical year from school, is being accompanied -…
One of India’s leading digital content platforms, Amazon Prime, has expressed eagerness to bring Amitabh Bachchan on board in one of its shows. Recently, Amitabh Bachchan had expressed his interest to work in the digital platform and Amazon Prime have heard him. At a press conference recently, the megastar was asked whether he would be keen to explore the digital platform as an actor, to which he had replied: “I am eager to work in the digital platform. Very nice web series are being made both in India and other countries. I would love to work in such series if…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vladivostok, in far eastern Russia, next month will mark another “landmark event” in India-Russia ties, with several agreements set to be inked, including in the field of energy, defence, civil nuclear energy and diamonds, Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev said on Wednesday. The September 4-5 visit to Vladivostok, the administrative capital of Russia’s far eastern region, will see PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold the 20th annual bilateral summit, while Modi will also participate in the 5th Eastern Economic Forum as Chief Guest. “Their meeting in Vladivostok, which is called the Pacific capital…
Russia on Wednesday reiterated that it recognises India’s decision on Kashmir as an internal matter and that there should be no international interference in it. Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev, addressing a press conference, said that Russia understands that revoking of special status for Kashmir is a sovereign decision taken by the Indian government and that Moscow respects India’s stand on the matter. “Abrogation of Article 370 is a sovereign decision of the Indian government. It is an internal matter of India. All such issues should be resolved through dialogue between India and Pakistan under the Simla and Lahore agreements,” Kudashev…
The Indian contingent at the recently concluded WorldSkills competition in Russia’s Kazan has bagged five medals – including a gold medal – and finished at the 13th position amongst all participating countries. For the first time ever, India has secured a gold medal in the competition which is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in theAworld. Around 6,500 competitors from 63 countries had participated in the event in Kazan this year. The gold medal for India was won by Aswatha Narayan Sanagavarapu, who belongs to Odisha, in the Water Technology category. He was also awarded ‘Best of Nation’…
Union Minister Smriti Irani slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that it is not for the first time that Pakistan is finding support from him. While talking to the mediapersons here on Wednesday Irani said, “When the Union Home Minister is talking about one flag, one constitution for the entire country, the Congress, following the “hints and directions” from Rahul Gandhi, is echoing the views which tend to divide the country.” “It is not for the first time that Pakistan is finding support from Rahul Gandhi. If you remember, earlier also his views were liked by Pakistan. It would be…
The government is in the process of preparing a list of Jammu and Kashmir politicians to be released as they are under “preventive detention” in the erstwhile state since abrogation of Article 370, said sources. The move will be implemented in a phased manner and around 200 politicians as well as activists are likely to be released in the first phase in September, said a source. “The names are under consideration and a decision will be taken soon,” the source said requesting anonymity. The Ministry of Home Affairs has engaged its officials under close coordination with Home Secretary Ajay Kumar…
She was declared “born dead” and thrown in the garbage by the doctors of a Kanpur hospital. A relative saw signs of life in the newborn and picked her up. The baby girl grew up physically challenged due to the first few minutes of negligence by the doctors. Twenty-nine years later, Noopur Singh, won Rs 12.5 lakh at the country’s most celebrated game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachchan. She answered 12 questions. Noopur, who lives in Bighapur in Unnao district, was born to a farmer Ramkumar Singh and his wife Kalpana Singh. Mother Kalpana Singh…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommitted to continue to lead the fight against climate change at his meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to an official organising September’s UN summit on climate change. Modi made the pledge when he met Guterres in Biarritz, France, on Sunday on the sidelines of the G7 meeting, Guterres’s Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit, Luis Alfonso de Alba, said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters about the upcoming high-level global meeting, de Alba said that Modi “recommitted to continue to lead on climate and particularly dealing with solar energy (for) which they have a…