News from India

Leeds: Taking offence to the International Cricket Councils (ICC) inability to ensure foolproof security during the India-Sri Lanka game at Headingley Cricket Stadium as planes with different political slogans were seen flying over the stadium, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to the international body and asked for assurance that […]

New Delhi: Google on Sunday splashed its home page doodle with colours of the US and the Netherlands ahead of the teams’ face off in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Lyon, France. The eighth edition of the prestigious tournament, which started on June 7, will come to an end on Sunday where the […]

New Delhi: M.S. Dhoni turned 38 on Sunday and social media was flooded with birthday wishes from fans, cricketers and other sports personalities. One of India’s most successful captain, Dhoni has done it all for the Indian cricket and has won all accolades for the team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) […]

Mumbai: Key macro-economic data points on industrial production and inflation rates along with the commencement of the quarterly result season will determine the movement of equity indices next week, analysts opined. According to market observers, even the direction of foreign fund flows and the rupee’s movement against the US dollar on the back of budgetary […]

New Delhi: The ‘Gandhipedia’ is being developed as a social media portal that will contain original works related to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, a Culture Ministry official told IANS. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned about Gandhipedia during the course of her Budget speech in the Parliament on Friday. The Central […]

Jajpur: A blood-soaked body of a youth was recovered from inside his shop located near Panikoili Chhak on NH-16 in the district today. The deceased has been identified as Rabindra Sahoo, a native of Jajpur. The matter came to light after locals suspecting something fishy alerted police. As the shop was locked from outside, it […]

The Staff Selection Commission, Haryana, (HSSC) had released a recruitment notification for the position of clerk. Candidates must apply for the position today as it the last date of application submission. Below are details of the vacancy. Go through it before you star applying: SSC Recruitment 2019 Vacancy Detail Clerk – 4858 Posts Educational Qualification […]

New Delhi: After months of flip flop, Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of several party leaders here. Chaudhary embraced the BJP in the presence of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, General Secretary Ram Lal, Delhi in-charge Shyam Jaju and Delhi city […]

The Union Public Service Commission had invited applications against the vacancy in Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination (II), 2019. Interested and eligible candidates must apply for the positions today, July 8, as it’s the deadline of application submission. Go through the details of the Vacancy and Apply now to avoid last hour rush: UPSC Recruitment […]

New Delhi: The Centre has asked all urban local bodies to set up a cell for effective monitoring of rainwater harvesting and revive at least one water body in their respective areas. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued ‘Guidelines for Urban Water Conservation’, saying the ‘Rainwater Harvesting Cell’ of municipal corporations will […]

Bhubaneswar:  Nearly 28,000 students will appear the annual high school certificate (HSC) supplementary examination starting from tomorrow. Board of Secondary Education (BSE) officials informed that special arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the supplementary examination in 122 centres across Odisha. Open school students will appear the exams at 54 centres. Even as […]

New Delhi: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants the World Cup to come back to the subcontinent and hence is backing India to go all the way and clinch the title on July 14 at Lord’s in London. So far, India have dominated the tournament, topping the ten-team table by winning seven of their eight […]

When you are on a mission to burn fat and lose weight, intake of low-calorie foods will definitely help you to shed those extra kilos. Have you ever come across about the benefits of cucumber for weight loss? If not, here are some surprising things to know. Cucumber (Kheera) contains a good amount of water […]

Lucknow: Actress Yami Gautam wrapped up shooting for “Bala” here. She says it is going to be a very special film for many reasons. The film is about a man who balds prematurely and how he deals with it. Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film also features Bhumi Pednekar and Ayushmann Khurrana. The “Vicky Donor” […]

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from his post Sunday, taking responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls. “Accepting the people’s verdict and taking accountability, I had submitted my resignation as General Secretary of AICC to Shri @RahulGandhi. “I thank him for entrusting me with this responsibility and for […]