BENGALURU: On Wednesday, India routed West Indies by 119 runs (DLS Method) in the 3rd ODI at Port-of-Spain and completed the 3-0 clean-sweep against the hosts for the first time in their backyard. In a rain-curtailed match, India scored 225-3 in 36 overs and then skittled West Indies out for just 137. Indian captain Shikhar […]
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate three new plants of Sabar Dairy in Gujarat on Thursday. The plant is estimated to raise the annual income of cattle rearers in the state by around ₹700 crores annually. The Gujarat Government led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is taking dedicated steps […]
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with micro-blogging site Koo App to promote content related to the ‘One District, One Product’ initiative in 10 Indian languages. The agreement was exchanged by Navneet Sehgal, additional chief secretary, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion, and Koo co-founder and CEO Aprameya […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Bharat Biotech, Switzerland’s ExcellGene SA and University of Sydney have come together to manufacture a “variant-proof” Covid-19 vaccine. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate will be developed under the recently-approved consortium funding through the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Under this initiative, CEPI will provide funding up to USD 19.3 million for phase […]
NEW DELHI: Officials from Vedanta Group and Foxconn met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinder and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with their proposed investment in semiconductors and display fabrication manufacturing facility in Maharashtra. The company is in discussion with the Maharashtra government for their proposed manufacturing facility for semiconductors and display fabs in […]
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of Ashish Mishra alias ‘Monu’, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’ and prime accused in the Lakhimpur violence that left eight people dead. A bench of Justice Krishna Pahal said that the accused could influence the witnesses and the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on July 28-29 and will take part in various programmes. PM Modi will reach Sabarkantha on July 28 and lay the foundation for various projects of Sabar dairy worth more than ₹1000 crore rupees. Sabar Dairy is a part of Gujarat […]
BIJNOR: Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two Muslim brothers for desecrating and vandalising three majars in Sherkot area of Bijnor district on Sunday, it said. Identified as Mohammad Kamal Ahmad and Mohammad Adib, the brothers were wearing saffron turbans when they attacked the majars, the police said. “The incident is part of a conspiracy to disturb […]
BENGALURU: Indian all-rounder Axar Patel thumped an unbeaten 64 off 35 balls on Sunday as the visitors pipped West Indies by two wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This is India’s 11th consecutive ODI series win against West Indies. Patel’s scorching innings was laced with three […]
During the Soviet regime, no foreign country was allowed to establish diplomatic or cultural relations directly with any confederating state of the Soviet Union. India was no exception. In a sense for the entire period of Communist rule, India remained cut off from a swath of land with which her history has remained found […]