Russia’s Mirra Andreeva shakes hands with Poland’s Iga Swiatek after winning her quarter final match | Photo Credit: Reuters No. 2-ranked Iga Swiatek lost to a player younger than 18 for the first time on tour when she was stunned by Mirra Andreeva in the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on Thursday. The 17-year-old Andreeva won 6-3, 6-3 to … Read more
The team which helped in the transportation of organs at the Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore. Photo: Special Arrangement An accident victim from Kerala gave a new lease of life to many, thanks to a major organ donation and transportation operation facilitated by a Bengaluru hospital on February 19. According to a press release, the … Read more
The BJP alleged that NGOs aligned with the Congress and against PM Modi have attempted to influence elections in India, citing the remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump about the allocation of $21 million to fund “voter turnout” in India. File photo | Photo Credit: AL DRAGO The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged … Read more
“Mujhe garv hai ki mai Chamar hu (I am proud to be a Chamar),” said Bindeshwar Ram, a Vikas Mitra and resident of Bihar’s Gaya district, at an event in Patna to commemorate the 647th birth anniversary of Sant Shiromani Ravidas, a 14th-century saint from the Chamar (cobbler) caste associated with the Bhakti movement and considered … Read more
Raebareli, Feb 20 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, at Shankarpur in Raebareli on Thursday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday- (February 20, 2025) said he wanted the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) … Read more
Achyuta Samanta, founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Achyuta Samanta, the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a deemed to be university, has been summoned to appear before a high-level committee on Friday (February 21, 2025) following allegations of ill-treatment of Nepalese students on campus. … Read more
Gujarat Police escort immigrants deported from the USA upon their arrival at Ahmedabad Airport in Ahmedabad on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Large-scale deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States to India has put the spotlight on human trafficking syndicates. While police forces of many States are looking into the cases, … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the last of the remaining insurgent groups active in the Northeast to lay down arms and join the mainstream. File photo Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the last of the remaining insurgent groups active in the Northeast to lay down arms and join the … Read more
The chairman of the AICC department on law, Abhishek Singhvi, said there were three primary concerns that the party intended to flag in the proposed Bill. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Thursday (February 20, 2025) extended its support to the legal fraternity that is opposing the proposed amendments to the Advocates Act, … Read more
A file photo of a vendor arranging a price tag over a sack filled with sugar at a wholesale vegetable market in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters Barely a month after the Centre’s decision to allow the export of 10 lakh metric tonne of sugar, the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has claimed … Read more