इंग्लैंड में अच्छी शुरुआत को बड़े स्कोर में बदलने में नाकाम रहे शिखर धवन ने मंगलवार को यहां परिस्थितियों का पूरा फायदा उठाकर शतक जड़ा लेकिन कमजोर माने जा रहे हांगकांग ने अंतिम ओवरों में अच्छी वापसी करके भारत को एशिया कप ग्रुप ए के मैच में सात विकेट पर 285 रन ही बनाने दिये। धवन इंग्लैंड दौरे पर 50 रन तक भी पहुंचने में नाकाम रहे थे लेकिन भीषण गर्मी में आज उन्होंने 120 गेंदों पर 127 रन की पारी खेली जो उनके वनडे करियर का 14वां शतक है।…
Read Moreब्रिटेन के आतंकवाद निरोधक अधिकारियों ने मंगलवार को ‘‘भारत में चरमपंथी गतिविधि और धोखाधड़ी के अपराधों’’ के आरोप में मध्य इंग्लैंड के कुछ घरों में छापेमारी की। वेस्ट मिडलैंड्स काउंटर टैरेरिज्म यूनिट (डब्ल्यूएमसीटीयू) की अगुवाई वाली इस जांच के तहत कोवेंट्री, लेस्टर और बर्मिंघम में छापेमारी की गई। छापेमारी अब भी जारी है और अब तक कोई गिरफ्तारी नहीं की गई है। वेस्ट मिडलैंड्स पुलिस ने एक बयान में कहा, ‘‘डब्ल्यूएमसीटीयू की जांच के तहत जांचकर्ता कई घरों की तलाशी ले रहे हैं। कोवेंट्री, लेस्टर और बर्मिंघम में आज रिहायशी…
Read Moreगोवा में कांग्रेस के विधायकों ने मंगलवार को राज्यपाल मृदुला सिन्हा से मुलाकात की और उन्हें भाजपा सरकार को विधानसभा में बहुमत साबित करने का निर्देश देने के लिए कहा। यह कदम ऐसे समय उठाया गया है जब 62 वर्षीय मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर अग्नाशय की बीमारी का इलाज कराने के लिए दिल्ली में एम्स में भर्ती हैं। विपक्ष के नेता चंद्रकांत कावलेकर के नेतृत्व में कांग्रेस विधायकों ने मांग की कि राज्यपाल को विधानसभा का एकदिवसीय सत्र बुलाकर बहुमत साबित करवाना चाहिए। सिन्हा के साथ मुलाकात के बाद कावलेकर ने…
Read MoreIndia’s newest sprint sensation Hima Das Tuesday said she didn’t expect to be nominated for the Arjuna award this year, despite her stunning season in international athletics.The 18-year-old from Assam was among the 20 sportspersons recommended for the Arjuna Award, which is subject to approval by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. “I didn’t expect to win the Arjuna this year. I was thinking may be next year, I will be considered,” said Hima, who clinched the gold medal at the U-20 World Championship in Finland, on the sidelines of a…
Read MoreBollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The actors will next be seen in “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India”, a Yash Raj Films project, which salutes India’s entrepreneurs and skilled workforce, including homegrown artisans, craftspeople and weavers. Varun plays a tailor named Mauji and Anushka essays the role of his wife and embroiderer Mamta. The duo will dedicate time to promote the skilled talent in the country. “Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma, through this…
Read MoreGoa Congress legislators will meet Governor Mridula Sinha Tuesday evening with a demand for dismissal of the Manohar Parrikar-led government and allowing the opposition party to stake claim for forming an alternate government.The move comes at a time when 62-year-old Parrikar is admitted in the AIIMS in Delhi for a pancreatic ailment.Goa is being ruled by the BJP-led Alliance headed by Parrikar.The Congress, which has 16 members in the 40-member state Assembly, yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Governor in her absence, urging her not to dissolve the Assembly and…
Read MorePakistan government and the Opposition on Tuesday unanimously agreed to form a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of rigging in the July 25 general elections in which the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single largest party.Major political parties like the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have alleged that the votes cast at various polling stations were changed behind closed doors after their polling agents were thrown out. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected the claims. The…
Read MoreAfter a one-day hiatus, petrol and diesel prices Tuesday were hiked again to new highs.While rates were not changed on Monday, a 10 paise per litre hike in petrol price and a 9 paise a litre increase in diesel was effected Tuesday, according to a price notification of state-owned oil marketing companies.Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 82.16 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 73.87 a litre.In Mumbai, petrol priced touched an all-time high of Rs 89.54 per litre. It costs Rs 83.91 in Kolkata and Rs 85.31…
Read MoreAs many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing five petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the high speed rail project. Besides these petitioners, 1,000 farmers submitted separate affidavits in the high court to make a point that many more cultivators are affected by the Centre’s ambitious Rs 1.10 lakh crore project and are opposed to it.…
Read MoreIndian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were Monday jointly recommended for the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.Kohli will become the third Indian cricketer after legendary Sachin Tendulkar (1997) and the talismanic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) once the sports ministry officially accepts the committee’s recommendation.”Yes, Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu’s names have been recommended by the awards committee,” a top source told PTI on condition of anonymity. It is learnt that India’s top male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was…
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