दस बार की चैम्पियन चीन से दूसरे और आखिरी ग्रुप मैच में 5 . 0 से हारकर भारत सुदीरमन कप मिश्रित टीम बैडमिंटन चैम्पियनशिप से बाहर हो गया । ग्रुप वनडी के पहले मैच में उसे मलेशिया ने 3 . 2 से हराया था । भारत को चीन के खिलाफ चमत्कारिक प्रदर्शन की जरूरत थी लेकिन भारतीय खिलाड़ी अपेक्षाओं पर खरे नहीं उतर सके । मिश्रित युगल में प्रणाव जेरी चोपड़ा और एन सिक्की रेड्डी की जोड़ी को चीन के वांग यिल्यु और हुआंग डोंगपिंग ने 21 . 5, 21…
Read Moreभारत ने बुधवार को कहा कि श्रीलंका में सिलसिलेवार बम विस्फोट ऐसे समय पर हुए जब पुलवामा आतंकवादी हमले के जख्म भरे भी नहीं थे और इन घटनाओं ने भारत को आतंकवाद के खिलाफ दृढ़ता से लड़ने के लिए और अधिक प्रतिबद्ध बनाया है। विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने यहां किर्गिजस्तान की राजधानी में शंघाई सहयोग संगठन के विदेश मंत्रियों की परिषद की बैठक को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि भारत समग्र, सहयोगात्मक एवं स्थायी सुरक्षा के लिए एससीओ संरचना में सहयोग लगातार मजबूत करने को लेकर प्रतिबद्ध है। इस…
Read Moreलोकसभा चुनाव के लिए मतगणना से एक दिन पहले केंद्रीय गृह मंत्रालय ने हिंसा की आशंका के मद्देनजर बुधवार को सभी राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों को अलर्ट कर दिया । मंत्रालय का कहना है कि कुछ पक्षों द्वारा किए गए हिंसा भड़काने के आह्वान को देखते हुए यह कदम उठाया गया है। मंत्रालय ने एक बयान में यह भी कहा कि उसने राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों से कानून एवं व्यवस्था तथा शांति बनाये रखने के लिए कहा है। बयान में कहा गया है, ‘‘गृह मंत्रालय ने राज्य के…
Read MoreUniversal Studios has announced that Elizabeth Moss and Storm Reid-starrer “The Invisible Man” reboot will released on March 13, 2020.The film, a Universal-Blumhouse production, is based on the classic 1897 sci-fi novel by HG Wells. The novel has been adapted for both the big screen and television over the years.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leigh Whannell wrote and is directing the film. He will co-produce alongside Blumhouse.The project will start production in Sydney, Australia in July this year.The most notable adaptation of Wells’ novel was the 1933 black-and-white film, featuring…
Read MoreStacking up staggering numbers with monotonic regularity may have become a day job for Virat Kohli, but he can in “no way” win a World Cup without support from his teammates, feels Sachin Tendulkar.In an exclusive interview with the PTI, Tendulkar spoke about a range of topics including Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal’s role, the contentious No. 4 slot and how flat pitches in England is taking bowlers out of the equation.”I think you will always have a couple of individuals stepping up every game but without team support, you…
Read MoreThe benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 150 points in early trade Wednesday, led by gains in oil and gas, banking and IT stocks, ahead of the general election results. The 30-share index was trading 157.51 points, or 0.40 per cent, higher at 39,127.31.In similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty rose 30.90 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 11,740. In the previous session, the Sensex ended 382.87 points, or 0.97 per cent, lower at 38,969.80, and the Nifty plunged 119.15 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 11,709.10. Top Sensex gainers in…
Read MoreUnion minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday said security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have launched a massive operation against the insurgents who killed an MLA and 10 others in the state. He said when members of local community are involved in insurgent activities and maintain links with militants, the security operations can result in collateral damage.”A massive military operation has been launched by the security forces in eastern Arunachal Pradesh,” Rijiju said in a Facebook post.Suspected NSCN militants on Tuesday gunned down sitting MLA and National People’s Party (NPP) candidate for the state…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the Delhi High Court order which had held that the 2016 black money law cannot be allowed to operate with retrospective effect from July 2015 to book and probe offenders.A vacation bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also stayed the May 16 order of the high court, which had restrained the Income Tax (I-T) department from taking any action against VVIP chopper scam accused Gautam Khaitan, against whom a black money case has been lodged. “Notice. The impugned order (of the high court) is stayed,”…
Read MoreFinance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday expressed hope that the results of 2019 general election would be in consonance with the outcome of multiple exit polls, which has predicted a second term for the Narendra Modi-led NDA government.Most exit polls have forecast another term for Prime Minister Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha.”Many of us may continue to squabble over correctness and accuracy of the Exit Polls. The hard reality…
Read MoreFormer captain Steve Waugh said Australia may not be the favourites to win the upcoming World Cup but the return of Steve Smith and David Warner will make other teams “wary” of the five-time winners.Smith and Warner’s year-long international exile following bans for ball-tampering came to an end a couple of month ago. Immediately after returning to action Warner, with 692 runs from 12 innings in the IPL, sounded warning bells to the rival bowlers while Smith showed glimpses of his old touch in the three warm-up matches against New…
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