10th BRICS Industry Ministers’ meeting concludes in Jaipur, joint declaration adopted
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) The 10th BRICS Industry Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Jaipur on Thursday under India’s chairmanship, with member countries adopting a joint declaration to boost industrial cooperation under the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial…
India U20 men win second friendly against Singapore
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The India U20 men’s team defeated Singapore 1-0 in the second closed-door friendly match at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Thursday. Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum (5′) scored the winning goal. The Blue…
Bihar: Woman delivers twins, one in cab, other at hospital
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) A woman from Bihar on Thursday gave birth to one of her twin babies in a moving cab and the other after reaching a hospital in Salt Lake, Kolkata. Thanks to the timely efforts of doctors, both the mother and the two newborn babies…
Telangana tops in tackling cybercrimes
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana has been ranked first in the country in performance in tackling cybercrimes. In a nationwide PRAGATI review meeting held by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday, Telangana was ranked first overall in nine…
Gujarat announces ‘Seva Setu’ campaign to widen access to govt welfare schemes
Gandhinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced a fresh statewide rollout of its ‘Seva Setu’ programme, with a renewed focus on identifying every eligible beneficiary of government welfare schemes before delivering services…
MP: Congress leader Anwar Qadri arrested in fake arms licence case
Indore, Aug 6 (IANS) Congress leader Anwar Qadri, popularly known as Anwar ‘Dacait’, was arrested by the Indore police on Thursday in connection with a fake arms licence case after remaining absconding for several months, officials said. Qadri, who has…
Mumbai to host T20 version of baseball in MLB innovation match on October 24
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Major League Baseball, the organisation managing America’s favourite pastime, has decided to bring the sport’s latest innovation, the fast-paced T20 version of the sport, to India, organising a match of the 3×3…
CBI arrests proclaimed offender in 2021 Bengal post-poll violence murder
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested proclaimed offender Arup Das, alias Bapi Das, from Guwahati in connection with the murder of Avijit Sarkar during the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal, officials…
Kerala HC flags errors in Muthanga verdict, questions trial court’s findings
Kochi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday cast doubts over the judgment of the Wayanad Principal Sessions Court convicting tribal leader M. Geethanandan and three others in the 2003 Muthanga agitation case, observing that the trial…
India successfully test fires Agni-4 medium range ballistic missile
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s Medium Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-4’ was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur on Thursday, a Ministry of Defence official said. “The launch validated…