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Banned ULFA(I) claims responsibility for Republic Day Assam blasts
India needs a strong opposition for democracy to survive: Abhijit Banerjee
AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor heckled at Republic Day function
Kerala opposes CAA by forming 62 km long human chain
Right doesn’t have intellect, aesthetics, says filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj
Men in Blue celebrate Republic Day with emphatic 7-wicket win over New Zealand
Auckland: India tightened their grip on the T20I series with a seven- wicket drubbing of New Zealand in the second match after their bowlers stifled the hosts on a pocket-sized Eden Park here Sunday. Boasting a formidable batting line-up, chasing 133 proved to be a cakewalk for the visitors on...
Read more71st Republic Day celebrated with fervour across India: Snapshots
New Delhi: The nation celebrated Sunday the 71st Republic Day Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath. Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro was the chief guest for this year’s ceremony which started with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tributes to martyrs at the National War Memorial. This was the third time that a Brazilian president was the chief guest...
Read moreMore than 300 prominent personalities stand in solidarity with protesting students, sign open letter against CAA, NRC
Mumbai: More than 300 prominent individuals, including filmmakers Mira Nair, Nandita Das, actors Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Jaaved Jafferi, Homi K Bhabha, Partha Chatterjee, Anita Desai, Kiran Desai, TM Krishna, Ashish Nandy, and Gaytri Chakravorty Spivak, among others, have signed an open letter, expressing their solidarity with the students of India who have been protesting Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and against the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Extending their support...
Read moreCentre stares at tax shortfall of Rs 2 lakh crore; minimal room for income tax cut
New Delhi: Tax collections in the current fiscal may fall short of targets by as much as Rs 2 lakh crore on faltering economy, leaving a very little room for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for offering any meaningful reduction in personal income tax rates. Sources with direct knowledge of the development said income and corporate tax collections are likely to miss FY2020 targets by as much as Rs 1.5 lakh crore...
Read moreOdisha celebrates 71st Republic Day with fervour
Bhubaneswar: The 71st Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm Sunday amidst tight security. Governor Ganeshi Lal unfurled the tri-colour and took the salute at the state function at the Mahatma Gandhi Road here. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the celebration as guest of honour. This was for the first time that the Chief Minister did not unfurl the National Flag and take salute during the Republic Day...
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Vernon Philander fined in swansong Test for swearing at Jos Buttler
Johannesburg: South African opening bowler Vernon Philander, who is playing in his final Test, has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after a send-off of England batsman Jos Buttler during the second day of the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Sunday that Philander had been found guilty...
Roger Federer overcomes slow start, reaches Australian Open quarterfinals
Melbourne: Roger Federer needed some time to get going in the Australian Open’s fourth round, a match after a draining and difficult escape in which he was two points from defeat. To be precise, he required a full set to get sorted. After seeming sluggish while dropping the opener, Federer quickly righted himself and pushed through the...
Jammu & Kashmir: 3.9-magnitude quake hits snow-bound Bhadarwah
Bhadarwah (J&K): An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit the snow-bound valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday, triggering panic among the local residents. However, there was no report of loss of lives or damage to property from anywhere, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Aadil Rishu said. The earthquake struck around 4.34 am and lasted for 12 seconds,...
Banned ULFA(I) claims responsibility for Republic Day Assam blasts
Guwahati: Banned outfit ULFA (Independent) has claimed responsibility for the four powerful explosions Sunday in Assam prior to Republic Day celebrations in the state. The ULFA(I), in a statement signed by Lt Joy Asom of its Publicity Department, claimed that all the four blasts were carried out by the outfit. The Paresh Barua-led ULFA(I), along with a...
I learnt art of chasing watching captain Virat Kohli bat: Shreyas Iyer
Auckland: There is no one better than Virat Kohli when it comes to chasing down totals in white-ball cricket, something that India’s newest No. 4 Shreyas Iyer wants to emulate on a consistent basis in coming days. With a half-century and 44 off 33 balls in the successful chases in the first two T20 Internationals, Iyer is...
Indian Fed Cup team ‘relieved’ after matches moved out of China, Sania doubtful
New Delhi: The Indian Fed Cup team heaved a sigh of relief Sunday after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) shifted the Fed Cup matches from the Coronavirus-hit China to Kazakhastan but the side are likely to compete without its senior most player Sania Mirza, who has aggravated a calf-injury. Concerned for the players’ health due to a...
I-League: Real Kashmir beat Indian Arrows 2-0; first win in 4 matches
Margao: A goal on either side of the break powered Real Kashmir to a 2-0 win over Indian Arrows in the I-League here Sunday. Man of the Match Mason Robertson (18th minute) and Gnohere Krizo (57th) scored the goals for the winning team. It was RKFC’s first win in four matches, helping them to the seventh spot...
Eden Park pitch became harder for batting as game progressed: Martin Guptill
Auckland: Senior New Zealand opener Martin Guptill blamed the sluggish Eden Park track for their flop show with the bat in an absolute surrender to the Indian side in the second T20 International Sunday. Guptill scored a quickfire 33 off 20 balls but Indian bowlers kept a tight leash on the Black Cap restricting them for 132...
India needs a strong opposition for democracy to survive: Abhijit Banerjee
Jaipur: India needs a better opposition which is the heart of any democracy and the ruling party should embrace that to keep it under check, noted economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said here Sunday. Speaking at a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the 58-year-old India-born American economist said there was no co-relation between the...
AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor heckled at Republic Day function
Aligarh: AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor was Sunday heckled by a group of students during his Republic Day speech here soon after he termed as "unfortunate" the recent happenings on the campus and said peaceful protests will be allowed on any issue within the ambit of law. The incident occurred when the VC was addressing the Republic...
