Colombo: The shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI here Wednesday. Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-0...
New Delhi: Opposition parties Wednesday demanded that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill be sent to Parliament's standing committee for scrutiny after it is introduced, with the government telling the Business Advisory Committee that it will take a call after assessing the sense of Lok Sabha. The...
Dhaka: Nobel laureate Prof Mohammad Yunus, the designated head of Bangladesh's interim government, Wednesday fervently appealed everybody "to stay calm" and "refrain from all kinds of violence" as the country witnessed a major reshuffle in the security establishment following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024 after the government relaxed the just-introduced new capital gains tax on real estate, allowing taxpayers an option to switch to a new lower tax rate or stay with the old regime that had higher...
New Delhi: Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in nine states will be held September 3, the Election Commission said Wednesday. Ten Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were elected to...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha to seek first-hand information on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the 50kg women's wrestling at the Paris Olympics. The Prime Minister also sought the options India has and asked the IOA...
Dhaka: Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the bodies of 29 people, including 20 Awami League leaders, were found across the country, local media reported Wednesday. These deaths follow the resignation of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her departure from the country Monday,...
New Delhi: Several key reports and bills will be tabled in both Houses of Parliament Wednesday as per the scheduled list of business. In the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move for consideration and the passing of the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024...
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Tuesday hailed Vinesh Phogat for becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games and said the identity of champions is that they give their answer on the field....
Paris: India lost 2-3 to Germany in the semifinal of the men's hockey of the Paris Olympics here Tuesday. It was a dream chance for India to enter the final of the Olympics after 44 years but Germany played spoilsport to that. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh...
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