New Delhi: Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New Delhi Sunday for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. Upon arrival, Tshering Tobgay was welcomed by Secy (West) Pavan Kapoor, and the Sri Lankan President received a warm welcome from OSD (ER & DPA) P...

New Delhi: Eight of the 10 most valued domestic firms together added Rs 3.28 lakh crore to their market valuation last week, with blue-chips Tata Consultancy Services, Hindustan Unilever and Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest winners. In an eventful week, the BSE benchmark jumped 2,732.05 points or 3.69 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,720.8...

New Delhi: India and Pakistan are two countries bound not just by their geographical locations but also by years of cricketing history between the two playing rivals Many debates ring out on who is the better batsman between ex-India skipper Virat Kohli and Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Now, former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria weighed in on who...

Bhubaneswar: Several civil society organisations and hundreds of denizens Sunday came together to pay rich tributes to Odisha’s first and only woman Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy on her 93rd birth anniversary. The statue of Satpathy near Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar was garlanded on the occasion. The ceremony brought together political leaders, members of various social organisations and citizens...

New Delhi: The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced results were announced Sunday morning, with Ved Lahoti from IIT Delhi zone bagging the top rank by securing 355 out of 360 marks. According to IIT Madras, which conducted the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced this year, Dwija Dharmeshkumar Patel from IIT Bombay zone is the topper among female candidates with...

Mumbai: A string of film personalities, including Hrithik Roshan, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Zoya Akhtar, Soni Razdan, Arjun Kapoor, and Prajakta Koli, have lent their support to actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut, who was slapped by a CISF constable at the Chandigarh airport. The incident occurred Thursday when Kangana was travelling to New Delhi, a day after she won...

New Delhi: Some newly elected MPs, who are likely to be sworn in as Union Ministers in the third NDA government Sunday, have been called for a meeting with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi at his residence here at 11:30am. Sources said a top BJP functionary has called the BJP MPs for the meeting without disclosing the purpose....

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony Sunday evening. Kharge will attend the ceremony in his capacity as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. The decision was taken after holding talks with other INDIA bloc partners, said sources. PM Modi is set to take the oath Sunday...

New Delhi: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth arrived in Delhi Sunday morning to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi. It is Muizzu's first visit to India after he became the island nation's president November 17 last year. Jugnauth and Muizzu are among the leaders of seven countries from...

Georgetown: Akeal Hosein claimed a five-wicket haul West Indies cruised to a 134-run win against Uganda in their second group C match of the T20 World Cup Sunday (as per IST) at the Providence Stadium. After opting to bat first, West Indies posted 173/5 in 20 overs, courtesy of Johnson Charles' fighting 44 off 42 and Andre...