Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Pressure on both India, USA in opener; hosts bank on crowd support
Ranchi, Jan 12 -Two days before the Makar Sankranti festival when the sun transitions into Capricorn heralding the northward movement of the planet, the Indian women's hockey steps into the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Hockey Stadium here on Saturday for their opening match
First two quarters to see good FPI inflows, rupee to appreciate: Bank of Baroda
Chennai, Jan 12 - After a dismal start, foreign portfolio investments (FPI) flow into India picked up pace, cumulatively totaling $28.7 billion in 2023, said a report by Bank of Baroda.
Strategist Kanugolu out of Congress’ LS campaign
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Congress' strategist Sunil Kanugolu, who was credited with the party's wins in Karnataka and Telangana, will not be a part of its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, sources said on Friday.
London mayoral election: Second British-Indian throws hat in the ring
London, Jan 12 - London may get its first Indian-origin mayor with finance and property broker Shyam Batra announcing his intent to run as an independent in the May 2024 election.
Sharath, Sathiyan star attractions as record 41 Indians to feature at WTT Star Contender Goa
Mapusa, Jan 12 - Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, alongside 35 other Indian paddlers, are set to compete in the singles qualifiers, marking a significant milestone as the upcoming WTT Star Contender Goa gears up to achieve the highest-ever Indian participation in
Digital Connexion’s Chennai Data Center goes on stream
Chennai, Jan 12 - Digital Connexion, a three-way joint venture between Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield), Reliance Industries Limited and Digital Realty on Friday announced the launch of its first data centre campus here.
Brutal Arctic blast to drop temperatures in US to minus 30s
Washington, Jan 12 - A brutal Arctic blast in the US is expected to plunge temperatures to as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zero in the northern Plains on Friday and Saturday night.
International Camel Festival starts in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 12 - The three-day International Camel Festival started on Friday with the Heritage Walk in Bikaner district of Rajasthan.
INDIA bloc will finalise seat sharing on time: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna, Jan 12 - Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that the seat sharing formula between INDIA bloc alliance partners will be finalised on time in Bihar.
Russian tourists flocked to China, Europe during New Year holidays
Moscow, Jan 12 - During the 2023 New Year holidays, there was a surge of Russian tourists flocking to China and Europe, a local media outlet said in a report on Friday.
Akhil, Aishwary help India to a 1-2 finish in men’s 50m rifle 3P event at Jakarta
Jakarta, Jan 12 - India’s Akhil Sheoran and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar helped India to a 1-2 finish in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions event on Friday as India extended their dominance of the on-going Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol to a fifth
SpiceJet announces special flight operation from Delhi to Ayodhya on Jan 21
New Delhi, Jan 12 - SpiceJet on Friday announced a special flight operation from Delhi to Ayodhya on January 21 catering to passengers attending the Pran Pratishta ceremony at the Ram temple the following day.
Olympic athletes permitted with two-minute posts on social media
Geneva, Jan 21 - Accredited athletes are permitted to post audio and video recordings of up to two minutes per post of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 under the guidelines of the International Olympic
IMF allows immediate disbursement of $700 mn to Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 12 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its Executive Board has completed the first review of Pakistan's economic reform program supported by the global lender's Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), allowing for an immediate disbursement of about $700 million.
IMD warns of bone-chilling cold wave in North India, dense fog for 5 days
New Delhi, Jan 12 - There seems to be no immediate respite from the bone-chilling cold wave and fog which will continue for the next few days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
WhatsApp now lets iOS users turn their photos into stickers
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Meta-owned WhatsApp has started to roll out a new feature that lets iOS users create, edit and share their own stickers.
‘Wanted to apply what I learn from MS Dhoni…’, says Shivam Dube after match-winning show in Mohali
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Shivam Dube has attributed the change in his attitude and approach to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni, following a match-winning performance of 60 off 40 balls in India's six-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the first T20I.
Sensex up more than 800 points led by IT stocks
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Sensex is now up more than 800 points during afternoon trade on Friday led by IT, banks and real estate stocks.
BJP forms 20 clusters for 80 LS seats in UP
Lucknow, Jan 12 - The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will form 20 clusters for 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and senior leaders who are given responsibility will be accountable for the same.
Google allows more time for pilot real-money gaming apps in India
New Delhi, Jan 12 - Google has announced to extend the grace period for pilot real-money gaming (RMG), daily fantasy sports (DFS) and Rummy apps in India till June when the new policy will take effect.