Dravid refuses extra Rs 2.5 cr bonus, opts for equal reward for support staff: Report
New Delhi, July 10 - Rahul Dravid, the departing head coach of Team India, has declined an additional bonus offered by the BCCI, which would have equated his reward to that received by members of India's T20 World Cup-winning playing squad.
The Gautam Gambhir way: Back players staunchly, high on instinct & recognise match-winners quickly
New Delhi, July 10 - The cricketing world is abuzz with anticipation about what Gautam Gambhir will bring as the new head coach of the India senior men’s team, following his appointment on July 9.
West Bengal’s suit against CBI probes is maintainable, rules SC
New Delhi, July 10 - The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the suit filed by West Bengal against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for allegedly proceeding with probes and filing FIRs in cases of post-poll violence without getting the state government's
Unnao accident: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for victims’ families
Lucknow, July 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of the deceased in the bus-tanker accident in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in which 18 people died.
‘Vande Mataram’ in Vienna as Austrian artists welcome PM Modi
New Delhi, July 10 - A special rendition of 'Vande Mataram' by Austrian artists greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the hotel Ritz-Carlton in Vienna, where he arrived after a highly successful two-day visit to Russia.
Search operation resumes in J&K’s Doda to track hiding terrorists
Jammu, July 10 - Search operation was resumed on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district where firing exchanges have taken place between the security forces and the terrorists.
PLI booster: Telecom equipment manufacturing sales cross Rs 50,000 crore
New Delhi, July 10 - The telecom equipment manufacturing sales have crossed Rs 50,000 crore under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, creating more than 17,800 direct jobs and many more indirect jobs, the government said on Wednesday.
‘Welcome to Vienna!’: Austrian chancellor hosts PM Modi for private engagement
Vienna, July 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday from Moscow on a two-day visit to Austria and was hosted by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer for a private engagement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Pali Research Institute to come up in Lucknow soon
Lucknow, July 10 - An Adarsh Pali Research Institute will soon be established at the Central Sanskrit University (CSU) in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar campus, for the comprehensive development of Pali language, university officials said.
Russia’s missile attack ‘was real hell’, Kiev children’s hospital head tells UNSC
United Nations, July 10 - "It was a real hell," the director of the children's hospital in Kiev, Volodymyr Zhovnir, told the Security Council, describing Russia's missile attack on the institution.
PM Modi lands in Vienna on historic Austria visit as both countries focus on tech partnerships
Vienna, July 9 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Vienna from Moscow late Tuesday evening after wrapping up another landmark visit to Russia.
Congress-linked businessmen under ED probe for multi-crore mining scam in Himachal Pradesh: Sources
New Delhi, July 9 - Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (I-T) authorities have uncovered that businessmen Gian Chand and Prabhat Chand are embroiled in a significant "financial scandals" within Himachal Pradesh.
Trump vows to stop outsourcing, if elected President
Washington, July 9 - Former American President Donald Trump has promised to end outsourcing if re-elected, which should sound alarm bells across India's multi-billion-dollar outsourcing industry whose largest customer is the US,
India, Russia set $100 billion trade target by 2030, to move forward on FTA: Foreign Secretary
Moscow, July 9 - India and Russia have set a new target of $100 billion in trade between the two nations by 2030, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed larger space
BCCI appoints Gautam Gambhir as head coach of senior men’s team
Mumbai, July 9 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former opener and 2011 ODI World Cup-winner Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of the senior men's team.
Covid or conflict, India-Russia friendship remain unscathed: PM Modi tells Putin
Moscow, July 9 - Emphasising that the last five years have been quite challenging for the world and the entire humankind considering the Covid pandemic and the uncertain geopolitical situation due to various conflicts thereafter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed India-Russia
‘National Security’: Pakistan’s ISI gets nod to trace and intercept calls, messages
Islamabad, July 9 - Pakistan's spy agency ISI has been formally granted permission by the government to intercept and trace calls and messages in the "interest of national security", media reports said on Tuesday.
India and Russia plan more nuclear power units as PM Modi, Putin visit Rosatom facility
Moscow, July 9 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom's Atom Pavilion complex in Moscow, which showcases the country's latest achievements and technologies in atomic energy.
Russia remains an all-weather friend of India: PM Modi
New Delhi, July 9 - Spotlighting the strong bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Russia is India's "sukh-dukh ka saathi" (an all-weather friend), with the friendship between both countries based on "mutual trust and respect."
LoP Rahul Gandhi meets Army martyr Anshuman Singh’s mother in Raebareli
Raebareli, July 9 - Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday, met the family of late Captain Anshuman Singh who died in the July 2023 Siachen fire, showing exceptional bravery and saving many lives.