November 2021

Mumbai, Nov 12 (UNI) Contrary to media reports, BCCI on Friday announced Ajinkya Rahane as the Test captain of Team India, scotching rumours that Rohit Sharma would be asked to lead the side in the upcoming home series against New Zealand.…

MUMBAI: Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin, who will be seen playing the role of legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar in the upcoming film '83', says the success of 'Sooryavanshi' has put an end to conjectures regarding the fate of the theatre business.…

RANCHI: A group of women toymakers in Jharkhand has taken to traditional art and tapped into the local market. Headed by Shobha Kumari, the women are learning to use sawdust, soil, clothes and other things, which may not reflect the…

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation inched up to 4.48 per cent in October due to an uptick in food prices, government data showed on Friday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was at 4.35 per cent in September and 7.61 per cent in…

NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined by 27 per cent year-on year in October with semiconductor shortage hitting production of automobile manufacturers, auto industry body SIAM said on Friday. Passenger vehicle sales…

NEW DELHI: Individuals can now directly purchase treasury bills, dated securities, sovereign gold bonds (SGB) and state development loans (SDLs) from primary as well as secondary markets, thanks to the RBI Retail Direct Scheme launched by…

NEW DELHI: Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm has fixed an offer price of Rs 2,150 apiece for its initial share-sale. The shares of Paytm are expected to list on bourses on November 18, according to the final prospectus…

CHENNAI: Oinam Bembem Devi needs no introduction. At a time when support for football was sparse, Bembem carved a successful career, shining for over two decades in the national team. And that has not gone unnoticed as she was recently…

CHENNAI: When Geeta Phogat created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to clinch a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the then 15-year-old Sarita Mor was in the junior national camp. Geeta's famous victory turned…

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order on interim relief sought in a defamation suit filed by NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede's father against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik. Dnyandev, Sameer Wankhede's father,…

New Delhi, Nov 12 (UNI) India is looking for investments from South Korea in new sectors like Defence, retail and at strengthening the complementary strengths of the two countries in automobiles, textiles, food processing, leather products,…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with PMO officials on the occasion of ‘Diwali Milan’, organised at PM’s residence at Lok Kalyan Marg today. He extended warm Diwali greetings to everyone on the occasion. Prime Minister…

AURANGABAD: The Shiv Sena will have to think differently for itself even as it remains part of and steers the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said here on Friday. Speaking at an event…

Washington, Nov 12 (UNI) The United States and Qatar on Friday signed an agreement to make Doha the representative of the US’ diplomatic interests in Afghanistan, a move that will mark the first official representation for the USA in Kabul…

BHOPAL: The railway station renaming spree of Uttar Pradesh has now reached another BJP ruled state, the neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has written to the union home secretary, recommending to rename MP…

St Petersburg, Nov 12 (UNI/Sputnik) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasized the crucial role of the Troika Plus format on Afghanistan, including Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan, in efforts to resolve the humanitarian…

Bengaluru, Nov 12 (UNI) Prime Ministers of Australia and Israel, Scott Morrison and Naftali Bennett, will address the inaugural session of the three-day Bengaluru Tech Summit, which begins from November 17, Karnataka IT Minister CN Ashwath…

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan High Commission on Friday said it has issued around 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims on the eve of the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion. The visas were issued to…

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 142 high schools transformed with modern facilities under the 5T initiative of the Odisha government were dedicated virtually by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. Inaugurating the schools at the…