Dhawan, Gill power India to 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe
Harare: Shikhar Dhawan (81*) and Shubman Gill's (82*) unbeaten 192-run opening stand helped India beat Zimbabwe by 10-wicket victory and went 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series here at Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
India now has 13…
53 foreign vessels still blocked in Ukrainian ports
Kyiv: Fifty-three foreign vessels from 14 countries are still blocked in six ports of Ukraine, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination…
Agnipath: Last date for registration for Army recruitment is Sept 3
Hyderabad: The Registration for Indian Army Recruitment Rally under ‘Agnipath Scheme’ is in progress and the last date for submission of Application is September 3, 2022.
The rally will be conducted at Sri Venkateswara Degree College…
Odisha CM Naveen announces 15 days relief for flood affected people
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced relief assistance for flood affected people for a period of 15 days.
Patnaik made the announcement after an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in the Mahanadi…
Krishna inspires me: Neha Sargam
New Delhi: Sony’s mythological offering ‘Yashomati Maiyaa Ke Nandlala’ captivates viewers with a heart-warming relationship between Yashoda Maiyaa and Kanha (Lord Shri Krishna).
The show has recently entered the ‘Baalpan Adhyay’ post the…
Motto for Today: ‘Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, August 18. ...
1891 - The first rainmaking experiments in the U.S. were conducted. Patent attorney Gen. Robert Dyrenforth set off explosive balloons…
China provides 400 Afghan families food assistance
Aybak, Afghanistan: A total of 400 families in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province received assistance from China on Wednesday, provincial government official Wali Mohammad Stanikzai said.
Each family received a 50-kg sack of rice in…
Russia approves new territorial division of Kherson region
Simferopol: The Russian administration of the Kherson region said Wednesday it had approved a new territorial division that would streamline its integration and economic development.
"The urban districts of Kherson and Nova Kakhovka and 18…
Iran-Pakistan economic commission meeting held in Islamabad
Tehran/Islamabad: The opening session of the 21st Iran-Pakistan joint economic commission was held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday, adding that the parties discussed a draft of a…
Liz Cheney vows to keep fighting Trump after Wyoming loss
Washington: Rep Liz Cheney has vowed to keep fighting Donald Trump after conceding defeat in the Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman.
"This primary election is over. But now the real work begins," she told…
Mali accuses France of arming terrorists
Bamako: Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has accused France of arming terrorists and called for the UN Security Council to intervene, in a letter obtained by state-run French radio RFI.
Ties between France and its former colony in…
Oleg Artemyev returns to ISS from Spacewalk
Moscow: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev is returning from the spacewalk to the ISS due to issues with the battery, he may lose connection, according to the broadcast on the Roscosmos website.
Earlier, Artemyev and fellow cosmonaut Denis…
Explosion at Mosque north of Kabul claims 20 lives
Kabul: An explosion at a mosque north of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed 20 people and injured 40 more, an Afghan security source told Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera on Wednesday.
"As a result of an explosion in a mosque north of Kabul,…
70-ft high National Flag installed at Trishul War Memorial
Jammu: The 70-feet high mast National Flag has been installed at Trishul War Memorial at Karu Military Station in Leh district of Union Territory of Ladakh.
The Trishul Division was raised in October 1962 in Ladakh.
The Defence Spokesman…
WayCool creates 7600 sqft. tricolor with fresh vegetables
Bengaluru: In commemoration of the 75th Independence Day - 'Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', WayCool Foods, a leading food and agri-tech platform on Wednesday created a first-of-its-kind food flag installation spread approx. 7632 sqft. near its…
Taiwan: US to take steps to secure island from Chinese incursions
Washington: The United States will take steps in the coming weeks and months to counter China's military and economic activity around Taiwan, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday.
"We will continue to take steps that are…
Motto for Today: ‘You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, 17 August....
1835 - The wrench was patented by Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts.
1891 - The automobile electric self-starter was…
Kashmiri Pandit Samiti asks Pandits to leave Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir Pandits Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), an apex body of the non-migrant Pandits, has appealed to Kashmiri Pandits to leave Kashmir.
“With another attack on Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley, the militants have made it clear that…
Himachal records 446 new cases, 2 more deaths
Dharamshala: Two males, one each from Mandi and Bilaspur districts died of Covid-19 on Tuesday and at least 446 more people tested positive for the Corona virus on Tuesday.
The addition of these new cases has taken Himachal's overall…
US test fires Minuteman III ICBM missile
Washington: The United States has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to test its capabilities and demonstrate the readiness of nuclear forces, the Air Force Global Strike Command said on Tuesday.
"Air Force Global…
