East Coast Railway makes special arrangements for winter season
Kolkata (West Bengal) , December 9 : The East Coast Railway on Wednesday made arrangements to cope with the dense fog during the night and early mornings in the winter season.
According to a release, "Railways already have a well…
Scintillating Shahbaz helps Tapan win Bengal T20 Challenge title
Kolkata, Dec 10 Skipper Shahbaz Ahamed put up an all-round masterclass to guide Tapan Memorial to Bengal T20 Challenge title, beating Mohun Bagan by 33 runs in the final at Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
Tapan skipper scored 54 and…
23rd National Racing Championship to start on Friday
Coimbatore, Dec 9 Twelve races will be held over three days at the Kari Motor Speedway as the 23rd JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship gets underway here on Friday.
The two categories in this season are the National Championship…
BCCI boss Ganguly & Co. to continue as SC defers hearing to 2021
The court vacated the restraint on other courts from entertaining any dispute linked to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and state cricket associations. In March 2019, the top court had restrained all courts from hearing any…
Great to see Pandya exhibiting qualities of leader, says Laxman
Sydney , December 9 Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman on Wednesday hailed Hardik Pandya's leadership qualities after the all-rounder decided to hand over his Man of the Series award to newcomer T Natarajan.
'Yorker king'…
Should not happen: Gavaskar on use of placards for captains
New Delhi, Dec 9 Former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar expressed reservations about England using placards to send messages from the coaching staff to the captain during a match. England skipper Eoin Morgan could be seen…
Karnataka Assembly passes anti-cow slaughter bill; Congress’ Siddaramaiah calls for CLP meet…
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , December 10: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah has called for a legislative party meeting on Thursday morning.
The meeting has been called for 10.30…
Government attempting to sabotage farmers’ protest alleges Charanjit Singh Channi
Chandigarh (Punjab) , December 10 : Punjab Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday hit out at the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, alleging that it was trying to sabotage the farmers' protest, and…
Kerala Speaker refutes rumours of involvement in gold smuggling case
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , December 10 : Kerala Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan's office on Wednesday issued a statement refuting rumours over his alleged involvement with the accused persons in the controversial gold smuggling…
Kerala: Crocodile rescued by forest officials in Athirapilly
Thrissur (Kerala) , December 10 : A crocodile was rescued on Wednesday by forest officials from the Athirappilly area of Kerala's Thrissur district after it entered a house.
Locals also pitched in to help in the rescue of the…
NSUI urges Goa CM to call off physical classes after two schools report Covid-19 cases
Panaji (Goa) , December 10 National Students' Union of India (NSUI) Goa president, Ahraz Mulla on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant asking for physical classes for educational institutes to be called off…
SC relief for IIT Bombay entrant who inadvertently withdrew admission
New Delhi, Dec 9 In a big relief to the 18-year-old student who was on the verge of losing a seat at IIT Bombay, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the institute to grant him interim admission in an engineering course.
Siddhant…
Under Kisan Samridhi Nidhi farmers get Rs 10,000 in MP, but no in West Bengal
Durgapur (West Bengal) , December 9 Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that farmers get Rs 10,000 under the Kisan Samridhi Nidhi in Madhya Pradesh, but those in West Bengal do not get any such…
Biden expected to nominate Chinese-American Katherine Tai as US trade rep
Washington , December 10 : President-elect Joe Biden is expected to select Chinese-American trade lawyer Katherine Tai, to become the US trade representative, according to three people familiar with the decision.
Tai, who has…
Canadian government introduces bill to implement post-Brexit trade agreement
Toronto , December 10 : The Canadian government has introduced a bill to implement the newly inked post-Brexit trade agreement with the United Kingdom, Global Affairs Canada said in a statement.
Earlier on Wednesday, UK Deputy…
EU, UK set deadline for post-Brexit trade deal
London, Dec 10 The European Union (EU) and Britain will come to a decision on a post-Brexit trade deal by the end of the coming weekend, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has tweeted after meeting with British Prime…
US govt, states file twin lawsuits against Facebook for anti-competitive practices
Washington , December 10 : Dozens of states, along with the US federal government, sued social media platform Facebook on Wednesday in twin antitrust lawsuits, alleging that it has abused its dominance in the digital marketplace…
PML-N lawmaker from Pakistan’s Punjab resigns after PDM call
Lahore , December 10 : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Azma Bukhari on Wednesday stepped down from Punjab's provincial assembly, stating in her resignation that the 2018 general elections in Pakistan were "designed…
PDM vows to hold rally in Lahore on Dec 13 despite Imran Khan govt’s hurdles
Islamabad , December 9 Despite Prime Minister Imran Khan's efforts to stop the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) rally in Lahore scheduled for December 13, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday declared that the sixth…
US must lift sanctions off Iran’s oil sector, says Russian Minister
Moscow , December 9 The United States must lift its illegal sanctions off Iran's oil sector, but there does not seem to be any changes yet in that regard, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday.
"The…
