Swashbuckling former India opener Virender Sehwag has been roped in by Cricbuzz as its in-house expert analyst for the ICC World T20, which will kick off on March 8th. Sehwag, who has appeared as a panelist on several television-based cricket shows, will be making his first appearance on a wraparound show for a website. As […]
The issue of privilege motion against HRD Miniter Smrit Irani created a brief uproar in the Lok Sabha before Finance Minister Arun Jaitely started presenting the Union Budget 2016-17 today. Opposition members were on their feet seeking to know the status of their notices against Irani for “misleading” the House on the Rohith Vemula issue. […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today listed ‘nine pillars’ including tax reforms, promoting ease of doing business and ensuring fiscal discipline, that will transform India. Unveiling the Budget 2016-17, he said the pillars also include emphasis on governance reforms. The other pillars, he added, include focus on agriculture and rural areas with a view to doubling […]
Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia won the best documentary Oscar for “Amy”, a poignant examination of singer Amy Winehouse’s life and her tragic death at the age of 27. Kapadia, who has already won the Golden Globe and Bafta awards for the documentary, paid tribute to Winehouse, who died in 2011 following a battle with drug […]
“I have an exam tomorrow”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on the eve of presentation of General Budget in Parliament as he sought to motivate students appearing for board exams for which he even roped in icons like Sachin Tendulkar and Vishwanathan Anand.Modi, who admitted to feeling “tension” sometimes, said he was “full of […]
Indian batsman Virat Kohli was on Sunday fined 30 percent of his match fees for a Level 1 breach of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during his side’s Asia Cup Twenty20 match against Pakistan here on Saturday evening. The India Test skipper was found to have breached Article 2.1.5 of the Code […]
In a shocking incident of familicide, a 35-year-old man allegedly killed 14 of his family members apparently over a property dispute, and then committed suicide in Kasarwadavli area of the city, police said today. The accused, identified as Hasnil Warekar, stabbed 14 members of his family to death, including seven children and six women, and […]
The ban will be enforced from 9am to 1pm during the Revenue Talatis (accountants) Recruitment Exam. The exam is being conducted by Gujarat State Subsidiary Selection Board or GSSSB. Ahmedabad collector Rajkumar Beniwal said the ban was necessary to avoid irregularities such as the 2015 leak of talatis exam paper.
The Delhi High Court is likely to resume tomorrow hearing on a bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case for allegedly raising anti-India slogans in the university campus. Justice Pratibha Rani, who had on February 24 deferred the hearing till February 29 after Delhi police informed the bench that it […]
Today India and Pakistan a big clash on Super Saturday in Asia Cup at Mirpur. Cricket fans from both the countries eager to catch every moment of big cricketing event. India won the toss elected to field first. With first attack by Nehra in 1st over, which was followed by Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuvraj […]
