Windies elect to bat in fourth Test against India
Port of Spain, Aug 18 (IANS) West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final Test against India at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Thursday. The…
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Mob attacks MLA’s house, torches guard room in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Security forces clashed with protestors on Thursday in the Kashmir Valley after the house of an MLA was attacked in south Kashmir, police said. An irate mob attacked the house of…
Coach Lopetegui hints goalkeeper Casillas’ Spain career could be over
Madrid, Aug 18 (IANS) Newly-appointed Spain football coach Julen Lopetegui on Thursday dropped a big hint that Iker Casillas’ record-setting 167 game-career as the national goalkeeper has come to an end. Casillas was forced to…
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Bus owned by Badals’ company mows down two; torched by mob
Ludhiana, Aug 18 (IANS) A private bus run by a transport company owned by Punjab’s ruling Badal family ran over two persons near Ludhiana on Thursday. The bus was set on fire by angry locals….
IIT Kharagpur presents excellence award to ISRO scientist
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, on Thursday presented the Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology award to ISRO scientist M. Jeen Britto. The award was handed out to Britto for his…
‘PM moved by messages from Balochistan’
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the Balochistan issue during his Independence Day speech as he was moved by the messages he received from the people of that Pakistani province,…
Wrestler Babita loses 1-5 to Greece’s Maria in 53kg Freestyle
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IANS) Wrestler Babita Kumari lost 1-5 to Greece’s Maria Prevolaraki in the women’s Freestyle 53 kg 1/8 Final at the Rio Olympics here on Thursday. Babita struggled to find her…
BJD, BJP, Congress lock horns on Mahanadi water issue
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) Politics over the Mahanadi water dispute refused to die down in Odisha with three major political parties locking horns in a bid to gain mileage on the issue. Union Tribal Affairs…
Congress alleges Goa CM helping IGP Sunil Garg evade probe
Panaji, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday alleged a “quid pro quo” between Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Inspector General of Police Sunil Garg who has been accused of demanding bribe from a…
Special envoy’s visit to help understand Nepal government’s policies: India
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The visit of Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi as special envoy to India will help New Delhi understand the priorities of the new government in Kathmandu, External Affairs Ministry…
Mortar attack kills 3 in Afghanistan on I-Day
Kabul, Aug 18 (IANS) At least three Afghans were killed and 49 injured on Thursday in a mortar attack in the country’s eastern province bordering Pakistan during the country’s Independence Day celebrations, officials said. The…
Defence Acquisition Council reviews proposals for current financial year
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday reviewed the progress of capital acquisition proposals in the current financial year, sources said. Since May 2016,…
Gilgit-Baltistan: A story of ambiguity and oblivion
By Aadil Mir & Ruwa Shah New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to Gilgit-Baltistan may have had the strategic objective of countering Pakistan’s claim on Jammu and Kashmir. In doing so,…
Sakshi Malik to receive Rs.5 lakh award at International Fitness Festival
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s Rio Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik will be given Rs.5 lakh by the International Fitness Festival. The festival is an initiative of Asian Business Exhibition and Conferences Ltd. and…
Pakistan to ‘forcefully’ raise Kashmir issue at UN
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan is to “forcefully” present its stance on India’s “state terrorism” in Jammu and Kashmir at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. “Prime…
West Bengal to change name of PMGSY to Rajya Sadak Yojana
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday demanded that the name of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Scheme) be changed, as the state was funding 40 per…
AAP announces 13 more candidates for Punjab election
Amritsar, Aug 18 (IANS) With the announcement of the names of its candidates for 13 more assembly seats on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced 32 candidates for the 117 assembly seats in…
70 rebels killed in Syrian airstrikes
Damascus, Aug 18 (IANS) At least 70 rebels were killed in airstrikes that struck Syria’s Aleppo city, the state-run news agency Sana reported on Thursday. As many as 74 airstrikes were conducted over the past…
Complaint against 3 MPs for insulting national flag in Pakistan
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) A complaint was filed on Thursday with the Odisha police against three Members of Parliament (MPs) for insulting the national flag while they took part this week in the Saarc Young…