July 28, 2026
  • July 28, 2026

Watch: India gear up for ODI series with intense nets session

by on December 16, 2023 0

The Indian cricket team has arrived in Johannesburg for an intense net practice session ahead of their One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of players honing their skills for the series. Spinners Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, pacer Arshdeep Singh,...

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‘Give birth to more soldiers’: Russia cracks down on abortion

by on December 16, 2023 0

President Vladimir Putin revealed that 6,17,000 Russian troops are involved in the conflict, with 1,500 individuals joining the army daily. Many regions have restricted abortions in private clinics, yielding to demands from the Russian Orthodox church. The timing of these measures is raising eyebrows as Russia’s abortion rate has already dropped. Putin opposes a...

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28 Indian students deported from US this year: Centre

by on December 16, 2023 0

28 Indian students were deported from the United States this year, as disclosed by the Indian government. V Muraleedharan, the minister of state for external affairs, stated that the government has raised concerns with US authorities regarding these incidents. Additionally, Indian nationals are also facing deportation from Canada due to fraudulent letters of admission....

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Ex-high ranking FBI agent gets prison term for helping Russian oligarch

by on December 16, 2023 0

Former FBI special agent, Charles McGonigal, has been sentenced to over four years in prison and fined $40,000 for providing information to a Russian oligarch in violation of US sanctions. McGonigal, who led a counterintelligence division, received a payment for laundering money from a Russian bank to his private account. The judge, Jennifer H...

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Haryana to recruit 10K skilled workers for Israel

by on December 16, 2023 0

Haryana government advertises 10,000 skilled worker jobs in Israel due to a shortage of manpower in the construction sector caused by the war with Hamas. The minimum educational qualification required is class X pass and the age group is 25 to 54 with a minimum experience of three years. The salary is 6100 NIS...

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UGC says get-from-India foreign degrees not valid

by on December 16, 2023 0

A business school in Karjat offers UK university degrees to hundreds of students without any interaction with UK faculty or campus. Similarly, a Bengaluru college provides academic pathways for international degrees without requiring students to leave the country. However, these arrangements have been questioned by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which states that degrees...

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2 drivers rape 19-yr-old Dalit in packed bus

by on December 16, 2023 0

A 19-year-old Dalit passenger was raped by two drivers of a private bus traveling from Kanpur to Jaipur. The Jaipur police have arrested one driver, Arif Khan, and are searching for the co-driver, Lalit Kumar. The crime occurred in the Kanota police station area. The survivor was on her way to meet her uncle...

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SC gives Maha speaker time till Jan 10

by on December 16, 2023 0

Supreme Court on Friday granted 10 more days to Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by rival factions of Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs and extended the deadline to January 10. SC had in October directed the speaker to decide the disqualification application by December 31. The...

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Trade deficit narrows to nearly $21 bn in Nov

by on December 16, 2023 0

India’s trade deficit in November narrowed to $20.6 billion as goods exports and imports fell. Goods exports declined due to a shrinkage in key product categories, including engineering goods, petroleum products, and garments. The fall in imports was driven by oil and coal. Despite the global economic slowdown and high inflation, India’s exports numbers...

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