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2nd Test, Day 1: Brook's unbeaten 184 puts England in control against New Zealand

A magnificent 184 not out from the Harry Brook put England in control on day one of the second and final Test against New Zealand, here on Friday.

BGT: Smith to lead Australia in third Test in absence of Cummins

Seasoned batter Steven Smith will lead Australia in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Indore as regular skipper Pat Cummins will miss the game to remain home in Sydney due to a family illness.

Boycott shouts ahead of derby

Fans on either side of the divide were today serving boycott notices on Mohun Bagan & East Bengal ahead of tomorrow's derby at Salt Lake stadium

Himachal adjudged best mountain state in tourism sector

Himachal Pradesh has topped in the country in the tourism sector, being adjudged the Best Mountain destination, the Best Adventure destination and for its Best Scenic Roads in India.

AAP, BJP councillors come to blows over MCD polls

Clashes break out after recounting of votes for standing committee stalled

California could face floods, blizzards from US storm

A coast-to-coast storm that roads and blacked paralyzed out nearly 1 million homes and businesses was set to pound California on Friday, sparking warnings about floods and blizzards.

China seeks to position itself as global peacemaker with latest charm offensive over Ukraine

In recent days, China has launched an assertive charm offensive, kicking off with top diplomat Wang Yi's tour of Europe which culminated in a warm welcome by Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to a media report.

US commits $2bn in drones, ammunition, aid to Ukraine

The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia's invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into the fight.

Zelenskyy pledges to push for victory

People attended memorials, held vigils and other remembrances for their tens of thousands of dead on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion

Meta may lay off another 11K or so employees in March: Report

Meta (formerly Facebook) is set for another big round of similar to the one layoffs it announced in November last year -- as early as next month once the performance bonuses are paid out, the media reported.

With Banga nomination, top World Bank positions to be held by Sikhs

With US President Joe Biden nominating Ajay Banga, the former Indian American head of Mastercard, to head the World Bank, the top posts in the global financial institution will be held by Sikhs.

Textile industry should focus on quality, speed & higher volume: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal today exhorted the textile industry to focus on scale, quality, speed and higher volume to capture world markets.

Domestic coal production shows impressive growth

India's domestic coal production has shown impressive growth during the past few years. Coal production has increased from 730.87 MT (Million Ton) in 2019-20 to 778.19 MT in 2021-22, achieving a growth of 6.47%.

Focus on most vulnerable citizens: PM to G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors

PM Modi was addressing the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under India's G20 Presidency at Bengaluru

Kotkapura firing: SIT indicts Badals, ex-DGP Saini

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing cases of sacrilege and police firing in 2015, on Friday filed a charge sheet in a court in Punjab's Faridkot indicting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal and former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini as masterminds.

AIADMK rules out inducting Sasikala, Panneerselvam

Court A day after the Supreme upheld the position of K. Palaniswami as the leader of AIADMK, the party's Organising Secretary D. Jayakumar on Friday that the AIADMK will welcome anyone other than deposed coordinator O. Panneerselvam, former interim General Secretary V.K. Sasikala and AMMK General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran.

Will take care of Janardhan Reddy factor, Amit Shah assures party leaders in K'taka

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the partymen in Hyderabad-Karnataka region to reach out to voters without bothering about mining baron Janardhana Reddy, who has launched a new party, sources stated on Friday.

Shivamogga airport will boost commerce, connectivity & enhance tourism: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the airport in Shivamogga, Karnataka will boost commerce, connectivity and enhance tourism.

BSY: Will fight till my last breath to help party grow

Former CM Yediyurappa bids adieu to politics in speech in the state Assembly

Astrophysicist gets award

Professor Somak Raychaudhury, vice-chancellor of Ashoka University, has received the distinguished Meghnad Saha Memorial Gold Medal for his contribution to Physics by the Asiatic Society for 2023.

ED increasing office space, intra in Bengal to cater to additional probes

In view of the increased work pressure and staff strength against backdrop of the agency's involvement in many high profile cases in West Bengal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is increasing its office space and adding additional infrastructure in its existing facilities at Central Government Office (CGO) complex at Salt Lake in northern Kolkata.

DA arrears: Joint forum of state govt employees sends strike notice to CS

Signalling a direct confrontation with the West Bengal government on the issues of pending dearness allowance (DA) arrears, joint forum of state government employees on Friday sent a notice to state chief secretary H. K. Dwivedi of observing a total strike on March 10 on this issue.

Panchayat polls likely in April, notification in March

The polls for the three-tier panchayat system in West Bengalis likely to happen by the end of April this year when all the major board examinations in the state will be over, the officials of West Bengal State Election Commission WBSEC) said.

State proposes MSMEs in place of shut central PSUS

The state government is keen on setting up industrial parks or MSME units on lands occupied by shut central PSUs.

India will be third largest economy: Rajnath at VBU

He encouraged students to take inspiration from Rabindranath Tagore

We are not going to issue any injunction to media: SC on Hindenburg report

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking to gag the media from reporting US-based short seller Hindenburg's report on Adani group and the matters arising from it.

3.4 million lives saved during pandemic through nationwide vaccination campaign: Paper

India was able to save more than 3.4 million lives during Covid-19 pandemic by undertaking the nationwide vaccination campaign at an unprecedented scale, a working paper released by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

SC refuses plea for menstrual leave, says it comes under policy domain

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across the country, stating that the matter fell within the domain of policy that only the government can decide.

85th plenary session: Cong won't hold elections to CWC

The steering committee of the Congress party on Friday decided not to hold elections for the party's apex decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee. CWC members will be nominated by the Congress president.

Meghalaya needs a people-first govt: PM

Modi says people of the country were clearly saying 'lotus will bloom'