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Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in a car accident in Queensland

May 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: World cricket is mourning the shock loss of another Australian great after Test star and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds was killed in a car crash in Queensland. The 46-year-old “cult figure” was involved in a single-vehicle accident late on Saturday. Queensland Police are investigating the crash, which occurred at Hervey Range, about 50km […]

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J&K Police, 12000 Paramilitary Troops to guard Amarnath Yatra

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Srinagar: The Central government is planning to deploy around 12,000 paramilitary troops, hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, and drone cameras to guard the Amarnath Yatra this year. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the security preparedness for the Amarnath Yatra with top officials of paramilitary forces and the Jammu and Kashmir administration. Amarnath […]

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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe may visit India this month

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: New Delhi: With the hope of help, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe may visit India this month to meet his counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and other delegations could discuss the financial aid provided by India, sources said. After swearing-in as Sri Lanka’s 26th prime minister on Thursday, […]

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Covid-19: India reports 2858 new cases

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India on Saturday reported 2,858 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its report. With this, the caseload has surged to 43,119,112, while the active cases were declined by 508 in 24-hour span. Altogether India has a total of 18,096 active Covid cases as of May 14. […]

India bans wheat exports with immediate effect

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Central Government has put wheat export under the “prohibited” category in an effort to manage the overall food security of the country and to need the support of the neighbouring and vulnerable countries. There is a rise in the demand for Indian wheat in the global markets and farmers, traders, and exporters […]

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Not sending troops to crisis-torn Sri Lanka: India

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian High Commission (IHC) on Wednesday (May 11) dismissed speculative media allegations that New Delhi is sending troops to Colombo. The IHC stated that India firmly supports Sri Lanka’s democracy, stability, and economic recovery. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its biggest economic crisis since its 1948 independence from the United Kingdom. […]

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Under Modi, India can respond to any Pak threat with military force: US intel

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US intelligence community on Tuesday told US lawmakers that India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations. In its annual threat assessment, the community also expressed concerns over a potential crisis between India and Pakistan and said that the ties between […]

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Delhi: Demolition of illegal construction begins in New Friends Colony

May 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Delhi: A Day After Shaheen Bagh, The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Tuesday has carried out an anti-encroachment drive on Gurudwara Road in New Friends Colony. The civic officials reached the spot with bulldozers and removed illegal temporary structures. New Friends Colony falls under the Central Zone of the SDMC. SDMC’s Central Zone Chairman […]

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Sri Lanka Crisis: Curfew extended until Wednesday

May 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Kerala: The Presidential Media Division announced that the curfew – which was imposed on the entire country from 7.00 pm today (09) to 7.00 am tomorrow (10) in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the Public Security Ordinance, has been extended until 7.00 am on Wednesday (11). After Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation, […]

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Cyclone Asani moving towards Odisha and Andhra, and gusty winds hit

May 10, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Puri: Severe cyclonic storm Asani is over the west-central region and adjoining the southwest region of the Bay of Bengal. The Met department earlier said it was about 590km southwest of Puri and about 510km south-southwest of Gopalpur in Odisha. The duty officer at the Cyclone Warning Center in Vishakhapatnam said it is 330km south-southeast […]