Ranchi Test: Australia 109 for three at lunch

Ranchi, March 16 : Opting to bat, Australia reached 109 for three in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the third cricket Test against India here today. Brief scores: Australia 1st innings: 109 for 3 in 30 overs (Matt Renshaw 44, Steven Smith batting 34; Ravindra Jadeja 1/22). Teams: Australia: David […]

India fast-tracks hydro projects in Indus

New Delhi, March 16 : India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies. The swift approval of projects that had languished for years came after Prime Minister Narendra […]

Manipur gets first BJP CM

Guwahati : The first BJP-led ministry in Manipur was installed today with Governor Najma Heptulla administering the oath of office and secrecy to a nine-member ministry headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Imphal in presence of a galaxy of BJP leaders and outgoing Chief Minister and Congress veteran O Ibobi Singh. A former […]

BJP revokes suspension of Dayashankar Singh

Lucknow, March 12 : The BJP on Sunday revoked the suspension of Dayashankar Singh, who had allegedly made derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati, a day after his wife Swati Singh won the Assembly polls. Dayashankar’s wife Swati Singh, who is also the head of the BJP women’s wing, had won the Assembly poll from […]

Biggest Pradesh, clear Uttar: Modi

Lucknow : Ending a 14-year “vanvaas” in Uttar Pradesh, the  BJP juggernaut has stormed  the Hindi heartland on the “parivartan” plank, winning 325 of the 403 seats, leading to an almost “Samajwadi-Congress-BSP mukt” Uttar Pradesh. These parties together mustered a measely 74 seats. The BJP on its own won 312 seats and its alliance partner […]