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The rally was attended by other senior congress leaders including former prime Minister Manmohan Singh,  former Congress president Sonia Gandhi. BJP has questioned Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that his party will win all upcoming assembly polls. President of the Congress Party Rahul Gandhi seems cornered over his claims and …

Saina, who had clinched her second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, played out of her skin but could not get past world number two and defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, losing 25-27 19-21 in an edge-of-the seat thriller. World number 10 Prannoy paid …

Days after announcing increasing the frequency of flights from Delhi to Copenhagen and San Francisco, the airline said the flight from Amritsar to Bangkok would operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. However, the service will remain in effect till May 30 and a decision on its extension will be …

Many of them have come from small towns and overcome to several hurdles to reach where they are today, he said. The programme also shared recorded messages of some of the athletes. Prime Minister Modi also asked the youngsters to join the ‘Swachh Bharat Summer Internship 2008’ launched by his …

Police said the accident took place around 6 am on the National Highway 24 in Uchauliya village, nearly 80 km from the district headquarters.  According to police, the driver of the van and the helper are among the nine people killed.  Meanwhile, the injured have been rushed to a nearby …

Spanish media reported Iniesta will sign for Chinese club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan next season but he didn’t confirm it at the news conference. France Football sent an apology to Iniesta for never awarding him the Ballon d’Or but Iniesta said on Friday that his career wouldn’t be defined by never …

This is the first time an important artwork of modern art is bought by a digital community. The painting was sold in 48 hours by the online seller QoQa.ch in 40,000 parts of 50 Swiss francs each, bought by 25,000 people living in Switzerland, for a total of 2 million …

Defence Ministry officials said the test firing of the missile from a Tejas jet was carried out yesterday off the Goa coast and it met all operational requirements.  Earlier, Tejas was given clearance for deployment of armaments and other missiles. The Indian Air Force (IAF) had ordered 40 Tejas Mark-1 …

Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in Helmand, said three civilians and two soldiers were wounded in the attack in Nad Ali district. He said the bomber was a Taliban fighter who targeted the base using a mini-van, said Zwak. Maj. Abdul Qadeer Bahadorzai, the army corps commander’s spokesman …

Briefing reporters at the end of the two-day informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi in the central Chinese city, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said they proposed collaboration in the areas of spirituality, trade, technology, tradition and entertainment including films. “President Xi said that he had seen …

It is chaired and led by the UNESCO Director General and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The Institute is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promoting and producing this …

The 68-year-old Frenchman, leaving the club at the end of the season, will bring a side that is a pale shadow of the team that challenged United’s Premier League dominance during his first decade in charge. Wenger’s clashes with former United boss Alex Ferguson are the stuff of legend and …

According to the makers, the film, which boasts of the largest gathering of superheroes, registered the biggest day one opening ever for a Hollywood movie in India. “’Avengers: Infinity War’ is on its way to become a cinematic milestone. The euphoria and the reactions from fans across has been stupendous …

Sent into bat, the Daredevils batsmen fired in unison to put on board a massive 219 for four with the two young batsmen from Mumbai Iyer (93 off 40) and Prithvi Shaw (62) enthralling the fans with their elegant knocks. Iyer and Shaw added 68 runs for the second wicket …

The North’s KCNA news agency separately released the joint statement North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in presented on Friday after the first summit in more than a decade between the two Koreas. Kim and Moon had pledged to work for “complete denuclearisation” of the …

World champion Nitu Ghanghas in 48kg category led the charge, out-punching local favourite Nillada Meekoon to claim the first gold for India. Manisha in 64kg category and Lalita in 69kg category also finished on top in the tournament. Settling for silver medals were three women finalists, Anamika in 51kg catgory, …

The new centre will train media educators across the country on the latest developments in the discipline including in technology and content. Union Minister Smriti Irani also presented awards and certificates to 24 Development Journalism students from 16 developing countries. Speaking on the occasion, the minister asked the IIMC administration …

Hyderabad candidate Anudeep Durishetty from Hyderabad has topped the result list. Candidates who appeared in the written exam last year can check the details and the respective results through the official site of UPSC at upsc.gov.in.  Based on the results of the written part of held by the Union Public …

BJP Chief Amit Shah began his day with a visit to Basaveshwara Aikya Sthala- Kudala Sangama, and he also held a public meeting, where he said that this time BJP will root out Siddaramaiah government from the state.  Information and Broadcasting minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani is also …

Speaking on the occasion, the President urged universities to focus on the kind of education that creates job providers and not job seekers. He also said that women performing better than men in academics has become a trend in all institutions. President Kovind also graced the Satguru Kabir Saheb Mahotsav …