World Cup: France opens their campaign with 2 – 1 victory over Australia

Referee Andres Cunha from Uruguay did not initially award a spot-kick but after viewing the VAR footage, ruled it was a penalty and Griezmann coolly slotted past Socceroos’ goalkeeper Mathew Ryan at the Kazan Arena. Australia were quick to respond as Jedinak converted a penalty. Finally Pogba’s winner, confirmed by goal-line technology, ensured France started … Read more

Eid Ul Fitr celebrated across country

The festival was marked with feasts and the meeting of families, relatives, and friends, where they exchanged greetings and gifts with each other. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greeting to fellow citizens on the occasion. Eid celebrations were also held at BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain’s … Read more

Flood situation continues to be grim in Assam

Nearly 1 Lakh people have taken shelter at temporary relief camps. Relief materials are being distributed by the district administrations in the affected areas. Flood waters disrupted road communication at many places. In Tripura, normal life is returning after the flood. State Emergency operation center officials said that the rescue operation is going on in … Read more

President arrives in Greek capital Athens on 1st leg of his 3-nation tour

During his four day tour to the Hellenic Republic of Greece, President Kovind will meet Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime minister Alexis Tsipras. The leader of opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also call on him. During his stay in the Greek capital, President will visit many places of historical and archeological importance such as Acropolis … Read more

Vice President lays foundation of Septage Management & Storm Water Drainage System in Itanagar

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President said urbanisation is on rise and good drainage system, proper water supply and rain water harvesting are crucial for urban transformation and to build smart cities. He underlined the importance of development of north east states and said because of frontier areas their development is equally important. He … Read more

PM Modi to chair 4th meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog

The day-long meeting will be attended by Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of different states, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories and senior officials from the Central government. The council is the premier body tasked with evolving a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of States in shaping the development … Read more

President leaves on 3-nation visit to Greece, Suriname, Cuba

The first halt of President’s nine – day tour will be at Athens, where he will meet Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and other senior leaders. In Athens, the President will lay a wreath at the monument of unknown soldiers and visit other places of historical and archaeological importance. President will leave for Suriname on Tuesday … Read more

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar resumes work

He returned home on Thursday from the US, where he underwent treatment for a pancreatic ailment for three months. The Chief Minister started his day with a visit to the Devki Krishna temple at Khandola village in North Goa and the Mahalaxmi temple in Panaji. Thereafter, he went to his office in the state secretariat … Read more

SIT formed to probe Journalist Shujaat Bukhari murder case; one nabbed

One of the four suspects in the murder was taken into custody. The day also saw hundreds of mourners turning out at the late journalist’s funeral procession. The newspaper Rising Kashmir, people across the political spectrum and the media fraternity paid heart-felt tributes to Bukhari. An independent voice and a proponent of peace in Kashmir….who … Read more

‘Digital India’ – a tool to fight middlemen & curb corruption: PM Modi

Interacting with beneficiaries of Digital India via the namo app, Prime Minister said that Digital India was launched with a simple focus to ensure more people can benefit from the joys of technology, especially in rural areas. He also underlined the importance of increased use of home grown Rupay card and appealed to everyone to … Read more

FIFA 2018: Shellshocked Spain face Portugal in early World Cup treat

Egyptian fans, meanwhile, will hold their breath to see if prolific Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah really has recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final as the Pharaohs take on Uruguay. But after host nation Russia’s rousing 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the tournament opener, the highlight of the day … Read more

On day-long visit to Chhattisgarh, PM Modi inaugurates developmental projects

He will also take part in programmes in Naya Raipur – the upcoming capital city of the state. This is PM Modi’s second visit to the poll-bound state in the last two months. The PM will inaugurate Integrated Command and Control Centre at Naya Raipur. Thereafter, in Bhilai, he will inaugurate Raipur-Jagdalpur air service, lay … Read more

3 women including child drown in Mahi river

Udaipur : In a tragic incident, three women were drowned to  death in the backwaters of Mahi river near Geman bridge in Banswara on wednesday. Two of them were mother and daughter while the third one was their relative, sources said. According to  police, Jati (30)wo Ranaji Devasi,her daughter Mannu(11) and her aunt Laado (25) wo … Read more

‘Super Dhawan’ hits a ton to take India to 158/0 at lunch vs Afghanistan

Dhawan bludgeoned the rookie Afghan bowlers into submission with a power-packed unbeaten 104 (91 balls) while Murali Vijay (41 no off 72 balls) held one end up with the home team setting the foundation for what promises to be a mammoth first innings total. Incidentally Dhawan became the first ever Indian batsman to score a … Read more

Russia dazzles as FIFA World Cup 2018 begins today

They are eager to show their breathtakingly beautiful city to the world, befittingly enough, through the ‘Beautiful Game’s’ quadrennial showpiece. For some, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, starting Thursday, is President Vladimir Putin’s equivalent of China’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. And the hosts are waiting for their guests as they seek to present their motherland … Read more