Steve Smith stepped down as the captain of IPL team Rajasthan Royals (RR) ‘so the team can get ready for the start of the IPL without the ongoing distractions’, the franchise confirmed on Monday. Ajinkya Rahane will replace Smith as captain for IPL 2018, which starts from April 7. Rajasthan Royals appoint @ajinkyarahane88 as the captain for #IPL2018 “The game […]
» Read moreGoogle on Monday commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Chipko movement with a doodle. The doodle depicts four women bedecked in traditional attire, holding hands and forming a chain around a tree, with the fauna which are denizens of the forest portrayed as spectators to this scene of solidarity that is played out on a starry night.
» Read moreTwo journalists died on the spot as a SUV (sports utility vehicle) rammed their bike in Bhojpur district of Bihar on Sunday night. Family members of the journalists and locals alleged that they have been “murdered” by a former village Mukhia (village head). Journalists Navin Nishchal and his associate, Vijay Singh, who worked for Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, were hit […]
» Read moreA suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shi’ite shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year, an official said. Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said another 18 people were injured in the attack. He said the attacker was on foot. The attack took place near the […]
» Read moreTwo Army jawans and two policemen lost their lives in a fresh exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Another security personnel wounded in the gunfight is undergoing treatment at a hospital. His condition is stated to be stable, a police spokesperson said. An encounter broke out in the Arampora […]
» Read moreThe Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday decided to pull out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision was announced by TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during a teleconference with party polit bureau members in Amaravati in the morning. The polit bureau also took a decision to move its own no-confidence motion against […]
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