NEERAJ CHOPRA PULLS OUT OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES

July 27, 2022

Olympic champion and star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games due to ‘fitness concerns.’ The development which was announced by the Indian Olympic Association comes as a huge jolt for India as he was expected to lead country’s charge at the showpiece...

Auction for 5G spectrum commences

July 27, 2022

The much-awaited auction for the 5G telecom spectrum commenced on Tuesday. Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the auction.Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the auction of the 5G spectrum will be completed by July end, adding, “Telecom is the...

As ED grills Sonia Gandhi, Rahul takes to the streets, calls India a police state

July 27, 2022

Rahul Gandhi and around 50 Congress MPs were on Tuesday detained by Delhi Police at Vijay Chowk while they were marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest against the questioning of Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case. “India is a police state now. That’s the...

19 OPPOSITION RS MEMBERS SUSPENDED FOR ‘MISCONDUCT’

July 27, 2022

Rajya Sabha chair Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday suspended 19 Opposition MPs, including seven members from TMC, for “misconduct” for the remainder of the week. The move came after members stormed the well of the House and shouted slogans against the government over inflation. The TMC had the largest number of...

Pune’s Vivek Gurav wins British Prime Minister’s award for plogging

July 26, 2022

Vivek Gurav, a 26-year-old techie, won a special award from the UK PM for “plogging” after quitting his IT job to combat climate change. It all began in 2019 when Vivek Gurav, a software engineer from Jaysingpur, close to Kolhapur in Maharashtra, and a supporter of active cleaning, along with...

Nation comes first, not ideology: PM Modi

July 26, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country should come first and should be put before ideology. “Ideologies have their own place, and so do political ambitions. But the fact remains that country is first, society is first and nation is first.” The Prime Minister said this in...

INDIA WILL DETERMINE DIRECTION OF COMING DECADES: PRESIDENT MURMU

July 26, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said that deliberations on global issues to be held under India’s leadership will “determine the direction of the coming decades” Referring to the G-20 Group meeting the country is going to host the next year, Murmu in her maiden address said, “I am sure that...

Edgbaston Stadium set to host Indian Women’s T20 cricket at CWG 2022

July 25, 2022

Edgbaston Stadium, the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, will host Indian Women’s T20 cricket which is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games 2022. One may wonder what is the significance of the alphabet ‘e’ on this cricket ground? This alphabet can be seen almost everywhere at the stadium...

NEERAJ CHOPRA VOWS TO GIVE HIS BEST IN CWG 2022

July 25, 2022

After winning a historic silver at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, Neeraj Chopra expressed delight and said that he will give his best in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.13m in his fourth attempt in the men’s javelin throw final and secured the second...

Vice President launches ISKCON book ‘Sing, Dance and Pray’

July 25, 2022

The ancient Indian civilization swears by in achievement of the life goals of the people – self and God realisation. Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the inspiring tale of Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON in the form of his biography – Sing, Dance and Pray. The author...