Former international cricketer Gautam Gambhir Friday joined the BJP and is expected to be fielded in the Lok Sabha polls from one of the seats in the national capital. The 37-year-old joined the party here in the presence of Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. The former opening batsman played a key role in India’s triumph in the ...

What mistake did the players make, asked Mahendra Singh Dhoni, opening up on a phase of life made “most difficult and depressing” by the 2013 IPL fixing scandal. The two-time World Cup winning captain broke his silence in a docudrama aptly titled ‘Roar of the Lion’, which focuses on the scandal that rocked Indian cricket and the ensuing fairy tale ...

The number of people in Zimbabwe affected by a devastating cyclone and flooding has jumped to 200,000, with most of the damage occurring near the Mozambique border, the UN said Thursday. The initial estimate of those hit in Zimbabwe was 15,000 but World Food Programme (WFP) spokesman Herve Verhoosel told reporters in Geneva that the numbers had surged following an ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made an important announcement regarding arms in the country. She said that the sale of military-style semi-automatic weapons (MSSA) and assault rifles has been banned with immediate effect. One week earlier, 50 people were killed in an indiscriminate firing attack by an Australian in two mosques of Christchurch. All the massacre capable guns ...

The application process for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has started. Online application has been uploaded by the Ministry of External Affairs. KMVN MD Rohit Meena told that online application registration will be available from March 29. Comprehensive preparations are being made from the corporation level regarding the journey through Kumaon. 18 teams will be sent this time in the proposed trip ...

Seasonal trial competition will be organized for admission in class six of Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun and Hari Singh Thapa Sports College, Pithoragarh,  on 24 at Purola and on 25 March at Uttarkashi district headquarter. District Sports Officer, Akash Joshi said admissions in sports college Dehradun are open for athletics, football, volleyball, boxing, cricket, hockey, badminton, judo, table tennis ...

Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer, Saujanya has issued the order to the District Election Officers regarding the public holiday on April 11 in connection with the voting day. In the order, she said that in those areas related to the five Lok Sabha seats in the state, in which a shop is situated in the commercial premises and that day it ...

The ships of First Training Squadron of Indian Navy (Sujata, Sarathi and Shardul) operating in the Southern Indian Ocean were diverted to Port Beira, Mozambique based on request received from the Government of Mozambique to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) to the local population post the devastation caused by cyclone ‘IDAI’ which struck the coast of Mozambique on ...

The umbrella body of domestic pilots of crisis-hit Jet Airways Tuesday threatened to stop flying from April 1 unless there is clarity on the resolution process and salary dues by end of this month. As problems mount at the airline, the National Aviator’s Guild (NAG) also expressed hope that a resolution plan would be reached by month-end. The guild, which ...

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare with the officials from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reviewed the current situation, state preparedness and action taken to deal with West Nile Fever (WNF) in Mallapuram district, Kerala, today. MOHFW deputed a multi-disciplinary public health team to Mallapuram District to investigate various epidemiological aspects of West Nile Virus in the district ...