The facade of the UN headquarters was lit in bright hues and the words 'Happy Diwali', along with the image of a traditional 'diya', projected onto the building.
A woman doctor from Thane district in Maharashtra is feared to have died after allegedly jumping into the Arabian sea from Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge that connects south Mumbai with Navi Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
Since Independence, Lok Sabha Speakers have been chosen by consensus.
The visitors resumed their innings on 302/2 with Najmul and Mominul at the crease. The duo stretched their overnight third-wicket partnership to 242. Meanwhile, Najmul also touched the 150-run mark. He played a knock of 163 before he was removed by Lahiru Kumara at a total of 394. Najmul's knock was studded with 17 fours and a six.
"The new upgraded Passenger Reservation System (PRS) will allow over 1.5 lakh ticket bookings per minute. This will be an increase of roughly five times from 32,000 tickets per minute in the current PRS," it added.
For India, this series serves as the perfect platform for the coming World Cup to be played at home in October-November.
Indian and US armed forces conclude a comprehensive training phase as part of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025.
India Women produced a spotless effort to crush Australia by nine wickets in the first T20I
With pacer Jofra Archer, opener Rory Burns and star all-rounder Ben Stokes back in the England squad, the visitors are likely to have some competition for spots in the team for the 1st Test against India.
Haley, 51, received 1,274 votes (62.9 per cent) against 676 votes (33.2 per cent) received by her main rival and former President Trump.
Modi showed the green flag to the train connecting Sahibabad and Duhai Depot stations, marking launch of the RRTS in India. The train can run at a speed of 180 km per hour,
Hamas-affiliated media reported on Thursday morning that Jamila al-Shanti, the first woman elected to the Hamas politburo was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the New Delhi seat and incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari from Northeast Delhi as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced the names of five candidates from the national capital, dropping four MPs -- Meenakshi Lekhi, Harsh Vardhan, Parvesh Verma and Ramesh Bidhuri.
This will also be India's first T20 bilateral series in Bangladesh and first exclusive white-ball tour since 2014.
India secured its inaugural victory against Australia in women's Test cricket at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium
Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani returned a five-wicket haul as a dominant Mumbai crushed Himachal Pradesh by an innings and 120 runs.
Mhatre later shared the moment on Instagram with a photo and the caption, 'A bat, a blessing, and a memory of a lifetime - thank you Rohit da.'
Star Sports, the official broadcasters in India, tweeted a clip of Brook playing mind games with Krishna.
Air Deccan, India's first low-cost airline said its Rs 500 Delhi-Mumbai tickets have been sold out till Auguist 2005. Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the world's low cost airlines.
True to form, Pant brought up his seventh Test hundred in the most Pant-esque way possible, with a soaring one-handed six off Shoaib Bashir. A
Shafali returns to T20 side for England tour, fit-again Yastika also comes back
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) hinted at reaching a new trade deal with India soon.
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Australia's Khawaja reins in 'Little Uzzie' to set up Ashes run chase
Now, the 'Men in Blue' are left with just five T20Is -- two more against the Proteas and three games against Afghanistan at home in January -- ahead of next year's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.
Miller said that US President Donald Trump has a 'tremendous' relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the peace options for the region are on the table.
Was it poor batting or bad bowling that cost India the match? India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni presents the reasons for India's loss in the 1st Test in Auckland on Sunday.
A Russian Parliament member claims Russia has enough nuclear submarines to counter US deployments, following statements by Donald Trump and Dmitry Medvedev.
Follow the first semi-final of the 2010 World Cup between Netherlands and Uruguay, on Tuesday.
Alongside the experienced Nathan Lyon could play rookie Todd Murphy, who is yet to play an international match.
Chasing 268 to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series, Karunaratne's 161-run opening stand with Lahiru Thirimanne (64) set the tone for a successful chase at the Galle International Stadium.
Anushka confirmed that Vamika's birthday was perfect in every manner.
It was a vastly improved effort on the home side's first innings score of 135, as they chase down England's first innings total of 421.
This series begins a potentially era-defining period for Stokes and England coach Brendon McCullum, having enjoyed plenty of highs and lows over the past few years, with the Ashes series in Australia next up in the Test format, starting in November.
Indian GM was impressive against a fancied and higher rated opponent
Among the Sensex firms, Wipro jumped over 6 per cent after the IT company's December quarter earnings beat estimates. The other prominent gainers were HCL Technologies, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries.
He made just 12 before he was trapped leg before wicket by pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.
Quoting Shakespeare, he noted: "As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a pattern to all princes living."
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first T20 International against Ireland on Friday?
After fast bowler Khaled Ahmed (2-59) had South Africa opener Sarel Erwee (24) caught by wicketkeeper Litton Das, Taijul claimed the next three wickets.
