PM, Advani pay tribute to Vallabhbhai Patel
Spectators might be allowed in the second India-England Test in Chennai after the central government's fresh COVID-19 guidelines permitted crowd attendance at fifty per cent of capacity at sporting venues.
India's sporting fraternity on Monday led by cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir congratulated the Central Government for abolishing Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Kashiram Rana, BJP national treasurer Harin Pathak and others were also present on the occasion.
Vinit Indulkar and Sushant Marathe enabled Mumbai overhauled a target of 214 runs on the final day of the Ranji Trophy match.
'The war of 1962 exposed the hollow intellectual foundations of Nehruvian foreign policy, especially vis-a-vis China and that is why it was such a shock.'
Jacob Martin and Zaheer Khan steered West Zone to a five-wicket win over East Zone in the final.
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday came down hard on the pitch at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad saying pitches must be prepared to suit the home bowlers.
Dale Steyn took five wickets and Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten half-century as South Africa took a firm grip on the second Test against India on Day One, at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, on Thursday. Led by Steyn's magnificent spell of 5 for 23, South Africa dismissed India for a paltry 76 in the morning session and then made a strong reply, thanks to a solid 60 by Kallis that saw them end the day on a healthy 223 for 4.
The East Zone has never won the Duleep Trophy in its 45-year history.
A total of 1,016 candidates -- 664 men and 352 women -- have qualified in the examination and have been recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for appointment to various services.
Aswathy Jwala, a social worker from Kerala, has launched a hunger strike at the Sharaniyavas slum where the Ahmedabad civic body has built a 600-metre wall apparently to hide slums from United States President Donald Trump's sight during his Ahmedabad visit on February 24.
Arindam Das blasted his maiden double century to help his team take a massive 300-run first innings lead over Gujarat.
After conceding a 143-run first innings lead, Gujarat were 152 for 5 in their second innings at close of day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka.
The fast bowler claimed 5 for 61 as Gujarat were bowled out for 210 on day 1 in the Ranji Trophy match.
After conceding a first innings lead of 125, Lankans were precariously placed at 196 for four on the penultimate day of the four-day match against India 'A'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the recent Gujarat violence over the quota issue had upset the entire nation and asked the people to work together to resolve all problems through development.
Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72.
Gujarat picked up a couple of points on first-innings lead after their match against Railways teetered to a draw.
'The reason the protests are not happening in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Noida is that there are options available to the youth in those cities. And many people can access this sort of job because most of them are armed with English, integrating them into the global economy. This is something not available to most youth in Gujarat (the government schools do not teach English till Class 5),' says Aakar Patel.
Speedster Amit Bhandari claimed three wickets as Delhi took control of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had rejected a request of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to join the NDA, after the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections in 2020, citing his "deeds".
In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments.
Government offices located in New Delhi's central area, including North Block and South Block, will be closed from 2 pm on Thursday till 9:30 am on Friday in connection with the 'Run for Unity' to be flagged off by Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
The implementation of the NEP and four-year undergraduate programme were approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council last week.
Bengal reached 275-4 on the second day of Elite Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
The Tamil Nadu batsman is batting on 97 in a total of 252 for six in the first innings against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Mohammed Kaif hit an unbeaten 50 on the final day of the four-day match against Sri Lanka 'A'.
India 'A' gained a 60 run first innings lead over Sri Lanka 'A' with four wickets still standing on the second day of their four-day match.
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