Bengaluru, November 21 Hockey India on Monday named a 34-member core probable group for the senior women’s national coaching camp to be held here from November 22 to December 10. India are scheduled to take part in the five-nation tournament in Valencia between December 15 and December 22. Besides India, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, and hosts Spain are the other teams. …
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North Korea will try again to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days
Tokyo, November 21 North Korea told Japan on Tuesday that it will make a third attempt to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days, prompting its neighbours to issue an urgent request for the North not to perform the launch in violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Japan’s coast guard said North Korea notified Tokyo of its plan …
Read More »Virat Kohli says goodbye to long-standing manager Bunty Sajdeh after World Cup final
Chandigarh, November 21 Indian batter Virat Kohli and his long-standing manager, Bunty Sajdeh, have reportedly parted ways after years of close association. Kohli was one of the earliest clients of Bunty’s talent management company Cornerstone. “Yes, Kohli and Bunty have parted ways after a very long and successful partnership. Over the years, there are a lot of other cricketers who’ve …
Read More »ASEAN wants ‘stronger’ relationship with India: Secretary-General Kao
Jakarta, November 21 ASEAN wants a ‘stronger’ relationship with India, Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn of the 10-member bloc of the Southeast Asian countries has said while noting that the free trade pact between the two sides is under review. On Monday evening, Dr Kao noted the huge trade and investment potential between the two sides given the size of …
Read More »Supreme Court fumes over non-elevation of two as Punjab and Haryana High Court judges
New Delhi, November 20 The Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to the Centre not notifying the appointment of two of the five lawyers recommended for elevation to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, saying that “this affects the system”. “Two of the candidates not cleared are both Sikhs. Why should this arise? Don’t let past issues link up …
Read More »Rescuers release first video of workers trapped in collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel
Uttarkashi (U’khand), November 21 Rescuers on Tuesday released the first video of the workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel here for 10 days. The visuals were captured using an endoscopic camera sent in through the 6-inch food pipeline. In the video, the workers, wearing yellow and white helmets, are seen receiving food items sent to them through the pipeline and …
Read More »Arijit Singh wows Dubai audiences
Playback singer Arijit Singh’s recent performance in Dubai left audiences wowed, as he dished out the track In Raahon Mein from The Archies, before the song’s release where he brought the flair of classic rock. The live-action musical by Zoya Akhtar of the popular American comic book series of the same name is something that has been in the making …
Read More »India welcomes efforts for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas conflict
United Nations, November 21 India has welcomed efforts for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as efforts by the international community aimed at de-escalation and delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine. Speaking at the informal meeting of the plenary in the UN General Assembly on a briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza …
Read More »Dense fog disrupts flight operations in Srinagar
Srinagar, November 21 Cold wave intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature dipped below freezing point even as dense fog disrupted flight operations at the Srinagar international airport early Tuesday. Shopian in south Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in the valley as the minimum settled at minus 3.9 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 1.2 …
Read More »Air quality deteriorates in Delhi
New Delhi, November 21 Pollution levels in Delhi and its suburbs increased further overnight with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the capital recorded at 365 at 9 am on Tuesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The city’s AQI stood at 348 at 4 pm on Monday, deteriorating from 301 on Sunday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at …
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