At the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024, Indian boxers Aryan, Yashwardhan Singh, Priyanshu and Sahil marched into semifinals today in Astana, Kazakhasthan. Aryan, in the 51 kg category, gave India a perfect start with a 5-0 win against Uzbekistan’s Juraev Shakarboy. His win was followed by Yashwardhan’s 4-1 victory over Iran’s Mirahmadi
At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed due to heavy rains in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, said the State media. State news agency said that a stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT
In badminton, Indian men’s team lost 1-4 against Indonesia in the group stage of the Thomas Cup in Chengdu, China today. The Indian team, having beaten England and Thailand in the group stage, has already qualified for the quarterfinals, but lost its top spot in the Group to Indonesia. In the first
Gujarat is celebrating its 65th Statehood Day today. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel greeted the citizens of the State on the occasion of its foundation day. Governor Acharya Devvrat wished all Gujaratis living in Gujarat and outside Gujarat and all those who have love and respect for Gujarat on the
In Haryana today, on the third day of filing nomination papers the prominent candidates of various parties filed their nomination papers. Three candidates including BJP candidate Banto Kataria filed their nomination papers from the Ambala Lok Sabha constituency. Mrs Banto Kataria filed a nomination in the presence of Union Cabinet Minister and Senior BJP leader
President Droupadi Murmu reached Ayodhya on a day’s visit today to perform Darshan-Poojan to Ram Lalla at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. Governor of State Anandiben Patel welcomed President Murmu at the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya. From the airport, the President reached Hanumangarhi to offer prayers to Lord Hanuman. The President also participated in
Sixty-Fifth Maharashtra State Foundation Day was celebrated with full enthusiasm in Maharashtra. Governor Ramesh Bais unfurled the National Flag at the State function held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. More details from our Mumbai Correspondent… Akashwani Correspondent reports that The Governor inspected the Ceremonial Parade and accepted a salute from the marching columns in State
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) today hosted an exhibition titled ‘People and Places of India – A Retrospect’ to celebrate International Labour Day. The exhibit featured Lithographs by famous German artist Karl Erich Muller from the IGNCA Archives. Speaking on the occasion, Member Secretary of IGNCA, Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi expressed the uniqueness
Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended lower today with most of the markets in the Asian and European regions closed for a holiday. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.34 per cent to close at 38,274 after the release of the country’s manufacturing PMI data. London’s FTSE was trading 0.21 per cent up when the reports last came
In Sri Lanka, the overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 1.5 per cent in April 2024. Sri Lanka’s Department of Census & Statistics (DCS) said the CCPI-based inflation which was at 0.9 per cent last month saw a small increase primarily due to increase in non food