New Delhi, Feb 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulations to the Indian cricket team for its victory over Pakistan in a World Cup pool match in Adelaide. “Congrats Team India. Well played. We are all very proud of you,” the prime minister wrote on his Twitter handle @narendramodi. India defeated Pakistan by 76 […]
Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday called for measures to improve and technologically advance the Indian agricultural sector to make it globally competitive. Addressing a farmers’ rally in Baramati, Modi said that we are presently living in a global economy and competing in global markets, which we must capture. For that, there […]
Abuja, Feb 14 Government forces repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s Gombe city Saturday, witnesses said. The militants stormed Dadin Kowa, about three km from Gombe, a city in the northeastern part of the country, with heavy firing, Xinhua news agency reported citing Abu Hassan, one of the witnesses. But government forces, […]
Baghdad, Feb 14 Iraqi security forces and allied militiamen fought Islamic State (IS) militants and recaptured large parts of a town located near the major air base of Ain al-Asad which houses hundreds of US troops in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said Saturday. The security forces and Sunni tribesmen backed […]
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Sounding more mature and pragmatic in his second innings, AAP leader and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday vowed to make Delhi the country’s first corruption-free city and end “VIP culture” even as he warned party colleagues against “arrogance” after the AAP’s thumping victory. Addressing an estimated 100,000 cheering supporters at […]
Kolkata, Feb 14 Acknowledging the AAP’s landslide victory in the Delhi assembly polls, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Saturday admitted that the timing of the election was a “tactical” mistake and the BJP must prepare itself for other parties coming together. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was Saturday sworn in as Delhi’s chief minister […]
New Delhi, Feb 14 Former India cricketer Mohinder Amarnath believes that conditions in New Zealand will suit Indian batsmen better than those in Australia at the 2015 World Cup which starts Saturday. “The conditions in New Zealand will provide Indian batsmen more opportunity and options. It will suit their style because New Zealand wickets – […]
Melbourne, Feb 14 Co-hosts and World No.1 side Australia showed why they are being considered the favourites by thrashing traditional rivals England by a 111 runs in the cricket World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Saturday. Opener Aaron Finch’s (135) century and pace bowler Mitchell Marsh’s (5-33) five-wicket haul set up […]
Badminton Australia, is calling fans of the sport to come and take part in an exciting volunteer opportunity – the chance to be courtside with the international starts of badminton. The Australian Open Superseries 2015 needs volunteer line judges to participate in all of the action, from May 26-31 at Sydney Olympic Park. Meals will […]
Figures from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages show that 1,827 couples were married at the registry in 2014, accounting for almost 14 per cent of all weddings in WA last year. In 2005, only 834 marriages were conducted at the registry, or about 7.5 per cent of weddings in the State. Attorney General […]