Apia, Oct 17 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Saturday interacted with members of the Indian community in Samoa’s capital Apia, describing the diaspora as a living bridge of friendship and understanding between the two countries.
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker SS Rajamouli has extended his support for Nitesh Tiwari's highly anticipated mythological drama 'Ramayana Part 1' ahead of its theatrical release on November 5 this year.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Bangladesh captain Litton Das has been ruled out of the ODI tri-series involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in the UAE due to a hip injury, with middle-order batter Towhid Hridoy set to take charge of the side for the first time in his career.
New Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) India's Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill will turn out for Punjab in their Ranji Trophy second round match against Chhattisgarh in New Chandigarh, starting on Sunday. The development comes at a time when Gill is eyeing to get some red-ball game time under his belt before departing for the New Zealand tour.
Greater Noida, Oct 17 (IANS) Police in Greater Noida have busted a sensational child kidnapping racket involving a conspiracy to sell a six-year-old boy for Rs 5 lakh, arresting seven people, including two women. Three of the accused sustained bullet injuries during an encounter with the police.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A day after winning the U-16 doubles title, Haryana’s Khushi Kadian completed a hat-trick at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Saturday by winning the Girls' U-16 and U-16 singles titles to cap an extraordinary week at the DLTA Complex in the Capital.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and city BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Saturday launched over 500 vehicles for door-to-door waste collection and 250 battery-operated litter picker machines for MCD wards as part of efforts to improve sanitation using primary and secondary vehicles.
Rawalpindi, Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi on Saturday said the three straight days of training his side managed ahead of the ODI tri-series would serve them well, with the hosts set to face Sri Lanka and England in quick succession here before the action shifts to Lahore.
Quetta, Oct 17 (IANS) The family of a school teacher killed in Balochistan’s Pasni has accused Pakistani forces of shielding suspects named in the case and warned that they would block the Makran Coastal Highway if no action was taken, a report said.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) HDFC Bank -- India’s largest private lender -- on Saturday said that Deputy Managing Director Kaizad Bharucha has decided to step down from his position and sought cessation of services effective from December 31.
