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PHILIPPINES SAYS 220 CHINESE BOATS HAVE ENCROACHED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

March 23, 2021

The Philippines on Sunday urged China to recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a reef in the South China Sea, saying the presence of the vessels violated its maritime rights as it claims ownership of the area. In an unusual announcement published by the...

INDIA, PAK TO HOLD TALKS ON WATER SHARING AFTER 2 YEARS

March 23, 2021

New Delhi: India and Pakistan will hold the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission in the national capital starting Tuesday. The two-day annual meeting on the sharing of river water between the two countries—governed by the 1960 Indus Water Treaty—is taking place after a gap of over two years....

ASSEMBLY POLLS: TOP EC OFFICIALS TO VISIT WEST BENGAL TODAY

March 23, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar will visit West Bengal on Tuesday to review poll preparedness ahead of the first phase of the Assembly polls. “A full bench Commission along with senior officials are going to West Bengal tomorrow to review...

PARAM BIR SEEKS CBI PROBE IN ‘MALPRACTICES’ OF DESHMUKH

March 23, 2021

New Delhi: Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, on Monday filed a plea before the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to the CBI to immediately conduct an unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair investigation in the various corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The plea sought appropriate order...

UTTARAKHAND CM TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, ISOLATES SELF

March 23, 2021

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Monday informed he has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that he has isolated himself and is doing fine. “I have tested positive for Covid-19. I am fine and facing no problems. I have isolated myself under the supervision of the doctors. Those who...

WRONG TO CALL ANYONE ‘OUTSIDER’ IN POLITICS: KAMAL HAASAN

March 23, 2021

COIMBATORE Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Monday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vanathi Srinivasan, his opponent from Coimbatore South constituency, saying that it was faulty logic, in the context of Indian politics, to call someone an “outsider”. On Srinivasan’s “guest of Coimbatore” remark on Haasan, he...

FOR RAHUL GANDHI, VISITING ASSAM IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PICNIC, SAYS AMIT SHAH

March 23, 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took a jibe at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to Assam stating that it was nothing more than a picnic. “Recently, Rahul baba visited Assam. For him, visiting Assam is nothing more than a picnic. He comes here enjoys picnic and goes...

UMPIRE’S CALL IS CREATING CONFUSION, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: KOHLI

March 23, 2021

India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said that the ‘Umpire’s Call’ is creating a lot of confusion at the moment and the lawmakers need to look at it so that it does not leave a grey area when a big tournament is being played. On Saturday, India defeated England in...

LANCASHIRE SIGN SHREYAS FOR ROYAL LONDON CUP

March 23, 2021

English county Lancashire on Monday announced the overseas signing of India batsman Shreyas Iyer for the 2021 Royal London Cup. Iyer will arrive at Old Trafford on July 15 ahead of the start of the 50-over tournament and will remain with the Red Rose for the duration of the month-long...

KHELO INDIA SCHEME LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED TILL 2025-26, SAYS SPORTS MINISTRY

March 23, 2021

The Sports Ministry has decided to extend the Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Ministry has furnished an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum to the Ministry of Finance for extension/continuation of the Khelo India Scheme from 2021-22 to 2025- 26. “An amount of Rs 8,750 crore has been...

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