Australian Open: Rafael Nadal reaches into second round
In Australian Open Tennis tournament, Rafael Nadal’s chase for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title is off to a good start. The World No. 2 defeated Serbian Laslo Djere 6-3,…
BBC shortlists five sports persons for Indian Sportswoman of the Year (ISWOTY) award
By Harpal Singh Bedi Five sports persons – Chess player Koneru Humpy, shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, hockey striker Rani Rampaul, and athlete Dutee Chand on Monday were shortlisted…
Retail food inflation declines to 3.41% in December 2020 in comparison to 11.73% in April 2020
AMN The Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said that retail food inflation has declined in the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Consumer Affairs,…
Golf Women; Pranavi leads strong field in 3rd leg of Hero WPGT; Dagar, Amandeep and Vani back in action
AMN / Mumbai Pranavi Urs, who has a win and a runner-up finish in the two starts in 2021, starts as a big favourite in the third leg at the…
Hockey Women; Tour to Argentina has helped in preparations for Olympics, Defender Gurjit Kaur
By Harpal Singh Bedi Ace defender Gurjit Kaur feels that Women Hockey team’s recent tour of Argentina has helped the players in their preparations for the Olympics. “With the Olympics…
More than 187 lakh Kisan Credit Cards issued to farmers in last one year:Govt
AMN / NEW DELHI More than 187 lakh Kisan Credit Cards with credit limit of one lakh 76 thousand crore rupees have been sanctioned to farmers across the country during…
Gadkari calls for ‘all-round’ efforts to reduce road accidents
AMN Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari has called for all-round efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that deaths due to road accidents are reduced by 50 per cent…
‘Virus did not leak from laboratory’, says WHO team in Wuhan
WEB DESK The World Health Organization team of experts investigating the origin of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan said that the virus most probably got transmitted to humans via an…
UN calls on Myanmar’s security forces to respect people’s right to protest
Police, protesters clash in Naypyidaw on most violent day of protests WEB DESK The United Nations in Myanmar has expressed strong concern at reports of use of force on Tuesday…
Second impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump begins in Senate
WEB DESK Former US President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial formally commenced in the Senate yesterday. The Senate has voted 56-44 to proceed to the first-ever trial of a former…