5th Test: Devdutt Padikkal debuts as England win toss, to bat first vs India

5th Test: Devdutt Padikkal debuts as England win toss, to bat first vs India

Dharamshala, March 7 Left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal has been handed his debut cap as England won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the fifth and final Test of the series at the HPCA Stadium on Thursday. India have already taken unassailable 3-1 lead, but with 12 World Test Championship points still…

Big B spent an entire day to ‘compose, write, sing’ ISPL team’s anthem

Big B spent an entire day to ‘compose, write, sing’ ISPL team’s anthem

Mumbai, March 7 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said that he spent an entire day composing, producing, writing and singing the anthem for his Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) team Majhi Mumbai. Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog and wrote: “.. an entire day spent at Saptaswar to compose, produce, write and sing the Anthem for MAJHI…

‘Run-for-Ram’ half marathon in Ayodhya on March 10

‘Run-for-Ram’ half marathon in Ayodhya on March 10

Ayodhya (UP), March 7 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh subsidiary ‘Krida Bharti’ will organise ‘Run-for-Ram’ half marathon in Ayodhya on March 10. Krida Bharti state president and MLC Avanish Kumar Singh said on Thursday that participants from the country and abroad will participate in a half-marathon named ‘Run-for-Ram’ in Ayodhya. More than 3,000 Indian and foreign…

Anupam Kher announces next directorial ‘Tanvi The Great’ on his 69th birthday

Anupam Kher announces next directorial ‘Tanvi The Great’ on his 69th birthday

Mumbai, March 7 On his 69th birthday on Thursday, National Award-winning actor Anupam Kher, announced his next directorial “Tanvi The Great”. Anupam, who made his directorial debut with 2002 film ‘Om Jai Jagadish’ starring Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, on Thursday morning took to Instagram, where he shared a video featuring his mother…

One-day meet on prevention, management of disasters in UP

One-day meet on prevention, management of disasters in UP

Lucknow, March 7 Uttar Pradesh government is working on an effective strategy to prevent, mitigate, and manage industrial disasters. As part of this initiative, the government will engage experts to explore ways to mitigate and manage chemical, industrial, biological, and nuclear disasters through a series of seminars and conferences. The relief department is organising a…

3 killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo vessel: US military

3 killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo vessel: US military

Sanaa, March 7 Three crew members were killed and four others injured in a Houthi missile strike on a Barbados-flagged commercial ship while it was crossing the Gulf of Aden, US officials said. The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the Middle East, said on Wednesday that an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was…

N.Korea’s top leader calls for intensifying war drills

N.Korea’s top leader calls for intensifying war drills

Seoul, March 7 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for intensifying “practical actual war drills” during a visit to a military training base, state media said on Thursday, as a joint military exercise between South Korea and the US was underway. During the visit to the base in the country’s western region on Wednesday,…

Israeli forces kill Hamas rocket unit chief in Gaza: IDF

Israeli forces kill Hamas rocket unit chief in Gaza: IDF

Gaza, March 7 The Israeli military has announced that it killed the chief of the Hamas rocket unit in an operation in the central Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Wednesday in a post on social media platform X that IDF forces, based on information from the Military Intelligence Directorate…

EAM Jaishankar in Japan: India’s transformation makes it credible, effective partner

EAM Jaishankar in Japan: India’s transformation makes it credible, effective partner

Tokyo, March 7 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that it is important for Japan to recognise that India is a very different country today and appreciate the pace of change in the South Asian nation. Speaking at the first Raisina Roundtable in Tokyo, a key step towards enhancing track 2 exchanges between…