Month: April 2022

We wanted to win it for Sachin Tendulkar: Yuvraj Singh recalls 2011 world cup win

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11 years ago, India lifted the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup after a gap of 28 years. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, the quintessential hero of India’s World Cup win, went down the memory lane and said that the team wanted to win it for the entire country and for Sachin Tendulkar. Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Saturday recalled his 2011 World Cup-winning memories and said that he is proud to be a part of the team that wanted to win the cup for the entire country and for…

Punjab Assembly passes resolution seeking Chandigarh’s immediate transfer to Punjab

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The resolution was passed during the one-day special session of the Assembly, called amid outrage over the implementation of central services rules in Chandigarh, in the absence of the two BJP legislators, who had earlier staged a walkout. The Punjab Assembly today passed a resolution seeking the immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who presented a resolution against the implementation of central service rules in Chandigarh, accused the Centre of trying to upset the balance in the administration of the Union Territory and other common…

150 seats our target in Karnataka, says Rahul Gandhi ahead of 2023 assembly polls

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Gandhi, who was on a two-day visit to Karnataka this week, set a 150-seat target for the Congress and said that hard work and merit will be the only factors that will decide who gets the poll ticket. Rahul Gandhi has sounded the poll bugle in Karnataka where elections will likely be held in May next year and set a target of 150 seats for the Congress party. Gandhi, who was on a two-day visit to Karnataka this week, said that hard work and merit will be the only factors…

Andhra’s Tirumala all decked up for Telugu new year celebrations

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Preparations to celebrate the Telugu new year, Ugadi is in full swing in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala Tirupati temple. Ugadi, the Telugu new year, is being celebrated at the hill abode of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala Hills, Tirupati, on Saturday. The hill shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy was decorated colourfully to give a grand welcome to Shri Shubhakrut Nama Year of Ugadi on April 2. The entrances of the temple were also decorated with coconuts, banana pandals, sugarcanes, raw mangoes and varieties of flowers. The idols of Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy…

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann spin charkha at Sabarmati Ashram ahead of Gujarat polls | Pics

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Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election to be held later this year, AAP leaders Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Saturday. The two Aam Aadmi Party leaders also spun the charkha at Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram. The pair’s two-day Ahmedabad trip comes ahead of the Assembly election in the state, which is slated to be held in December this year. Last year, AAP national convenor…

UP CM directs service selection boards in state to provide govt jobs to over 10,000 youths in next 100 days

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, highlighting his commitment to providing employment toyouth, said that the government has directed all the service selection boards to provide government jobs to more than 10,000 youths of the state in the next 100 days. The state government is committed to connecting the youth with government jobs and providing them employment. In this sequence, the government has given instructions to all the service selection boards to provide government jobs to more than 10,000 youths of the state in the next 100 days,”…

Gujarat BJP distributes saffron cap to party MPs in Delhi, PM Modi sported it in Ahmedabad

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In a bid to set the tone for upcoming Assembly polls, Gujarat Bhartiya Janata Party chief CR Patil is distributing the Surat made saffron cap to all the party MPs in New Delhi. The cap or topi as being called in the local language is similar to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen wearing during his Ahmedabad roadshow on March 11, after BJP emerged victorious in four out of five states which recently went to polls. The package being distributed by Patli carries protein bars with the cap. Many…

BEL records turnover of Rs. 15000 Crores for FY 2021-22

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Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of about Rs.15000 Cr (Provisional & Unaudited), during the Financial Year 2021-22, against the previous year’s turnover of Rs. 13,818 Cr. This is despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and global semiconductors shortage. BEL’s Order Book as on April 1, 2022, is around Rs. 57000 Cr. In the year 2021-22, BEL secured significant orders worth (approx.) Rs.18000 Cr. Some of the major orders acquired during the year were Avionics Pack for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Advanced Electronic…

Ramdev loses his cool as journalist ask him about his past comments on petrol prices

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Yoga guru Ramdev, when asked about one of his past comments on reducing petrol prices, was seen losing his cool on camera and threatening the journalist. The journalist asked the Patanjali brand ambassador, during an event in Haryana’s Karnal, about his comment he gave to the media that people should consider a government that can ensure petrol for ₹ 40 a litre and cooking gas at ₹ 300 a cylinder. To this, Ramdev replied, “Yes, I said it, what can you do? Don’t keep asking such questions. Am I your thekedar (contractor) who has to keep…

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics will no longer be mandatory for admissions into architecture: AICTE

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All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has said in its Approval Process 2022-23 that Physics, chemistry and mathematics will no longer be mandatory for admission to architecture courses. The technical education regulator has announced last year that students who haven’t studied physics, chemistry or maths in Class 12 would now be able to seek admission to engineering and technology programmes. This caused quite a huge uproar.   Released on Tuesday, the council has in this year’s approval process identified which particular courses this relaxation will apply to: architecture, fashion technology, and packaging…