New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh, seamers Yash Thakur and Ashok Sharma have earned their maiden call-ups to the Indian team for the T20I series against Zimbabwe, starting on July 23. Rinku Singh and Mayank Yadav have also made a return to India T20I set-up, which continues to be led by Shreyas Iyer. The six players come for the three-game Zimbabwe tour in place of Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Kris…
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New Delhi/Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the Gujarat government and other concerned states to closely monitor the evolving weather situation after a depression over north interior Odisha and adjoining south Jharkhand intensified the risk of widespread heavy rainfall across central and western India.In an advisory issued by the Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) at 1 a.m. on Monday, the MHA said the depression, which had moved…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Heavy, unrelenting rainfall over the last 24 hours has battered Maharashtra, throwing normal life completely out of gear across Mumbai, the entire Konkan belt, Central Maharashtra, and Vidarbha. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting severe downpours to continue until July 6, authorities have issued a strict advisory urging citizens to step out of their homes only if necessary. A red alert has been sounded for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, an…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) On the occasion of Maharashtra Krishi Diwas (Agriculture Day), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced a major initiative for the state’s farmers, including the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into farming to drastically cut production costs. To spearhead this transformation, the state will develop India’s first AI-driven mobile application dedicated entirely to the agricultural sector.”Our agriculture department will soon launch a dedicated app…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The three-day tour by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray in the constituencies represented by the rebel MPs was planned after the faction led by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde launched ‘Operation Tiger’ to lure six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into its fold.The Shinde faction also announced plans for ‘Split 3.0’, aimed at engineering defections among Shiv Sena (UBT) MLAs and corporators in Maharashtra. Against this bac…
Washim, June 27 (IANS) Launching a massive state-wide outreach campaign following a heavy political blow to his party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday sounded the poll bugle from the traditional saffron bastion of Yavatmal-Washim in the Vidarbha region. Addressing a rally, a combative Thackeray targeted the rebel lawmakers who recently switched sides to the Eknath Shinde-led faction, branding them as “traitors” (namakharam) and “crooks” (haramkhor), while asserting that the pa…
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), June 27 (IANS) Breaking his silence on the intense political speculation gripping Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday dropped a major hint regarding his unexpected, high-profile co-passenger on a recent commercial flight.On Friday, Thackeray, along with senior party leaders including Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, and Anil Desai, travelled from Mumbai to Nagpur on the same commercial plane as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.The mi…
Nagpur, June 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the Nagpur airport will emerge as the growth engine for Vidarbha and central India, especially with significant investments pouring into Nagpur and its surrounding areas across sectors such as maintenance command, auto-aviation, and defence aviation manufacturing. He expressed confidence that, along with these industries, the development of agriculture, tourism, and other sectors will gain momentum, establishing Babasaheb A…
Nagpur, June 25 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Thursday that the modernisation and expansion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, would significantly strengthen Central India’s economic landscape by enhancing connectivity, attracting investments, generating employment, and promoting industrial growth across Vidarbha.Gadkari was speaking at the formal handing over ceremony of the Nagpur airport to GMR Group under the Public-Private…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling MahaYuti alliance, accusing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of pushing Maharashtra back by 25 years and tarnishing the state’s reputation.The party further alleged that Shinde’s brand of “arrogant money politics” would ultimately prove detrimental to Fadnavis, claiming that a section within the BJP leadership in Delhi is openly encouraging Sh…