T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule has been released for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in June this year. A total of 55 matches are to be played in the T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held on a total of 9 grounds in West Indies and USA. The opening match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be held between hosts USA and Canada on June 1. The semi-final matches will be held on 26th and 27th June. The final match is to be played in Barbados on 29 June. Reserve day has also been kept for…
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won an overwhelming majority in the general election marred by sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition BNP and its allies. Hasina’s party won 223 seats in the 300-seat Parliament. Election was held for 299 seats. The election to one seat will be held later due to the death of a candidate, according to media reports. The main opposition in Parliament, the Jatiya Party, got 11 seats, Bangladesh Kallyan party won in one constituency while independent candidates came out victorious in 62…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly to London on a two-day visit to the United Kingdom on January 8, the government said on Sunday. Interestingly, Singh will be the first defence minister to visit the UK in the last 22 years. The Raksha Mantri will hold a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart, Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps, the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of defence, security and industrial cooperation issues. Singh will be accompanied by a high-level defence ministry delegation, comprising senior officials from…
Maldives government on Sunday suspended ministers over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi relating to his Lakshadweep visit. Reportedly, Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef, and Mahzoom Majid were suspended over their ‘insulting’ remarks. In an official statement, Maldives government spokesperson Ibrahim Khaleel said, “All government officials responsible for the comments have been suspended from their posts, effective immediately.” Shiuna serves as the deputy minister at the Maldives Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Art. Seeking action against the ministers, former foreign minister of Maldives Abdullah Shahid said that the public figures must maintain decorum. “Derogatory remarks made by 2 Deputy Ministers…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully injected its first-ever Sun mission into its final orbit.“I have safely arrived at Lagrange Point L1, 1-5 million kilometres away from my home planet. Excited to be far away yet intimately connected to unravel the solar mysteries said a tweet from ISRO ADITYA L-1 on X. “India creates yet another landmark. India’s first solar observatory Aditya-L1 reaches it destination. It is a testament to the relentless dedication of our scientists in realising among the most complex and intricate space missions. I join the nation in applauding this extraordinary feat. We will continue…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday launched the logo and tagline for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, which is scheduled to start on January 14 from Manipur. The tagline reads ‘Nyay Ka Haq Milne Tak’ expresses the protest against the Centre which failed to give the Indian Nationala Congress a chance to raise issues in the Parliament during the Winter Session in December, said Kharge. He added that the yatra will give the party an opportunity to talk to the people and listen to them.The Manipur-Maharashtra yatra is expected to cover 6,713 km across 110 districts, 100 Lok Sabha…
The NIA (National Investigation Agency) on Saturday, 6 January attached four properties owned by members of the Lawrence Bishnoi organised terror-crime syndicate in three states, an official said. This action is another major step towards demolishing the terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus in the country, the spokesperson of the federal agency said. The properties — three immovable and one movable — were attached in a coordinated action in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the official said. The spokesperson said the NIA found that all these properties were “proceeds of terrorism” and used for…
This year, billions of voters will make their way to the polls for a record election year in a world fraught with polarization and mis- and disinformation. We rely on journalists to unearth the facts that help us make decisions about our leaders, and journalists are facing increasing challenges to doing this vital work.In 2023, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) documented journalists around the world being targeted, threatened, beaten, detained and harassed while covering elections. International journalists were expelled from countries holding elections. Media outlets were suspended and censored, and internet access was restricted. January 6 marks the third anniversary of the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol, when…
In an unprecedented development, one which is likely to have far reaching consequences, search team officials of the Enforcement Directorate were attacked, mercilessly assaulted and forced to flee for their lives while attempting to conduct a raid at the residence of Shahjahan Sheikh, a Trinamul Congress leader and close aide of an arrested minister in the Sandeshkhali area of North 24 Parganas on Friday morning. The search operation was supposed to be conducted in connection with the ration distribution scam in Bengal which the central agency is currently probing. Nearly 30 per cent of the Public Distribution System (PDS) ration…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday nominated Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal as its candidate for the January 19 Rajya Sabha elections and renominated Sanjay Singh and ND Gupta for a second term in the Upper House of Parliament, party sources said on Friday. The party’s political affairs committee (PAC) announced the nominations. “DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal has been nominated for the first time. The PAC has decided to continue with Sanjay Singh and ND Gupta for their respective second term as Rajya Sabha members,” a source said. Sushil Kumar Gupta, whose tenure will end this month as…