Aus thrash Pak by innings and 48 runs, clinch series 2-0

Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked up a five-wicket haul as Australia defeated Pakistan by an innings and 48 runs in the second and final Test of the two-match series at the Adelaide Oval on Monday. With the win, the Aussies clinched the two-match series 2-0 and increased their victory tally in Day/Night Tests to 6-0. […]

Swedish royal couple travel Air India, carry own bags

In a pleasant surprise to fellow passengers, visiting Swedish royal couple King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in India on board an Air India commercial flight from Stockholm, and carried their own bags after landing at the airport here on Monday. “Very Proud moment for Air India when we had a Special Guest […]

Google, YouTube pull over 300 Trump ads as US prez poll nears

More than 300 Donald Trump ads have been pulled by Google and its video-sharing platform YouTube for violating the companies’ policies. The campaign videos, notably, ran over the summer. This comes at a time when handling political advertisements on social media has become a growing concern as the 2020 US presidential election approaches and tech […]

Railways operating ratio in 2017-18 worst in 10 years

The Indian Railways’ operating ratio at 98.44 per cent in 2017-18 was the worst in the last 10 years, the national auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), said in a report tabled in Parliament on Monday. A measure of expenditure against revenue, the operating ratio shows how efficiently the railway is operating and how healthy […]

Seers differ over Ram temple model

Sharp differences are emerging between various sects and seers over the model of the proposed grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. While the Vishwa Hindu Parishad is adamant that the temple should be built on its model, the secretary of the Ramalaya Nyas Mahant Avimukteshwaranand has said that once the plot of land is made available, […]

This ‘kirtan’ in Ayodhya to atone 14 years of Ram’s exile

An ‘akhand kirtan’ (uninterrupted devotional singing) that began at ‘Bharat Tapasthali’ in Ayodhya last year on Diwali, is believed to be the one to have paved the way for the crucial November 9 Supreme Court verdict that finally gave nod for the construction of a grand Ram temple at the disputed site. The ‘kirtan’ will […]

BSP losing ground, and its leaders in UP

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh is facing rapid erosion of his vote base among Dalits. While several Dalit leaders have left the party after the Lok Sabha debacle, BSP President Mayawati has also expelled a number of party leaders on frivolous grounds. The trend has also prevented leaders from other parties from […]