Sushma Swaraj in 15 Global Thinkers list, PM Modi says ‘very proud’

Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj been named as one of the 15 Global Thinkers of the year by the Foreign Policy magazine for helping out thousands of distressed people who had appealed for help on the social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also acknowledged the news with a congratulatory message. “Very proud…

India to contribute $500K to UN Emergency Response Fund 

Today the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) hosted its High-Level pledging conference for 2017. Twenty-nine donors pledged almost US$273 million to the Fund to support urgent aid whenever and wherever crises hit. India has said it will contribute USD 500,000 to the United Nations’s emergency…

India ready to conduct final test on Agni-V that can reach northern China

India is all set to test its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of striking even the northern China. The test which is scheduled to happen today, December 14, will be the fourth and the final test of nuclear-capable Agni-V from Wheeler Island off Odisha. “This will be the final test of the…

Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup: India beat England 5-3, virtually enters quarterfinals

India defeated England by an overwhelming 5-3 in a Pool D encounter to virtually secure a place in the quarterfinals, in Lucknow on Saturday. India, who had earlier spanked Canada 4-0 in their tournament-opener, scored two goals in the first half through Parvinder Singh (24th minute) and Armaan Qureshi (35th) before…

Junior Hockey World Cup: India beat Canada 4-0 in opener

India beat Canada 4-0 in their opening Pool D match of the Junior Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, in Lucknow on Thursday. India were by far the better side on display and scored through Mandeep Singh (35th minute), Harmanpreet Singh (46th), Varun Kumar (60th) and Ajit Pandey (66th) to…

Modi, Ghani hold bilateral talks in Amritsar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today held bilateral meeting in Amirtsar befor the commencement of the Heart of Asia conference,  focusing on a range of key issues including boosting trade and investment, India’s reconstruction activities in the war-ravaged country and ways to…

LG V20 to launch in India on December 5

LG will be launching its flagship V20 in India on December 5. The company has sent out media invites for an event on December 5 at 6.30 PM. The V20 is the latest and greatest from LG. It has a 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB expandable storage, dual rear camera with 16 megapixel wide…

Malaysia replaces Pakistan to compete in Junior Hockey World Cup in India

International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed that Pakistan’s men’s junior team will not be able to take part in this year’s Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in Lucknow from December 8 to 18, as it had applied for visas after the official deadline. Pakistan has been replaced by…

England struggling in 2nd innings against India

England struggling in 2nd innings against India India vs England 3rd test match is goint on in Mohali. England won the toss and batting. In the first innings Engaland get 283 runs. After that India batting first innings. Five Indian batsman hit half centuries and score will going on 417. Now, England play second…

India Vs England: Parthiv Patel replaces Wriddhiman Saha for 3rd Test

Parthiv Patel, 31-year-old wicketkeeper batsman will replace injured Wriddhiman Saha in the 3rd Test match against England at Mohali, beginning on November 26.  The southpaw will return to the national Test side after 8 years. The Indian cricket board in its media release said, “BCCI medical team confirms that India…