Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla invited Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear before him on June 19 to present the official party’s position on the ongoing dispute over a claimed split in the Mamata Banerjee-led party, according to a communication from the Lok Sabha Secretariat, sources said Wednesday.
Captain Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra struck half-centuries before Nishant Sindhu claimed 4-31 as India A defeated Afghanistan A by 101 runs to qualify for the 50-over tri-series final in Dambulla.
Opener Devon Conway has returned to New Zealand Cricket’s central contracts list for the 2026-27 season, while fast bowler Blair Tickner has also earned a recall. The duo replace Adithya Ashok and Muhammad Abbas in the 20-member contracted players’ list announced by NZC.
The early morning action targeted unauthorised commercial units, including dhabas and shops, occupying prime urban land, the officials said.
From the high-altitude grazing grounds of Changthang to international luxury markets, Ladakh’s Pashmina industry is set for a transformation as the UT administration has launched a dedicated board to strengthen production, certification and exports.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday issued the ‘Flood Control Order-2026’ to serve as a guideline document for all departments with details of drainage systems, river embankments, pumping stations, regulatory mechanisms, operational plans, machinery deployment and contact details of control rooms.
What was billed as a series to assess India’s seasoned stars has quickly turned into an opportunity for Shubman Gill to stamp his authority on the ODI captaincy.
A 40-member delegation of senior civil servants from six countries—Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Palestine, Nigeria, and Niger—visited the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday to participate in a knowledge-sharing interaction on the theme, “Best Practices in Civic Governance.”
The demonstration at Esplanade, the first after the party was hit by the massive political storm, saw a large number of supporters and hawkers joining the march.
Stung by the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s persistent debunking of the Joseph Vijay administration as a ‘sofa model government’ which would not last long, Tamil Nadu Health Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader KG Arun Raj on Wednesday slammed the DMK scion as a lotus eater, oblivious of the dynastic throne, he was hoping for, getting abolished by the electoral verdict.
