Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (MS Swaminathan), legendary agricultural scientist and father of India’s ‘Green Revolution,’ died at the age of 98 in Chennai on Thursday. Born on August 7, 1925 in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, he was an agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian who played a crucial role in developing high-yielding varieties of […]
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Australia managed to end their run of defeats with a comprehensive 66-run victory over India. They however lost the series, with India having won the previous two ODIs. Chasing a massive 353 to win, India were restricted by Australia to 286 in 49.4 overs. India however won the three-match series 2-1. The Aussies motored to […]
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 26 (ANI): The Haryana Government on Tuesday raised the issue of equal distribution of water between Haryana and Punjab at the 31st Northern Zonal Council meeting in Amritsar. Speaking at the 31st meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana Chief Minister […]
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New York [US], September 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India has evolved from the era of non-alignment to the “era of Vishwa Mitra,” or a friend to the world, adding that it now seeks to promote cooperation with diverse partners. “India also seeks to promote cooperation with diverse partners. […]
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New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted India’s diplomatic and scientific achievements in the past month adding that India’s diplomacy has reached new heights. The Prime Minister was addressing the G20 University Connect finale. “Two weeks back, in this Bharat Mandapam, there was a great bustle. This Bharat Mandapam […]
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 25 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) passed a unanimous resolution breaking all ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Monday. “The state leadership of the BJP has been continuously making unnecessary remarks about our former leaders, our general secretary […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha in poll-bound Rajasthan’s Jaipur and accused the Gehlot-led Congress government of wasting five years of the youth of the Rajasthan. “I can clearly see that the Congress will lose in Rajasthan and the state will vote for the BJP,” PM Modi said. Talking about […]
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Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Repeating what he said in the Lok Sabha during his intervention on the Women’s Reservation Bill that there are only three OBC bureaucrats working for the government of India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why is he scared of the caste census. “The […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a frontal attack on the Congress party, alleging years of misrule and corruption in Madhya Pradesh before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state. Addressing party workers at ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ in Bhopal, Prime Minister Modi warned that a return of Congress would turn Madhya […]
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India beat Australia by 99 runs in the rain-interrupted second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Sunday. Batting first, India amassed 399 with centuries from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Gill after being asked to bat first. Leading the team in the first two games of the three-match series, […]
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