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November 21, 2023 10:53 PM

ICC bans transgender players from women’s international cricket

In a major policy decision, the ICC on Tuesday barred cricketers, who have been through any form of male puberty, from competing in international women's game regardless of whether or not they have undergone surgery or gender reassignment treatment. The new regulations prioritise safeguardin...

November 21, 2023 10:31 PM

PM Modi expresses deep grief on passing away of founder of Sankara Nethralaya

Renowned vitreoretinal surgeon Dr Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath, founder of Shankara Nethralaya died on Tuesday. 83-year-old Badrinath was ill for some time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over his demise. The Prime Minister posted on X (Formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. He wro...

November 21, 2023 4:14 PM

World Television Day 2023: History and significance

World Television Day is observed globally on November 21 to highlight the crucial role of visual media and its growing influence on decision-making. The invention of television is credited to Scottish engineer John Logie Baird in 1924. In 1996, the United Nations held the first World Television F...

November 21, 2023 12:57 PM

BJP, Congress gear up for November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan

Rajasthan, India's largest state by area, is in the throes of preparation for Assembly elections on November 25, set to determine the composition of its 16th Legislative Assembly. With 200 assembly constituencies at stake, both the BJP and Congress are actively vying for support from their resp...

November 21, 2023 10:07 AM

EPFO added 17.21 lakh net members in September

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) saw a net addition of 17.21 lakh members in September, according to the payroll data released on Monday. Comparatively, the data indicated an increase of 21,475 net members during August 2023. The yearly comparison of the data revealed that 38,2...

November 21, 2023 8:37 AM

First images from Uttarakhand tunnel show workers trapped for nine days

The first images emerged on Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in Uttarakhand, showing them standing in the confined space and communicating with rescue workers. The men have been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel since it caved in early on Nov. 12 and are safe,...

November 20, 2023 3:49 PM

Australian ministers lay wreath at New Delhi war memorial

Australian ministers Richard Marles and Penny Wong paid tribute to fallen soldiers at India's War Memorial in New Delhi on Monday (November 20). Marles and Wong will later on participate in the ministerial "2+2 dialogue" with Indian counterparts in New Delhi. India's Defence Minister...