By India Today Sports Desk: Barcelona, the reigning Spanish league champions, will commence their title defence with an away fixture against Getafe on August 13, as confirmed by the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) on Thursday. Meanwhile, arch-rivals Real Madrid will kick off their campaign with an away match against Athletic Bilbao during the same weekend....
By India Today News Desk: Day before the highly-anticipated opposition meeting in Patna on Friday (June 23), Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress on Thursday said that it was a “good beginning” ahead of the 2024 general election. The meeting – to be hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar – is being held to arrive at...
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday continued its attack on the Delhi government over the alleged neglect in installation of panic buttons in cabs and buses, including Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses. The party’s Delhi chief Virendra Sachdeva wrote to Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and accused the Transport Department of “criminal negligence”. The BJP had...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a press conference during his ongoing state visit to the US said democracy is in the DNA of both India and the United States. He was addressing a joint press conference with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. “Democracy can deliver and when we talk about democracy,...
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hailed a new era in their countries’ relationship after the White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian prime minister on Thursday, touting deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China’s global influence. “Two great nations, two great friends, and...
For the second time in a row Real Madrid football club is listed as the world’s most valuable football club of the world, bouncing ahead of English club Manchester United, according to Forbes. The Spanish club, Real Madrid, tops the list for the second year in a row with a value of USD 6.07 billion....
The Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping must act as a “symbol of change” at a time when the world community is grappling with the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and stresses caused by conflict, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Addressing a meeting of Brics foreign ministers at Cape Town in South Africa,...
Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s application to join NATO on Thursday. In doing so, it became the final of 30 NATO member states to support Finland’s accession, clearing the last major hurdle for the country to join the military alliance. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blessed Finland’s candidacy earlier this month after months of negotiations. “This evening, we are keeping the promises...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dropped in for a surprise visit to the new Parliament building, where construction work is in its final stages. Part of the Central Vista redevelopment, the new Parliament building is being built by Tata Projects Limited, featuring larger halls, a library and committee rooms. Sources say the Prime Minister...
aldermen appointments in civic body The petition of the Delhi government seeks the quashing of LG’s orders dated January 3 and 4 whereby he nominated 10 aldermen to MCD after the AAP won the municipal elections on December 7, 2022. The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the office of Delhi’s lieutenant governor (LG) VK...