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Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. Djibouti: Indian Navy warship INS Trikand carried out a critical firefighting and rescue operation on a Cameroon-flagged commercial vessel, MT Falcon, which caught fire off the coast of Djibouti. The incident tragically resulted in the deaths of two crew members, while 24 others including one British and 23 Indian nationals were rescued by nearby merchant ships. Deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations, INS…

Amaravati: The World Bank is set to release the second tranche of USD 200 million for the Amaravati Capital Phase-I development by December, a senior Andhra Pradesh government official confirmed on Thursday. This forms part of the World Bank’s total commitment of USD 800 million for the project, matched by an equal contribution from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), bringing the combined funding to USD 1.6 billion (approximately Rs 13,600 crore). The Centre will additionally provide Rs 1,400 crore, part of its overall Rs 15,000 crore allocation for Phase-I. According to S. Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary of Municipal…

New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has been officially declared the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition’s Mahagathbandhan ahead of the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections. The announcement came on Thursday at a joint press conference in Patna, where Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot confirmed Tejashwi’s selection after weeks of deliberations within the opposition bloc over seat-sharing. Gehlot described Tejashwi as “young” and “committed”, asserting that the Mahagathbandhan had chosen him to lead the alliance’s challenge against the incumbent NDA government. Taking a swipe at the BJP, Gehlot said, “I want to ask Amit Shah… our leader…

Adelaide: Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma etched his name in cricket history on October 23, becoming India’s third-highest run scorer in One Day Internationals (ODIs). In the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide Oval, Rohit needed 46 runs to surpass Sourav Ganguly’s tally of 11,221 runs, and achieved the milestone with a boundary off Adam Zampa in the 21st over. Ganguly, who represented India in 308 ODIs between 1992 and 2007, amassed 11,221 runs in 297 innings. Rohit, meanwhile, reached the feat in just 275 ODIs, highlighting his prolific scoring rate. With this achievement, Rohit joins Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs)…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA – The Canacona Sports & Cultural Club, in association with its cultural wing, the Canacona Cultural Academy, is all set to organize Deepotsav-2025 on 24th October at the Gaitonde Mini-Sports Complex, Chaudi. The event, held in collaboration with Canacona Patrakar Sangh, Canacona Kalakar Sangh, Lions Club of Canacona, and Canacona Tourism Council, forms part of the Deepawali celebrations and aims to showcase the rich cultural heritage and festival traditions of the region. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, organizing committee chairman Janardhan Bhandari said the event seeks to highlight hidden talent in Canacona by providing…

The pipping ceremony of Olympic gold medallist and Lt. Colonel (Honorary) Neeraj Chopra was held on Wednesday in New Delhi. New Delhi: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army, in a ceremony held in New Delhi. The event was attended by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi. The appointment, as per The Gazette of India, took effect from April 16. Neeraj Chopra’s association with the Indian Army began on August 26, 2016, when he joined as a Naib Subedar, a…

New Delhi: Domestic cricket sensation Sarfaraz Khan has been unexpectedly left out of the India A squad for the upcoming red-ball series against South Africa A, sparking widespread debate in cricketing circles. Sarfaraz, who had previously impressed with a 92-run innings against the England Lions in Canterbury, had been sidelined due to injury but returned earlier this month to score a half-century for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, reaffirming his form. Despite these performances, he was not selected for the India A squad, raising questions about the selection criteria. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)…