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Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bowing out with 537 wickets, the second highest for India in Tests. Ravichandran Ashwin, India’s premier off-spinner, has announced his retirement from international cricket, bowing out of the game as the country’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests. Ashwin, 38, informed about his decision shortly after India drew the 3rd Gabba Test against Australia in Brisbane, bringing down curtains on a legendary 13-year-long career for India. With 537 wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin is next only to the legendary Anil Kumble’s tally of 619. He will be heading back home to India tomorrow. This…

Arvind Kejriwal said the scheme will be implemented once the AAP forms the government after winning the election. The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a new health scheme for senior citizens in Delhi ahead of the upcoming assembly election in February. Kejriwal announced that elderly citizens over 60 years of age will receive treatment free of cost in both government and private hospitals under the new scheme called Sanjeevani Yojana. “There will be no upper limit on the cost of treatment. Registration for this will start in a day or two… AAP workers will…

During his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah lashed out at the Congress and said that it had become a ‘fashion’ for the party to take Ambedkar’s name. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. “The mask has fallen! As Parliament reflects on 75 glorious years of the Constitution, HM @AmitShah chose to TARNISH this occasion with DEROGATORY remarks against Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, that too in the temple of Democracy,” the Trinamool Congress chief posted on X. “This is…

PM Modi said that Amit Shah exposed the Congress party’s dark history of insulting BR Ambedkar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday responded to the opposition’s protest over home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha, saying the Congress played dirty tricks to obliterate the legacy of the Dalit icon. “If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can hide their misdeeds of several years, especially their insult towards Dr. Ambedkar, they are gravely mistaken!” he wrote on X. “The people of India have seen time and again how one Party, led by one…

The Punjab government told the apex court that the farmers had rejected interactions with the state’s high-powered committee. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stated that the court’s doors were “always open” to the demands and suggestions of protesting farmers, after they refused to engage with the Punjab government-formed committee. The Punjab government told the apex court that though several, elaborate meetings had been held with Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a farmer leader on an indefinite fast, the farmers had rejected interactions with the state’s high-powered committee. The committee had invited farmers to talk on December 17, according to Punjab advocate general…

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has proposed the names of Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee to the panel. Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdeo Bhagat and Randeep Surjewala will likely represent the party in the joint committee of the parliament (JPC) that will scrutinise the simultaneous polls legislation. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had termed the bills “anti-constitutional”. “It is against the federalism of our nation. We are opposing the bill,” she had said. Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has proposed the names of Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee and Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale to the proposed panel. Two bills…

The Indian dressing room, comprising Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, was a sight to behold just as Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah helped avoid follow-on. India may not win this Test match from here on, but they are no less than winners after what the team achieved on Day 4 of the 3rd Test match of the series against Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday. Entering Day 4, the biggest question was whether India, with their score reading 51/4, could avoid the follow-on. It looked improbable for the most part, with their chances looking next to none, when they lost their…

On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra carried a bag with ‘Palestine’ emblazoned on it, signifying her support for the Palestinians. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday hit out at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who carried a bag with ‘Palestine’ written on it. “A Congress leader was roaming around in the Parliament carrying a bag with Palestine written on it, while we are sending the youth of Uttar Pradesh to Israel. More than 5600 youth of UP have gone to Israel for construction work so far,”chief minister in the state assembly. “Every youth is getting free accommodation and…

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said that opposition members will continue to oppose the bill as “it is against the federalism of our nation”. The constitutional amendment bills for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously were introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday, with the opposition leaders heavily criticising the bill. After the ‘Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024’ and ‘The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ was formally introduced, the bill was sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for a detailed discussion. As 269 MPs votes in favour of the bill, 198 members pushed against it. Moving…

PM Modi said the BJP intends to promote dialogue between the states accused the Congress of doing “nothing” for farmers welfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the Congress neither promoted farmers welfare nor let anyone do the same. He was addressing an event named “Ek Varsh-Parinaam Utkarsh” in Jaipur to mark one year of the BJP forming the government in Rajasthan. PM Modi also alleged that the Congress promoted river water disputes between states and cited the alleged delay in completing the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) as the “direct proof” of the party’s “intention”. “The Congress…