Uganda's Stella Chesang confirms for TCS London Marathon 2025

Kampala, February 25 (HS): Uganda’s star athlete Stella Chesang will participate in the TCS London Marathon 2025 to be held on April 27. Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) President Dominic Otuchet confirmed this to Xinhua and said that Jacob Kiplimo in the men’s category and Chesang in the women’s category will represent Uganda. Dominic Otuchet, President…

Golden opportunity for Indian youth to study, work and migrate in Britain under UK-India YPS

Golden opportunity for Indian youth to study, work and migrate in Britain under UK-India YPS

London, February 11 (HS): Under the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS), Indian youth are going to get the opportunity to study, work and migrate in Britain. The application process for this scheme will start from February 18 and continue till February 20. According to the British High Commission, Indian citizens aged 18 to 30 years…

 Budget focuses on poor, youth, farmers and Women:FM

 Budget focuses on poor, youth, farmers and Women:FM

New Delhi, February 11 (HS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government is emphasizing on bringing prosperity to the villages along with making agriculture, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment and exports the growth engine. She said that the budget focuses on the poor, youth, farmers…

Israeli military says struck sites in Gaza’s Rafah after attempted rocket launch

Israeli military says struck sites in Gaza’s Rafah after attempted rocket launch

Jerusalem, Feb 25 (IANS) Israel’s military said it struck two sites in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, after identifying an attempted rocket launch from within the Palestinian enclave. There were no immediate reports of casualties. However, eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions as flames and smoke rose from one targeted site. They added ambulances had rushed to the…

Haryana Sports Minister visits 38th National Games, boosts morale of players

Haryana Sports Minister visits 38th National Games, boosts morale of players

Dehradun, February 13 (HS): Haryana Sports Minister Gaurav Gautam on Tuesday visited the 38th National Games being held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun. During this, he met the players participating from Haryana and encouraged them and motivated them for better performance. The Sports Minister inspected various sports venues, including Bhagirathi Hall, where gymnastics competitions…

PM Modi reaches Marseille with president Emmanuel Macron 

PM Modi reaches Marseille with president Emmanuel Macron 

Marseille (France), February 12 (HS):Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in France on the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, reached Marseille a while ago. French President Emmanuel Macron is also with him. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi addressed the AI ​​(Artificial Intelligence) Action Summit in Paris yesterday. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who arrived to participate in…

Average tax under GST reduced from 15.8% to 11.3% : FM

Average tax under GST reduced from 15.8% to 11.3% : FM

New Delhi, 11 February (HS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that indirect tax under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has reduced significantly in the last few years since its implementation. She said that the average tax under the previous indirect tax system was 15.8 percent, which has…

Indian shooting team for Cyprus Shotgun World Cup announced

Indian shooting team for Cyprus Shotgun World Cup announced

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Tokyo Olympian Kynan Chenai and seasoned Mairaj Ahmad Khan will be the top attractions in the 12-strong Indian squad for the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun scheduled between May 3 to 12, 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus, has been announced. As per the national selection policy, shooters ranked…