Author: Srijanee Chakraborty

Portugal is set to go to this year’s FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. At 12:15 am IST, the kick-off between Portugal and North Macedonia took place. After 90+1 minutes of play, Portugal secured their spot in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year by beating North Macedonia.  The final match of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ended at 2-0 with the two goals in Portugal’s favour. Bruno Fernandes scored a brace against North Macedonia at 32 minutes and 65 minutes.   North Macedonia entered the Qualifiers final in hopes of playing in the FIFA World Cup…

On Monday, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Misra Teni introduced Criminal Procedure(Identification) Bill in the Lok Sabha amidst protesting Opposition claiming it will help the investigating agencies and “increase prosecution”.  In the Lok Sabha, the Centre proposed a Bill that would allow to keep a record of the “measurements” and “biological samples” of  convicts and non-convicts to help in prosecution. On Monday, Ajay Misra Teni, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs introduced the Bill called ‘The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022’.   The Opposition parties slammed the Bill calling it “unconstitutional”. The voting in the Lok…

On Sunday, P.V Sindhu beat Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the Women’s Singles final to win her first Swiss Open title. In the Women’s Singles final on Sunday, Pursarla V Sindhu easily secured victory over her Thai opponent Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a two set match (21-16, 21-8). The two-time Olympic medallist Indian and the Thai had met head-to-head a total of 17 times now with Sindhu securing 16 wins against her. Busanan had won only once in the Korean Open in 2019. On Sunday, Sindhu bested Busanan in a 49 minute match in her second consecutive final in the Swiss Open Super 300…

On Sunday, for the third match of IPL 2022, Punjab Kings and Royal Challangers Bangalore met in the Dr. D.Y Patil Sports Academy stadium in Navi Mumbai. After a thrilling match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Royal Challangers Bangalore met for the second match of the day on Sunday evening in Mumbai.  Royal Challangers Bangalore’s innings   PBKS won the toss and opted to bowl. They took the first wicket at the end of the seventh over with RCB at 50 runs. RCB’s new captain and addition this year, Faf du Plessis smashed a massive 88 runs…

The Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien called the Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train a “vanity project” of the Centre on Thursday.  Derek O’Brien, the Trinamool Congress member of parliament while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the working of the Ministry of Railways called the Mumbai- Ahmedabad bullet train a “vanity project” of the centre. He said that the government’s outlook on the railways is different than the Trinamool Congress and many other parties. He said, “For us, the Railways constitutes the infrastructure for the fundamental right of every Indian citizen to travel from point A to point B. It is…

The Swiss Open 2022 started on March 22, two days after the conclusion of the All England Open Badminton Championships on March 20. Day 3 of Swiss Open brought mixed results from the Indian shuttlers.  Men’s Singles Event  Kidambi Srikanth beat 20 year old Christo Popov of France in a three set match (13-21, 25-23, 21-11) with a neck to neck second set that Srikanth secured 25-23. Srikanth will be facing Antonsen on Friday.   H.S. Prannoy and Sameer Verma also won against their respective opponents in three set matches. Sameer Verma will be playing against A.S. Ginting in the next…

On Wednesday, the Lucknow Super Giants announced that Andrew Tye would be the substitute of an injured Mark Wood in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lucknow Super Giants, one of the debutant teams of the Indian Premier League(IPL) this year got a blow when their signed pacer Mark Wood got ruled out due to an injury. After his injury, discussions were going on regarding who the Super Giants would sign as Wood’s substitute. On Wednesday, the Lucknow Super Giants franchise signed Andrew Tye as a substitute of the English pacer. In an official release of IPL 2022 it stated, “Lucknow…

On Wednesday, a special MP-MLA court had announced the quantum of punishment after former MP Akshay Pratap Singh was found guilty of obtaining an arms license on a fake address on March 15.  Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment and a fine of Rupees 10,000 in a special MP-MLA  court on Wednesday. The court in Pratapgarh had found him guilty of obtaining an arms license(revolver) in a fake address on March 15. It announced the quantum of the punishment on March 23.  Case against Akshay Pratap Singh Akshay Pratap Singh obtained the arms licence…

On Wednesday, Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from tennis through a video posted in Instagram.  The reigning world number 1 of Women’s tennis, Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from the sport on Wednesday at the age of 25 only. She posted a tearful video message on Instagram announcing her retirement.  The news comes as a shock to the many tennis enthusiasts and the whole tennis circuit. She is widely loved and admired for her game filled with accurate serves and excellent forehand play.  Barty had won the Women’s Singles title in the Australian Open earlier this year…

A few hours after the murder of a Trinamool Congress panchayat leader, eight people were burnt to death in their homes on Tuesday.  Rampurhat: In an alleged intra-party conflict within the ruling TMC, eight people including two children were burnt to death following the local panchayat leader’s murder in that area.  The Chief Minister’s reaction to the Governor’s tweet  In a tweet after the fire tragedy, West Bengal’s Governor Jagdeep Dhankar expressed condolences to the victims’ families. He called the tragic event “arson orgy”, how West Bengal is in a state of lawlessness. He further added that he had asked…