Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and SS Sandhu, reviewed preparedness in Maharashtra on Saturday for the upcoming assembly elections in the …
MoS Pabitra Margherita to embark on four-nation visit, to attend Mexican President’s swearing-in
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, will embark on a nine-day official visit to Mexico, Grenada, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda from September 30 to October 8, the Ministry of Exte…
New ADB-IFFEd partnership to unlock USD 500 million in concessional education financing in Asia-Pacific
Manila [Philippines], September 28 (ANI/WAM): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) that will enable at least USD 500 million in new concessional education funding for low…
Anambra LG poll: Election officials yet to arrive polling units
Officials of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) are yet to arrive at polling units in parts of the state, DAILY POST can authoritatively report. ANSIEC had informed journalists on Friday that the election would commence at 8 a….
Tennis: Nishikori moves into Japan Open quarterfinals
Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open tennis tournament Saturday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Australia’s Jordan Thompson. Nishikori, currently ranked 200th, converted five of his seven break points while allo…
Food and Agriculture Organisation marks international day of awareness of food loss, waste
Rome [Italy], September 28 (ANI/WAM): Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient use of resources, protecting the environment, and fostering a more equitable distribution of food resources…
West Bengal: Fire breaks out in Siliguri market
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], September 28 (ANI): A fire broke out on Saturday in the Bidhan market of the Siliguri city of West Bengal. Upon receiving the information, the fire officials with fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot and are engag…
India-Bangladesh Day 2 Kanpur Test called off due to rain
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): The day two of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Kanpur’s Green Park stadium was abandoned without a single delivery bowled on Saturday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) …
What the German media are saying about Celtic vs Dortmund as Nuri Sahin owns up to key frailty
Although Celtic have yet to play in the Scottish Premiership this weekend, Borussia Dortmund are now entirely focused on Tuesday night’s Champions League match. The Germans were pushed hard by the unfancied Bochum on Friday night. They fell behind by t…
PM Modi in Jammu: Congress under control of Urban Naxals, can do anything for their appeasement
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 28 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the Congress Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the opposition party is completely under the control of “Urban Naxals” who welcome foreign infiltrator…