Cal Clutterbuck posted his first two-goal game in more than a year and the New York Islanders took advantage of a spate of turnovers by the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to earn a 7-2 win Tuesday in Elmont, N.Y.

Zach Parise, Hudson Fasching, Simon Holmstrom, Noah Dobson and Anders Lee also scored for the Islanders (37-27-8, 82 points), who extended their lead over the Florida Panthers to three points in the race for the f

Cal Clutterbuck, Islanders blow out Leafs

Brandon Ingram scored 32 points to lead five New Orleans players in double figures as the host Pelicans routed the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night.

Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 15 rebounds, Trey Murphy III scored 17, CJ McCollum had 15 and former Spur Josh Richardson had 10 as the Pelicans (35-37) completed a four-game sweep of the season series.

Ingram made all 10 of his free throws and 

Brandon Ingram puts up 32 as Pelicans pound Spurs

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 22 (ANI): Reviewing ongoing works and developmental schemes of the Legislative Assemblies, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday instructed officers to solve the problems being raised by the MLAs of their constituencies quickly.
He said the District Magistrate should diagnose them at the district level as soon as possible. There should be no unnecessary delay in th

Resolve problems raised by MLAs regarding constituencies without delay: Uttarakhand CM directs officials

New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Ayush signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to work together for the promotion of Medical Value Travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine, informed Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Heal in India is an Init

Government to promote AYUSH treatment through health tourism

Basketball Hall of Famer and legendary New York Knicks center/power forward Willis Reed died at the age of 80 on Tuesday.

Per multiple reports, Willis suffered from congestive heart problems over approximately the past year.

Reed is best known for the iconic moment in which he emerged from the tunnel at Madison Square Garden to take the court for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. His availabi

Knicks legend Willis Reed dies at 80

Basketball Hall of Famer and legendary New York Knicks center/power forward Willis Reed has died at the age of 80, veteran NBA insider Peter Vecsey reported Tuesday.

The New York Post confirmed Reed's death.

Per the reports, Willis suffered from congestive heart problems approximately over the past year.

Reed is best known for the iconic moment in which he emerged from the tunnel at Madison Square Garden to take the co

Reports: Knicks legend Willis Reed passes away

Mumbai, India - Sri Lanka has secured a $ 2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, raising hopes the funding will mark the beginning of economic revival in a country confronting its worst crisis in decades.The IMF approval Monday came about a year after the island nation of 22 million was plunged into turmoil as it grappled with crippling shortages of food, fuel and medicine, triggering massive str

Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Gets Lifeline by Securing $ 2.9 Billion IMF Loan

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): India and Kuwait are in conversation with each other to increase limit of 12,000 seats per week for carriers of the two countries, said Kuwait's Jazeera Airways CEO Rohit Ramachandran.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Ramachandran said, "The agreement between the state of Kuwait and India is for 12,000 seats per week for carriers of both countries. This is currently fully utilized by 

Kuwait, India in talks to increase capacity limit from 12,000 seats per week, says Jazeera Airways CEO

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the recently held Global Investors Summit (GIS) has yielded good results for the commissionerate, attracting investment proposals worth Rs 11,000 crore to develop its three of four districts of the Devipatan division into aspirational districts.
Congratulating people's representatives and officials while inte

Yogi govt receives investment proposals of Rs 11,000 cr to develop 3 aspirational districts

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on the completion of 100 days of the state government said the Congress government has so far fulfilled five guarantees given to the people and will fulfil the others in a phased mannerAddressing a media conference in Shimla on Tuesday, he said that the Congress government is committed to fulfilling all the promises a

We fulfilled five guarantees given to people during 100 days of Cong govt: CM Sukhu

The Calgary Flames are thankful to be playing the Anaheim Ducks in the second half of a back-to-back set of road games.

The Tuesday clash in Anaheim allows the Flames (31-25-15, 77 points) to quickly put in the past their abysmal performance on Monday in an 8-2 beatdown at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings.

Given a chance to boost their flickering playoff hopes, the Flames delivered possibly their worst performance of 

Flames, facing Ducks, aim to bounce back from blowout

The only team to already have clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Boston Bruins return home from a five-game road trip to face the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

Boston (53-11-5, 111 points) will play five of its next six games on home ice after finishing a 3-2-0 road trip with victories at Winnipeg, Minnesota and Buffalo.

The Bruins ensured the winning trip in dominant fashion on Sunday, scoring 15 seco

Bruins plan to continue goalie rotation vs. Senators

Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Gets Lifeline by Securing $ 3 Billion IMF Loan

Thimphu [Bhutan], March 21 (ANI): The third B20 event was concluded in Sikkim last week at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok. The topic for this B20 meeting was 'opportunities for multilateral business partnership in tourism, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and organic farming'. The delegates and representatives from other G20 countries like Bhutan, Bangladesh, Greece, Australia etc were also there.
The inaugural session of the third 

B20 events in India's North East open door for opportunities in Bhutan

Hong Kong, March (ANI): In spite of depressed demand for business travel to Hong Kong in 2022, it remained the most expensive location in the region and was the 16th most expensive location globally, according to ECA International. Globally, New York remains the most expensive location in the world for business travel.
The average business trip to Hong Kong costs an overall total of USD 520 per day. This is a small decrea

Hong Kong remains most expensive location in Asia for business travel

Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist for the Los Angeles Kings in an 8-2 win against the visiting Calgary Flames on Monday night.

Carl Grundstrom scored two goals and Viktor Arvidsson, Drew Doughty and Mikey Anderson each had a goal and an assist for the Kings (41-20-10, 92 points), who are 8-0-2 in their past 10 games.

Los Angeles' Gabriel Vilardi also scored, and Anze Kopitar, Quinton Byfield and Rasmus Kupari log

Adrian Kempe's 3-point game powers Kings past Flames

Destiny Harden's jumper from the paint rolled in off the rim with 3.3 seconds left, allowing ninth-seeded Miami to stun top-seeded Indiana 70-68 in a second-round NCAA Tournament game Monday in Bloomington, Ind.

Following Stanford's loss to eighth-seeded Ole Miss on Sunday, it marks the first time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds in the same women's tournament lost before the Sweet 16. Miami (21-12) will face fourth-seede

Women's NCAA roundup: No. 9 Miami stuns No. 1 Indiana

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 21 (ANI): Odisha celebrated Pakhala Diwas on Monday.
A traditional Odia dish, Pakhala is prepared with rice, curd, cucumber, cumin seeds, fried onions and mint leaves. It is popularly served with dry roasted vegetables -- such as potato, brinjal, spinach or fried fish.
March 20 is celebrated every year as Pakhala Diwas (Pakhala Day) by Odias across the world where people eat the cuisine

Odisha celebrates Pakhala Diwas

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a national strategy and roadmap for medical and wellness tourism in order to boost medical tourism in the country, said Union Minister G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha on Monday.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the strategy has identified several pillars including developing a brand for India as a wellness destination, strengthening the ecosystem f

National strategy, roadmap formed to boost medical tourism: Govt

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakashi Lekhi highlighted the strong historical relationship between India and Kuwait during the "Festival of India" event in Kuwait and emphasized that the festival will strengthen the vibrant cultural ties between the two countries.
The Union Minister inaugurated the "Festival of India" event in the state of Kuwait on March 17 virt

'Festival of India' in Kuwait will strengthen vibrant cultural ties between two countries: Meenakashi Lekhi

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Demands by environmentalists have resulted in the passing of rules in which natural gas-powered furnaces and water heaters will be phased out in the San Francisco Bay area beginning in 2027. The move is the latest by local US authorities, led by California, aimed at ending the use of fossil fuels, including natural gas, for heating homes and buildings. In 2022, the California Ai

San Francisco area to begin phase out of gas appliances in 2027

Gas heating appliances to be phased out in San Francisco Bay area

San Francisco area to end installing gas appliances in 2027

Artem Uss was arrested at Washington's request for allegedly evading sanctionsA court in Italy approved the extradition of Artem Uss, the son of Krasnoyarsk Governor Alexander Uss, to the United States on Tuesday after he was arrested on accusations of evading sanctions and money laundering.The 40-year-old was detained in Italy in October at the Milan Malpensa Airport on the orders of the

Italy approves extradition of Russian governor&#039;s son to US

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in a dilemma regarding the sustainability of its funding in Pakistan, which would be difficult to defend in front of the Executive Directors of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), reported Islam Khabar.
Another issue is that the fund must address before disbursing the next tranche is Pakistan's unfulfilled commitment to provide financing on the o

IMF's 'Pakistan' dilemma in lending: Report

Geneva [Switzerland], March 21 (ANI): Ongoing China's mega development projects in the South Asia region are impacting the climate and environment, experts raised concerns.
In the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, organised by the Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and Development and European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), experts highlighted the construction of 

China's developmental projects impacts climate, environment: Experts

The move reportedly comes amid continued strikes over pension reformsFrance's Energy Ministry has revealed that strategic national reserves of fuel have been utilized "in a targeted manner" since the beginning of March. According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, the ministry did not provide details of any shortages, citing confidentiality.The ministry highlighted that supply problems have 

France tapping into strategic fuel reserves Reuters

Vijayapura (Karnataka) [India], March 22 (ANI): Karnataka government has set a target of providing drinking water to 4.64 lakh households in Vijayapura district and has already given the connection to 2.87 lakh houses, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday.
Speaking after inaugurating a slew of development works and distribution of benefits under various schemes in Nalatwada, CM Bommai said under the Jal Jeevan 

Karnataka govt to provide drinking water to 4.64 lakh houses in Vijayapura: CM Bommai

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): To improve drinking water and sanitation services in five towns of Himachal Pradesh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Rs 817.12 crore project has been signed by the State Government with the French Development Agency Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD).
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mu

HP signs MoU with French Agency to improve drinking water, sanitation services in 5 towns

By Sahil PandeyLincolnshire [UK], March 22 (ANI): Indian Air Force Balakot operations fame Mirage 2000 took part for the first time in the United Kingdom multi-national exercise Cobra Warrior 2023 at the Waddington air base.
On being asked if the aircraft Mirage-2000 used in 'Cobra Warrior' is the same that was used in Balakot operations, the team leader for the Indian contingent in exercise cobra warrior, Group Captain M

IAF's Balakot-fame Mirage 2000 participates for first time in Cobra Warrior exercise in UK

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party over the allegations of stalling the Delhi Budget 2023 and said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's only objective is to stage a drama and not presenting the budget or working for the development of the city.
This comes a day after Kejriwal alleged that the Centre has stalled the Delhi budget, on the eve of its presentat

"Kejriwal's objective is to stage a drama": BJP over Delhi Budget row

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 21 (ANI): With an aim to improve drinking water and sanitation services in five towns of the State, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Rs. 817.12 crore project with the State Government with the French development agency Agence Francaise de Development (AFD).
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Thaku

Himachal CM Sukhu signs MoU for Rs 817.12 cr project with French agency

For more than a year now, Russia's economy has been pummeled by a series of Western sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.So when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted the economy would in fact grow in 2023 -- a meager 0.3 percent, but growth nonetheless -- the Washington-based lender raised eyebrows among Russia watchers and economists.For some, the co

Standard Deviations: How An IMF Forecast For Russia Kicked Up A Storm

Incheon [South Korea], March 21 (ANI): South Korean police on Tuesday requested a warrant to apprehend an elderly US man accused of bringing two live bullets on a Korean Air aeroplane, South Korean News Agency Yonhap reported.
The two 9-millimetre pistol bullets were found on the plane bound for Manila on March 10 before takeoff from Incheon International Airport, grounding the aircraft and causing more than 200 passenger

US man brings live bullets on board in South Korea

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Rajiv Bansal on Tuesday said that the construction of the Noida International Airport and Navi Mumbai Airports is on track and the two are likely to be inaugurated by next year.
Speaking at CAPA India Aviation Summit, Bansal said that they are looking at a 500 million capacity at six metro airports taken together.
"The six major metro airp

Noida, Navi Mumbai Airports to get operational by next year

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia highlighted the various aspects of the development of the Indian aviation industry while addressing the CAPA India's Aviation Summit 2023 on Monday.
Addressing the event, Scindia said that there was a time when the airports were devoid of a single passenger and here, we are today when we have already crossed figures of 4.5

India will have more than 140 mn air passengers in FY 2024: Jyotiraditya Scindia

beijing - Experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner that killed 132 people one year ago, China's government said Monday.The March 21, 2022, disaster was a rare failure for a Chinese airline industry that dramatically improved safety following deadly crashes in the 1990s.The Boeing 737-800 en route from Kunming in the southwest to Guangzhou, near Hong Kong,

China: Deadly 2022 Plane Crash Still Being Investigated

Paris [France], March 21 (ANI): Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's government have failed in the country's parliament. This clears the way for his hugely unpopular pension reforms to be implemented, CNN reported.
The French President on Thursday pushed the unpopular pension reform scheme which proposed to raise the retirement age for most workers to 64 from 62 without a vote of lawmakers in

Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's govt fail in parliament

Seoul, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a drill simulating a tactical nuclear attack, state media said Monday, as part of what Pyongyang described as a response to ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises.The North Korean exercise, held Saturday and Sunday, included a "launching drill simulating a nuclear attack on major target of the enemy," according to the state-run Korean Centra

North Korea Holds Drill Simulating Tactical Nuclear Strike

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The nonstop India-US connectivity has picked up further ahead of the upcoming peak summer travel season.
Meanwhile, Air India will temporarily suspend six of its 47 weekly nonstops to the United States (US) for the next two to three months due to crew shortage, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said on Monday.
"We will be reducing the frequency of the San Francisco and Newark no

Crew shortage forces Air India to curtail US operations

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said Monday that its investigation into flight MU5735 that crashed a year ago is still in progress as the case is "very complex and extremely rare."Th

Update: Probe into China Eastern Airlines flight crash continuing: CAAC

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Due to bad weather conditions in the national capital, a total of 10 flights were diverted to other airports on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
Among the 10 flights which were diverted, seven were diverted to Jaipur and three to Lucknow.
"Due to bad weather (Rain) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers 

Due to bad weather in Delhi, 10 flights diverted to other cities

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday granted six weeks more time to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to implement a Uniform Banking Code for foreign exchange transactions to control black money generation and benami transactions.
The Bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad on Monday granted more tim

Delhi HC grants 6 weeks to RBI to file reply on Uniform Banking Code

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines during January-February 2023 were 246.11 lakhs, as against 141.04 lakhs during the corresponding period of 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed Monday.
It registered an annual growth of 74.50 per cent and monthly growth of 56.82 per cent.
In the month of January, passengers carried by Indian domestic airlines were 125.42 l

Air traffic in India jumps 75 pc in Jan-Feb 2023 year-on-year

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia here on Monday said that under the Regional Connectivity scheme (RCS)-UDAN, 74 airports have been built in the country to date and "working to achieve the target of 100 such airports by 2024."The UDAN scheme launched in 2016 aims to fulfil the aspirations of the common man with advanced aviation infrastructure and air connectivity in Category 

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