New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Actress Payal Ghosh, who had accused film director Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment, on Wednesday arrived at North Block in the Capital and met Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy. After her more than 20-minute meeting with Reddy, the actress said she had[Read More…]
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KKR win toss against CSK, choose to bat
Abu Dhabi, Oct 7 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday won the toss and chose to bat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. While KKR captain Dinesh Karthik said that they have made no changes to their side from the previous match, CSK skipper MS[Read More…]
Turkey’s top diplomat calls for urgent dialogue with EU
Ankara, Oct 7 (IANS) Turkeys top diplomat called for an urgent dialogue between Ankara and the European Union (EU) to address rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and developments in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict. In an interview with Italian news agency Agenzia Nova during his recent visit to Rome, Turkish[Read More…]
ITC’s Savlon to become a Rs 1,000 crore brand
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Highlighting Savlon as an example of creating value from acquisitions, the ITC said on Wednesday that Savlon is on course to become a Rs 1,000 crore brand. Sameer Satpathy, CEO, ITC’s Personal Care Products Business, said that going by the growth trends in the first[Read More…]
Get free Galaxy phones with Samsung refrigerators this festive season
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Samsung India will roll out exciting offers on its popular IoT-enabled Spacemax Family Hub and Curd Maestro refrigerators this festive season during the Flipkart Big Billion Days and Amazon Great India Festival sales. With the Spacemax Family Hub refrigerator, consumers could get free premium Galaxy[Read More…]
Covid-19: Nepal reports highest single day spike with 3,439 new cases
Kathmandu, Oct 7 (IANS) Nepals Covid-19 tally reached 94,253 with 3,439 new infections, the highest single-day spike reported on Wednesday. The country also reported 15 deaths, pushing the coronavirus toll to 578. Ten men and five women died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.[Read More…]
J&K: 621 more test Covid positive, tally crosses 81K
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) A further 621 people on Wednesday tested Covid-19 positive in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the Union Territory beyond 81,000. A statement issued by the Information and Public Relations Department said of the 621 people who[Read More…]
CBI should probe AIIMS team’s conduct: Sushant Singh Rajput’s family lawyer
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) : Hours after writing to to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director questioning the AIIMS report in the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput, senior advocate Vikas Singh held a press conference on Wednesday requesting the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into the[Read More…]
Indian origin couple, son found dead in UK flat
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Scotland Yard in London launched a probe after three members of an Indian origin family were found dead in their flat at Golden Mile House on Clayponds Lane, Brentford. The bodies of Poorna Kaameshwari Sivaraj, 36, and her three-year-old son Kailash Kuha Raj were found when[Read More…]
UK announces new plans for post-Brexit Freeports
London, Oct 7 (IANS) The British government on Wednesday announced further details for new innovative Freeports in the post-Brexit period. “Next steps set out today for the creation of Freeports, driving investment and creating jobs after the end of the transition period (December 31, 2020),” the Treasury said in a[Read More…]
4 Taiwan returnees test positive for Covid-19
Taipei, Oct 7 (IANS) Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) on Wednesday announced that it had received notifications via the World Health Organization’s National IHR Focal Points in Japan and France that four passengers arriving from Taiwan recently tested positive for Covid-19. During his weekly press conference, Minister of Health[Read More…]
Sitharaman stops by at paddy field near Vijayawada
Amaravati, Oct 7 (IANS) Enroute to Vijayawada, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday made an impromptu visit to a paddy field in Jakkula Nekkalam village and interacted with a few farmers. “The farmers welcomed the three farm bills passed by the Parliament and reckoned that the agri reforms will[Read More…]
Shaheen Bagh protest didn’t remain sole voice of women, says SC
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday held the Shaheen Bagh protest perhaps no longer remained the “sole and empowering voice of women”, as the presence of various groups of protesters had possibly resulted in them acting at cross-purposes. Citing the report of interlocutors, a bench comprising[Read More…]
No compromise on Mhadei issue, Goa is on right track: CM (Ld)
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Goa will not compromise on the ongoing Mhadei river water sharing row with Karnataka and the state is on the right track, especially with the filing of a contempt petition against the neighbouring state for violation of apex court’s orders, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on[Read More…]
Rahul releases video of interaction with Hathras victim’s family
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Amid the Uttar Pradesh government’s allegation of a “conspiracy” in the Hathras case, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has released a video of his conversation with the victim’s family during his visit there on Saturday. In the purported conversation, Rahul Gandhi is heard saying to the[Read More…]
Housing sales doubled in July-Sep period: PropEquity Report
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian real estate sector seems to be recovering from a slump in demand during the nationwide lockdown as sales during the July-September quarter jumped over 100 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis across seven major cities, according to a report by PropEquity. Housing sales[Read More…]
India’s tour of Australia to begin with white-ball series
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Despite being at loggerheads with Seven West Media, owner of Channel 7 which has TV rights to the Test series, Cricket Australia have gone ahead and announced a tentative schedule for Indias tour Down Under later this year, according to a report in ESPNCricinfo.com. On[Read More…]
Covid Blues: ‘Made 45 Durga idols last year, only 5 this time’
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Manik Pal is left a worried man this Durga Puja. The Covid-19 pandemic has hurt his businesses badly, leaving this idol maker with just 10 per cent of last year’s work. Working in an abandoned compound near the Kali temple in CR Park, the lack[Read More…]
Iran reports 4,019 new Covid cases, tally at 483,844
Tehran, Oct 7 (IANS) Iran on Wednesday reported 4,019 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 483,844. The pandemic has so far taken 27,658 lives in Iran, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. A total of 397,109 people have recovered from the disease[Read More…]
Hathras case gives massive social media traction to Rahul
By Saiyed Moziz Imam Zaidi New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The huge nationwide uproar over the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras and the subsequent Congress demand for justice and support to her family generated a lot of social media traction for party leader Rahul[Read More…]
Another Kerala Minister tests Covid positive, fourth so far
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Kerala Power Minister M.M. Mani on Wednesday announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. The CPI-M leader became the fourth Minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet to have been infected for coronavirus, after Finance Minister Thomas Issac, Industries Minister E.P.Jayarajan, and Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar.[Read More…]
Amid Covid-19, 42% of early air travellers ready to go again: Report
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) At least 42 per cent of the air travellers in the past three months had a comfortable and safe in-flight experience and are ready to travel again, a report said on Wednesday. The survey was conducted by online travel aggregator ixigo, with a sample of[Read More…]
Kuwait reports 475 new Covid-19 cases
Kuwait City, Oct 7 (IANS) Kuwait on Wednesday reported 475 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 108,743 and the death toll to 639, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Currently, 7,328 patients are receiving treatment, including 127 in ICU, according to the[Read More…]
SC on Shaheen Bagh: Dissent against colonisers can’t be equated with dissent in democracy
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it cannot accept that an indeterminable number of people can assemble whenever they choose to protest, and cited the distinction between the manner of dissent against colonial rule and the expression of dissent in a democratic system. A bench[Read More…]
REVIVING ECONOMY: Pent-up demand sparks smartphone sales growth in India
By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Smartphone sales in India have already picked up pace ahead of the festive season due to pent-up demand from the lockdown and new use cases like education of children even as 200 million smartphones in the country are waiting to be upgraded,[Read More…]