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By Manoj Pathak Patna, Oct 7 (IANS) The political scenario in Bihar is becoming more interesting by the day. The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) seems to have become a ‘shelter home’ for those who have turned rebels in other parties over denial of tickets. The LJP, which is part of[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday referred a petition seeking directions to the concerned authorities for the installation of fiber line for internet in all the cell operators in all the court complex situated in the national capital to a division bench. After hearing the[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) More than two million customers visited IKEA`s first India store here during the financial year 2019-20 (Sep to Aug), said the Swedish home furnishing multinational on Wednesday. The Group counts a financial year from September 1 to August 31. The footfall is much lower than the[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) Iconic rock band AC/DC have unveiled their first single, “Shot in the Dark”, since 2014. It is part of their highly anticipated album, “POWER UP”, which will release on November 13. “It’s got that great AC/DC vibe about it, great swagger, and a good AC/DC[Read More…]

New York, Oct 7 (IANS) Scientists have invented a way to spray extremely thin wires made of a plant-based material that could be used in N95 mask filters, devices that harvest energy for electricity, and potentially the creation of human organs. The method involves spraying methylcellulose, a renewable plastic material[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India and Australia will on Thursday discuss various issues related to mental health rehabilitation, particularly in the context of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts from India and Australia will touch upon issues such as stress management for frontline non-health workers; multicultural[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) In a move that will not only ease Kolkata’s traffic but also have political significance ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls next year, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the East-West Metro Corridor Project which will have India’s first tunnel below the river Ganga[Read More…]

Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Officials posted at the Pakistani High Commission in the United Kingdom on Wednesday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that a representative of Nawaz Sharif had initially agreed to receive the arrest warrants against the PML-N supremo, but changed his mind minutes before their arrival at[Read More…]

Jaipur, Oct 7 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday issued an order to increase daily training allowance of 30,000 volunteers of Home Guards from Rs 100 to Rs 200. The decision has been taken to motivate and further boost the morale of the force. “On March 6, 2020, Chief Minister[Read More…]

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Singer Arijit Singh has a strong fan base across the globe, and singer Kumar Sanu says it makes him happy to see the young artiste taking Indian music to all over the world. Kumar recently paid tribute to Arijit on an episode of “Jammin”, singing the[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to take appropriate steps and submit a compliance report on the enhancement of biomedical waste treatment and disposal facilities in the national capital amid the coronavirus pandemic. A bench of NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel was[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women has rescued a minor girl from southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar who was allegedly being married off. A call was received on the Commission’s 181 helpline on an anonymous complaint that the family was planning to marry off the girl on[Read More…]

Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) Over 100 protesting farmers were taken into custody and detained from Haryana’s Sirsa town on Wednesday for protesting against the contentious farm laws. Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav was also taken into custody by the police. However, farmer organisations said that they would continue with the[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) After holding the Khushwant Singh LitFest (KSLF) at the Kasauli Club in Himachal Pradesh for eight consecutive years, this year the festival has decided to go digital with an online LitFest on October 9, 10 and 11. With major writers including Amitav Ghosh, Piyo Iyer,[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The government of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday signed the concession agreement with representatives of Zurich Airport International to commence the development of the Noida International Airport at Jewar. The concession agreement was signed by Arun Vir Singh, CEO, Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) and Christoph[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have achieved 100 per cent door-to-door collection of solid waste, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) said on Wednesday. The Ministry said that both states shared the details in a review meeting chaired by MoHUA Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra. Senior[Read More…]

Stockholm, Oct 7 (IANS) Two women scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the tools to edit DNA, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are the first two women to share the prize (without a male collaborator)[Read More…]

Tokyo, Oct 7 (IANS) Japan’s Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday said he has told his US counterpart, Mark Esper that Tokyo is seeking to come up with an alternative to the scrapped deployment of the US-developed Aegis Ashore missile interception system by the end of the year. Kishi spoke[Read More…]

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Bigg Boss 14 housemates Rubina Dilaik, Jasmin Bhasin, Nikky Tamboli and Pavitra Punia will have to seduce actor Sidharth Shukla for an immunity task in the upcoming episode of the controversial reality show. The immunity task comprises three rounds. For round one, the girls would have[Read More…]

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 7 (IANS) A young farmer was mauled to death by a tiger in Mala forest range of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), officials said on Wednesday. Sukhveer Singh, 36, resident of Piparia Karam village, under Gajraula police station, was on his way home near the Mala[Read More…]