Author: IANS

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to hold the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Dubai, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S.[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Singer Shilpa Rao says her latest song emphasises on how everyone is a work in progress as human beings. The “Ghungroo” hitmaker has sung “Aadhe aadhe se” in the new Netflix film, “Raat Akeli Hai”. Composed by Sneha Khalwankar, Shilpa has recorded the number along with[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Mumbai-headquartered pharmaceutical company Wockhardt on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK government to fill-finish millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines. As per the terms of the agreement, the company has reserved manufacturing capacity to allow for the supply of multiple[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Southern star Samantha Akkineni has shared some words of wisdom on how to be extraordinary in a new social media post. Samantha took to Instagram, where she posted a black-and-white picture of herself. In the image, Samantha’s back is towards the camera. She is seen dressed[Read More…]

Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) The Punjab Police on Monday apprehended 12 more people, including two businessmen, and launched manhunt for a Ludhiana-based paint business owner who had allegedly supplied three drums of spurious liquor that triggered over 100 deaths. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar[Read More…]

Turin, Aug 3 (IANS) Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has added a limited-edition Bugatti Centodieci to his collection of cars. The hotshot Juventus striker posted a picture of the car on his Instagram profile with a caption: “You choose the view.” Ronaldo was seen sitting in front of his new toy,[Read More…]

Geneva, Aug 3 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Monday said although a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials, there is no “silver bullet” at the moment, and there might never be for Covid-19. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Yes Bank’s long-term foreign currency issuer rating to ‘B3’ from ‘Caa1’ after the bank recently raised Rs 15,000 crore through a further public offering (FPO). It has also changed the outlook for Yes bank to stable from positive.[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Sujeeth, who is best known for directing the Prabhas-starrer, Saaho, has tied the knot with fiancee Pravallika in a low key affair, amid the ongoing pandemic. Several pictures from Sujeeth’s wedding ceremony are doing the rounds on the internet. While the filmmaker dons a traditional[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched ‘E-RakshaBandhan’ campaign aimed at creating public awareness on cyber crimes against women and children. The virtual cyber crime awareness programme — jointly developed by Andhra Pradesh Police and Crime Investigation Department (CID), will focus on[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Singer-musician Vishal Dadlani says the title track of the film, Khuda Haafiz, has great honesty and depth. The title track of the film, starring Vidyut Jamwal and Shivaleeka Oberoi, was released on Monday. The song evokes sentiments of hope and the power of love, and is[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Subdued demand conditions, on back of the Covid-19 pandemic, continued to dent India’s manufacturing sector output in the month of July. The latest reading of seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing PMI index showed that firms responded by cutting both staff numbers and purchasing activity.[Read More…]

By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has provided 100,000 euros, almost Tk 1 crore, aid that will directly benefit 25,000 people in flood-hit Bangladesh. An estimated 2.8 million people have been displaced by floods triggered by the unrelenting rains. The EU’s humanitarian aid is to[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Sentiments in the real estate sector were at a record low in the second quarter of 2020, according to a report. The Real Estate Sentiment Index for Q2, prepared by Knight Frank, FICCI and NAREDCO, showed that stakeholders in the sector, however, expect the market[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) The premier Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech hub belatedly admitted on Monday that 19 people, including students, faculty, staff and their family members had tested Covid-19 positive till July 31. “Till July 31, 19 people living in our campus, including students, faculty, staff,[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) A rise in Covid-19 cases, along with uncertainty over the Reserve Bank’s rate cut decision, subdued the Indian equity market on Monday. Consequently, both the main indices fell for the fourth straight day on Monday. Sector-wise, the top gainers were the BSE CD, Healthcare and Metal[Read More…]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday allowed normal functioning of public and private sector banks with 50 per cent staff till August 31 by following the COVID-19 guidelines. All the public and private sector banks, regional rural banks, state co-operative banks, small finance banks and insurance companies[Read More…]

Gurugram, Aug 3 (IANS) The police have registered an FIR against four officials of a real estate company for allegedly duping a homebuyer of Rs 40 lakh. According to the police, the FIR has been registered on the Economic Offence Wing’s recommendation at the Sushaant Lok police station. VSR Infratech’s[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan has been in a lonely mood this Monday. He took to Instagram to share a picture from one of his photo shoots. In the image, he strikes a stylish seated pose, but all alone. “Lonely Monday,” he wrote with the picture, using hashtag[Read More…]