Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday pledged to extend support to West Bengal Chief Ministers Relief Fund among other initiatives in the wake of Super Cyclone Amphan which has severely affected the eastern state. “KKR along with Meer Foundation announced several[Read More…]
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Music composer Pritam’s father passes away
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Noted music composer Pritam Chakraborty’s father Prabodh Chakraborty passed away on Sunday. He was 86, battling Parkinson and Alzheimer, and was in hospital since the last two years. “Pritam, his mother and sister were with Prabodh Chakraborty in the hospital till the end. He was suffering[Read More…]
Over 300 Nepalis enter country through Birgunj border point
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) At least 350 Nepali citizens who had been under quarantine in India were let into the country through the Raxaul-Birgunj border point on Wednesday. Of the total returnees, 222 were pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and had been quarantined in Katra, while the[Read More…]
Two Shramik train passengers found dead in Varanasi (Lead)
Varanasi/New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Two passengers of a Shramik special train from Mumbai were found dead when it reached Manduadih railway station in Varanasi on Wednesday morning. The bodies were found by railway staff when other passengers had got off the train and it was shifted to the yard[Read More…]
China’s muscle-flexing against India & others, a challenge to US supremacy
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Beijing, May 27 (IANS) China’s simultaneous muscle-flexing along the boundaries with India and as well as in the sea against Southeast Asian nations is rapidly establishing that Beijing remains steadfast in challenging the US supremacy in the post-coronavirus world. In the last decade, the Chinese[Read More…]
China’s latest U-turn, says Covid-19 virus had ‘multiple origins’
Beijing May 27 (IANS) In what seems to be an absolutely new theory, Chinese scientists have said that the novel coronavirus may not have its origin in the Wuhan seafood market, which allegedly caused the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic. ‘People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, revealed on[Read More…]
FDCI to host ‘phygital’ Fashion Week
New Delhi, May 27 (IANSlife) The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) took to Instagram to post a teaser that says “FDCI goes digital Indias First Ever Digital Fashion Week”. The event is set to be a ‘phygital one, which is a combination of a physical and digital event. Confirming[Read More…]
Create virtual experiences to turn the tide: Facebook-BCG report
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) With the Covid-19 pandemic causing significant changes in consumer behaviour, businesses need to embrace hyper-localisation, create virtual experiences and build messaging around new habits such as increased focus on health and hygiene, a report from Facebook India and Boston Consulting Group said on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
Kannada TV actress Mebeina Michael dies in road accident
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Kannada television actress Mebeina Micheal died in a road accident on Tuesday evening. The 22-year-old actress, who gained popularity on the reality show “Pyaate Hudugir Halli Life”, was on her way to her hometown Madikeri and the accident took place near Devihalli in Karnataka, reports indiatoday.in.[Read More…]
Congress leader to SC: No plan to address migrant crisis
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) There is no nationwide action plan to address stranded migrant labourers’ crisis, senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday told the Supreme Court, seeking to intervene in the matter where the top court took suo moto cognizance on the “unfortunate and miserable” plight of migrant[Read More…]
Karnataka temples to open on June 1
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) After more than two months, temples in Karnataka are set to open doors to devotees on June 1, according to an official, here on Wednesday. “The Endowment Minister (Kotta Srinivasa Poojary) after consulting the Chief Minister made the announcement on Tuesday,” Rohini Sindhuri, Hindu Religious Institutions[Read More…]
Moderate participation expected in spectrum auctions: ICRA
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Rating agency ICRA expects moderate participation for the upcoming spectrum auctions at Rs 55,000-Rs 60,000 crore due to the limited financial flexibility of the industry. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended auctions with one of the largest quanta of spectrum on offer –[Read More…]
The man who made more than 15,000 people smile is no more
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Ninety-year-old Hirji S. Adenwalla, a Parsi, was the director at the Charles Pinto Cleft Centre at Thrissur’s Jubilee Mission Hospital. He has been[Read More…]
TV Star Mohsin Khan’s fans surprise him with sweets, treats
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Television heartthrob Mohsin Khan, who plays the role of Kartik Goenka in “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai”, has been showered with sweets by his fans. The actor credits a baker-cum-choreographer and his wife, who live in the next building for fulfilling the wishes of his fans.[Read More…]
ICMR suggests states/UTs to reduce corona testing prices
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday wrote to all states and Union Territories about reducing the price for conducting the test for the diagnosis of COVID-19. In a letter, dated May 25, the Director General of the ICMR Balram Bhargava told Chief Secretaries[Read More…]
List pvt hospitals for free/cheap Covid-19 care: SC to govt
New Delhi, May (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, here on Wednesday, asked the Centre to consider free treatment for Covid-19 patients and identify hospitals where minimum or free of cost treatment could be provided. The Justice Bobde-headed Bench, also comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, was hearing[Read More…]
India’s HCQ pioneer slams WHO decision to suspend drug trial
By Sanjeev Sharma New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) One of the pioneers to initiate hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) therapy in COVID-19 positive patients, Dr Sudhir Bhandari , Principal and Controller, Sawai Madho Singh Medical College Hospitals, Jaipur has slammed the decision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to temporarily put on hold[Read More…]
Govt postpones strategic sale of BPCL for second time
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The government has further extended the deadline for bidding to buy its entire 52.98 per cent stake in the country’s second-biggest oil refiner, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), by over one-and-a-half months to July 31. This is the second extension for submission of expression of[Read More…]
Greg spoilt his name, could’ve been a good batting coach: Kaif
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif feels former coach Greg Chappell lacked man-management skills and that is why he couldn’t do well with the Indian team despite boasting of such an impressive playing career. Chappell was coach of the Indian team for two controversy-riddled years between[Read More…]
Jaipur spends sleepless nights as locusts create havoc
Jaipur, May 27 (IANS) Jaipur residents are spending sleepless nights as locusts have led seige on the city for past three days. Starting Sunday, these swarms of insects landed on the Rajasthan capital like a biblical plague entering their houses, attacking their rooftops, galleries and devouring up their kitchen gardens[Read More…]
‘Safe’ Goa needs to arrest trend of people flocking in: Oppn
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) The Goa government needs to arrest the trend of persons who are travelling to Goa just because it is a safe zone and not because they are stranded elsewhere and are returning to a place they belong to, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said on Wednesday.[Read More…]
Zoa Morani donates plasma the second time for COVID-19 treatment
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Producer Karim Morani’s daughter, actress Zoa Morani, has donated her plasma for the second time for COVID-19 research and treatment at Mumbai’s Nair Hospital today. Earlier this month, Zoa, a COVID-19 survivor, had donated her blood for plasmatherapy trials for COVID-19 treatment at the same hospital.[Read More…]
When Big B turned tourist in Lucknow
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan recalls roaming the streets of Lucknow pretending to be a tourist, dressed in his distinct “Gulabo Sitabo” get-up, while he was shooting for the Shoojit Sircar film in that city. With a long beard, old-school spectacles, a head scarf and a prosthetically-pronounced nose, Big[Read More…]
Modi always plays on front foot: Law Minister hits out at Rahul
By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “always plays on the front foot in the interest of the country”. Prasad was reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s Tuesday statement wherein the[Read More…]
BCCI confident ICC won’t commit harakiri by taking away 2021 T20 WC
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) On papers, the ICC vs BCCI tax battle seems to have taken a murky turn after the ICC Business Corporation (IBC) refused to hand the Indian board an extension in finding a tax solution. The ICC has in fact threatened that they[Read More…]