By IANSlife New Delhi, May 27 (IANSlife) As communities around the world slowly begin to open their doors, the idea of future travel is beginning to inspire everyone who has been home sheltering. From cozy mountain cabins to beat the summer, poolside respites to cool off the heat wave, it’s[Read More…]
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Expat stuck in India, family runs out of money in Sharjah
Sharjah, May 27 (IANS) An Indian family here has run out of money as their sole breadwinner has been stranded in India due to COVID-19 flight suspension. Sephali Panigrahi, who lives in Al Nahda with her two daughters aged 17 and 12 years, said they are facing an acute financial[Read More…]
Depression and Anxiety: Leading cause of IVF failure in women
By IANSlife Features New Delhi, May 27 (IANSlife) Getting bouts of anxiety while going through In-vitro fertilization (IVF) or any other fertility treatment is common for any childless couple. Dr. Aswati Nair, Fertility Consultant, Nova IVF Fertility, Delhi sheds light on how depression and anxiety can affect IVF. But it’s[Read More…]
Big B: ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ would beat ‘Baahubali 2’ gross, inflation adjusted
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) The late Manmohan Desais evergreen multistarrer “Amar Akbar Anthony” turned 43 on Wednesday, and the films talismanic hero Amitabh Bachchan resorted to discussing money matters a bid to show why the film still matters today. The money that the 1977 superhit made on release, after adjusting[Read More…]
Noted Urdu satirist Mujtaba Hussain is no more
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Celebrated Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 84. According to family sources, he breathed his last at his residence in Red Hills. He was not well for the last couple of years due to[Read More…]
NCLT approves IL&FS stake sale in GIFT City to Guj Govt
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Principal Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the stake sale of IL&FS in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Limited (GIFTCL) to the Government of Gujarat. The crisis-ridden IL&FS holds 50 per cent stake in GIFTCL. Notwithstanding the liability of GIFTCL, the[Read More…]
Schools in India should have menstrual awareness programme: Survey
By IANSlife New Delhi, May 27 (IANSlife) More than 51 percent of women respondents say that Indian schools do not have a proper system to prepare teen and adolescent girls regarding the onset of menstrual periods. Nearly 60 percent women feel schools lack adequate facilities for girls to change and[Read More…]
Anand was my idol, when I used to play chess: Chahal
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Star Sports in partnership with MFORE launched a new series ‘Mind Masters by MFORE to highlight the importance and necessity of mental strength and conditioning in sports. In the recent episode, five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand joined host and former India cricketer S. Badrinath to[Read More…]
Health Ministry includes RMNCAH+N activities in essential services
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday categorised RMNCAH+N activities in the essential services category. These activities are related to pregnancy care management, newborn care and childhood illness management, immunisation services, management of severe acute malnutrition in children, family planning services, comprehensive abortion[Read More…]
After row over paid quarantine, Kerala mulls changes
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The row that began on Tuesday when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that with the number of Covid-19 cases witnessing an upswing with arrival of Keralaites from abroad, and they will now have to pay for the quarantine, intensified on Wednesday with more top leaders[Read More…]
UP units seek 5 lakh workers from skill mapping bank
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s efforts have started paying rich dividends and some industrial units in the state have sought five lakh skilled workers from the skill mapping data bank. According to the official spokesman, the Chief Minister had directed that up to ten skilled workers[Read More…]
Bumrah generating pace with short run-up still amazes me: Bishop
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Former West Indies fast-bowler Ian Bishop has heaped praise on India speedster Jasprit Bumrah and referred to him as a ‘generational talent’. Bishop feels Bumrah is a completely different fast-bowler with respect to yesteryear superstars. According to Bishop, Bumrah’s ability to generate rapid pace despite[Read More…]
HK arrests protesters ahead of controversial law discussion
Hong Kong, May 27 (IANS) At least 15 people were arrested here on Wednesday by security forces, who have been deployed in greater numbers on the streets in recent hours, ahead of a controversial bill criminalising disrespect to the Chinese anthem being presented before in the Legislative Council. Moreover, two[Read More…]
Delhi HC awards Rs 30 lakh as damages to 3 software giants
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 30 lakh as damages to tech giant Microsoft Inc, Adobe Systems and an another firm after a company based in the national capital’s Nehru Place used pirated softwares of the three companies. “This Court is of the view,[Read More…]
Spotify removes 10,000 song library limit
San Francisco, May 27 (IANS) Music streaming service Spotify has removed its 10,000-song library limit. Users can now save as many songs as they want to their library with no limits on the size of the library. The new system only applies to the ability to save songs to Spotify[Read More…]
Samsung expands partnership with Benow to cover TV, fridge
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Samsung on Wednesday said it has expanded its partnership with digital payments platform Benow from smartphones to consumer electronics which will now allow consumers across India to buy TVs, refrigerators and other digital appliances online from their neighbourhood stores. This platform will allow thousands of[Read More…]
World entering age of pandemics, Harvard don tells Rahul
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Harvard’s public health expert Professor Ashish Jha on Wednesday sounded an ominous warning, saying that the world is entering the ‘age of pandemics’. “We are entering an age of pandemics. I am confident that this is not the last global pandemic you and I are[Read More…]
Not considering any change in Ranji format, says Saba Karim
By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) BCCI GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim on Wednesday denied reports about changing the format of Ranji Trophy, India’s premier domestic cricket tournament. Reports were doing the rounds that the board is mulling a change of format for the Ranji Trophy which would[Read More…]
ALERT: No one can threaten Modi’s India: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Chinese aggression
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1 in 10 Indian jobseeker lost job, most think layoff imminent: Naukri
Out of the 10 per cent of jobseekers who have already been laid off, 15 per cent were from the airlines and e-commerce industry each and around 14 per cent were from the hospitality industry.
Locust attack feared in eastern UP now
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has now asked all District Magistrates to remain prepared for the movement of the swarm of locusts in their areas. Principal Secretary, Agriculture Devesh Chaturvedi, in his letter, has said that all District Magistrates, particularly those in eastern Uttar[Read More…]
Indian Army commanders’ meet kicks off amid Chinese aggression
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Indian Army Commanders’ Conference kicked off in New Delhi on Wednesday wherein discussion over China frontier in Sikkim, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh would be done at great length. The conference was planned much before the tension with China in eastern Ladakh region. Army Chief General[Read More…]
India’s worst recession is here
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Indias fourth recession since Independence, first since liberalisation, and perhaps the worst to date is here, according to rating agency, Crisil. CRISIL sees the Indian economy shrinking 5 per cent in fiscal 2021 (on-year), because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The first quarter will suffer a[Read More…]
ICC Meeting: BCCI unlikely to hand hosting rights of 2021 WT20 to CA
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is confident that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will finally decide on the fate of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November during the conference call on Thursday. While the Indian board[Read More…]
1988 batch IRS officer commits suicide in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri
The deceased identified as 57-year-old Keshav Saxena was posted as the Principal Commissioner in the Income Tax Department. He was a resident of Bapu Dham in New Delhi’s posh Chanakyapuri.