Melbourne, Feb 7 (IANS) England women rode on a strokeful half-century from Natalie Sciver to defeat India by four wickets in the fourth T20I of the women’s triangular series on Friday. Sciver’s composed 50 from 38 balls rescued England after they slipped to 28/3, chasing 124 for victory at the[Read More…]
Author: IANS
Assam: Lakhs of people assemble for Narendra Modi’s Kokrajhar rally
On Thursday night, 70,000 earthen lamps were lit to enhance the celebratory mood. The Prime Minister shared the visual on his Instagram handle.
You can now disable Netflix’s annoying autoplay feature
The company will also let users turn off the autoplay feature that starts the next episode of a show they are watching.
Sikh-American couple’s food truck feeds LA’s homeless
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) A Los Angeles-based Sikh-American couple run a food truck service, which dishes out 200 burritos on a daily basis, to feed the city’s homeless, it was reported. Ravi Singh and his wife Jacquie’s food trucks, called “Share A Meal”, run across various locations around Los[Read More…]
Bengaluru police join TikTok to engage with people
Rao said the Chinese made App, TikTok, has immense potential to communicate about social issue in short creative and engaging videos.
ALERT: LS adjourned till 1 p.m. after ruckus over Rahul’s ‘Danda’ remarks
–Indo-Asian News Service rak/in
Kim convinced son Psalm is her father’s reincarnation
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian believes her youngest son Psalm is the reincarnation of her late father Robert Kardashian Sr. The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star shared the thought at the launch of her SKIMS line at Nordstroms in New York City detailing the[Read More…]
Caste-based census, over-charging by pvt hospitals among issues raised in Rajya Sabha
Janata Dal (United) Ram Nath Thakur said that caste-based census should be conducted in 2021 so that everyone from various communities gets their rightful share in government schemes and reservation in jobs.
Letterman recalls death threats from Tarantino
Los Angeles, Feb 7 (IANS) Popular American host David Letterman once got into a serious beef with Hollywood maverick Quentin Tarantino, to the point that the filmmaker threatened to kill him. The late-night talk show great shared his “great fight” with the “Kill Bill” helmer when asked on Showtime’s “Desus[Read More…]
SC will hear PIL against Shaheen Bagh protesters after Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it understands the nature of the problem of the road blockade caused by the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters in Shaheen Bagh here, and adjourned a plea seeking removal of the anti-CAA demonstrators till Monday, after the Delhi elections get[Read More…]
Aamir Khan: ‘Shikara’ a story that needs to be told
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has wished good luck to filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his latest release “Shikara” and said that it is a story that needs to be told. Aamir took to Twitter on Friday to convey his feelings and shared the link to the[Read More…]
BJP slams AAP over arrest of Sisodia’ OSD for graft
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in an alleged bribery case of Rs two lakh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on[Read More…]
Oli directs authorities to bring back Nepalis from China
Kathmandu, Feb 7 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has directed authorities to bring back Nepalis stranded in from China amid the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a media report said. At least 180 Nepali nationals, mostly students, have filed applications at the country’s embassy in China seeking immediate evacuation from[Read More…]
BJP calls Prashant Bhushan ‘loser’ after he questions Shah
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has called senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan “a loser” after he questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that the BJP will win the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls. Bhushan on Thursday tweeted and shared a news link, in[Read More…]
SBI slashes MCLR by 5 bps across tenors
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In its ninth consecutive cut in MCLR by a bank in the current fiscal, India’s top lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday aannounced a cut in the retail fixed deposits or FD rates effective from February 10. The reduction in MCLR by the[Read More…]
Nagrota encounter case likely to be handed over to NIA
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) The Nagrota encounter case in which three militants were killed is likely to be handed over to the National Investigating Agency (NIA), sources said on Friday. A policeman was also injured in the encounter that took place on January 31 after police intercepted a truck carrying[Read More…]
India aim to bounce back in 2nd ODI against rejuvenated NZ (Preview)
Auckland, Feb 7 (IANS) After losing the first ODI in Hamilton, Team India will look to bounce back and take the ongoing three-match series into the decider when they take on New Zealand at the Eden Park on Saturday. On Wednesday, India couldn’t manage to defend a stiff 348-run target[Read More…]
Twitter adds option to disable multi-column view for iPad
San Francisco, Feb 7 (IANS) Twitter for iPad after replacing single timeline layout with a multi-column view that works in both portrait as well as landscape mode has now introduced a new update in which a user can turn off the multi-column view. With the latest update users can now[Read More…]
Ranveer Singh wraps up shooting for ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’
Directed by debutant writer-director Divyang Thakkar, “Jayeshbhai Jordaar” is a humourous entertainer set in Gujarat and Ranveer will be seen playing the role of a Gujarati man.
Gloster to lead MG in SUV segment, G10 in MPV
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) After succesfully taking on Tata’s Harrier in the compact SUV segment, the Morris Garages (MG) on Friday brought its first luxury SUV in India, the MG Gloster. The Gloster once launched will directly compete with the segment leader Toyota Fortuner and Ford Endevour. The price[Read More…]
1,000 Kudumbashree hotels to serve Kerala meals at Rs 25
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Kerala State Finance Minister Thomas Issac who is credited with floating Kudumbashree, has always been generous in lifting it from a project funded by National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD), to its present level and in his 11th budget that was presented in the[Read More…]
Hasina seeks EU support for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued support of the European Union (EU) to ensure safe, dignified, and sustainable return of the displaced Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, a media report said on Friday. “The Bangladesh Prime Minister thanked the EU members, including Italy, for[Read More…]
ALERT: SC to hear plea on removing anti-CAA protesters from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh on Monday
–Indo-Asian News Service ss/in
US makes new terms for violence reduction in Afghanistan
Kabul, Feb 7 (IANS) As the US-Taliban peace talks continue in Doha, Washington has made several new demands over the reduction in violence plan, informed sources have said. One of the demands is that the reduction in violence should be long-term, TOLO News quoted the sources as saying on Thursday.[Read More…]
Bryant memorial service on Feb 24 in LA
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) A memorial service for late basketball great Kobe Bryant will be held in Los Angeles on February 24. According to a report in CNN, the service will take place at the Staples Center. Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among the nine people killed in[Read More…]