Lucknow, Jan 31 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap agrees that shutter Saina Nehwal is skating on thin ice as far as her Tokyo Olympics ambition is concerned, but he believes the 2012 London Games bronze medallist still has it in her to make the cut by doing well in the remaining qualifying[Read More…]
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File status report in Aircel-Maxis case in two weeks: CBI court
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A Special CBI Court here on Friday directed the CBI and the ED to file a status report in the Aircel-Maxis case allegedly involving former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti. Issuing directions, Sujata Kohli, the newly appointed District Judge at the Rouse[Read More…]
Pretty sure that I will make Olympics cut very soon: Sathiyan
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams missed out on an opportunity to secure qualification for the Tokyo Olympics in the 2020 ITTF World Team Qualification tournament in Portugal, earlier this month, but the top Indian TT players still have a chance to book[Read More…]
5 PFI members arrested in Kanpur
Kanpur, Jan 31 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested five members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) on charges of instigating violence against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kanpur. The five arrested persons, according to sources, were planning to disrupt[Read More…]
Woman hacks father-in-law to death in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) A woman hacked her father-in-law to death in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district, following which she was arrested, police said on Friday. Dolly Devi, 32, got up late Thursday night, locked her husband and sister-in-law in a room while they were asleep and entered the room of her[Read More…]
AAP to hold silent marches against ‘terrorist’ remark
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party will hold silent marches across all 70 Delhi Assembly constituencies to protest against BJP MP Parvesh Verma’s “terrorist” remark against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP sources said on Friday. A party insider said the date, timings and the routes of the[Read More…]
Mohammed Shami is the best fast bowler in the world: Shoaib Akhtar
New Zealand needed 9 runs off the last six balls when Virat Kohli handed the ball to Shami and even though Ross Taylor started the over with a six, the pacer kept cool and came back to dismiss him off the last ball to tie the game.
BJP against Delhi’s migrants: Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) After Union Minister Harsh Vardhan called Arvind Kejriwal an outsider, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Friday said the statement is from the BJP’s anti-migrant ideology. Speaking to the media, Singh said the BJP should sack its Delhi unit Chief Manoj Tiwari as he[Read More…]
‘Naagin’ actor Zuber K. Khan gifts new house to parents
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) “Naagin 3” actor Zuber K. Khan has bought a house in Mumbai for his parents. “I always wanted to buy a house from my own earned money and gift it to my parents. I have always idolised them and their constant support, encouragement and blessings have[Read More…]
Growth in rail passenger, freight transport: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways saw an increase in ferrying passengers by 1.85 per cent and also registered a growth of 5.34 per cent in transporting freight in 2018-19, the Economic Survey 2019-20 said on Friday. The survey was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.[Read More…]
Excessive govt intervention stifles economic freedom: Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Suggesting the government to do away with laws which interrupt market-driven operations, the Economic Survey 2019-20 on Friday said excessive government intervention in market stifles economic freedom. It also said that government interventions may be needed if the markets do not function properly. “The Economic[Read More…]
Health Min must evolve non-distortionary system: Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey in its observation on Friday found that government’s intervention, though well intended, often ended up undermining the ability of the markets to support wealth creation and led to outcomes opposite to those intended. According to the survey, the regulation of prices of[Read More…]
Scientists engineer bacteria to save bees from pests, pathogens
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Scientists have genetically engineered strains of bacteria to help bees fight pests and pathogens that are leading to a widespread deadly trend known as colony collapse. The engineered bacteria live in the guts of honey bees and act as biological factories, pumping out medicines protecting[Read More…]
WHO declares coronavirus global health emergency (2nd Ld)
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak, that has killed 213 people and infected nearly 10,000 others in China alone, as a global health emergency since the virus was spreading globally at an alarming rate. As 98 confirmed cases were also reported[Read More…]
Louis Tomlinson: I pretend not to be romantic, but I am
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Singer Louis Tomlinson has returned with a new song, “Walls”, which reflects on parting ways with a lover. He says he pretends not to be romantic, but he is. “It’s about coming home having been on tour, soon after the band (One Direction) had split.[Read More…]
Vatsal Sheth stars in video of romantic song
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Vatsal Sheth features in the video of a love ballad, “Jin din tum”, sung by Soham Naik. The music video of “Jis din tum” follows the story of a singer-performer, played by Vatsal, and his love interest, played by former beauty queen Garima Yadav. “It[Read More…]
‘Veg ‘thali’ affordability improved more than non-veg’
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In India, affordability of vegetarian ‘thalis’ improved more compared to non-vegetarian ‘thalis’ in last 13 years, stated the Economic Survey 2019-20, which was presented in Parliament on Friday. Affordability of vegetarian ‘thalis’ improved by 29 per cent while that for non-vegetarian ‘thalis’ by 18 per[Read More…]
Economic Survey points out high drop-out rates in schools
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey, released on Friday, pointed out high drop out rates at various levels of schooling and lack of affordability in higher education as areas of concern. The Survey emphasised that Samagra Shiksha 2018-19, was launched to envisage school education as a continuation from[Read More…]
Elon Musk is a musician now!
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a musician now! Yes, you read it right. Recently the Tesla CEO just dropped an electronic song, “Don’t Doubt your Vibe,” on SoundCloud. The Tesla owner posted a series of tweets suggesting he had written a song and[Read More…]
4th T20I: Pandey fifty helps India get to 165/8
Wellington, Jan 31 (IANS) New Zealand’s spinners tied Indian batsmen in knots before Manish Pandey batted beautifully to drag India to 165/8 in 20 overs with a gritty half century, in the fourth T20I here on Friday. The hosts were without regular skipper Kane Williamson who was out with a[Read More…]
Coronavirus enters Web, users hacked with malicious files
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Taking advantage of people’s curiosity about the mysterious coronavirus that has become the talking point across the globe, cyber criminals have started deploying malicious files on people’s computers in the guise of providing information and safety tips about the coronavirus, security researchers warned on Friday.[Read More…]
Focus on export boosting services to mitigate trade deficit: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India should focus on export boosting services during bilateral trade negotiations to mitigate deficit with trading partners, the Economic Survey 2019-20 said on Friday. The survey was tabled in Parliament by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. As per the pre-Budget survey, services exports[Read More…]
62mn women’s lives can be saved from cervical cancer by 2120
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Timely screening and vaccination once or twice in a woman’s lifetime can help avert 74 million cases and 62 million cervical cancer deaths over the next century, and reduce deaths by a third by 2030, two new studies published in The Lancet have predicted. The[Read More…]
Here’s why Jameela Jamil turned down partying with DiCaprio
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress and activist Jameela Jamil turned down an invitation to party with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, so she could smuggle steaks out of an A-list bash. She said the drama happened at her “first big Hollywood party” three years ago, when she found herself rubbing[Read More…]
Google shows safety tips when people search ‘coronavirus’
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) With the novel coronavirus outbreak grabbing the attention of people worldwide, Google is now showing safety tips to people when they search “coronavirus”. Google is using resources from the World Health Organization to show people the safety tips and news and updates about the mysterious[Read More…]