Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Rapper Soulja Boy is facing legal action from a woman who has claimed that hit her on the head with a gun, ordered an associate to tie her up, and was sexually abused by a member of his entourage. According to legal documents obtained by[Read More…]
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4,589 BSNL employees opt for VRS in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) In accordance with the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), 4,589 BSNL employees in Kerala have bowed out of office, and Friday was their last day of working in the organisation. After this, the BSNL will be left with 4,711 BSNL employees to service the operations in the[Read More…]
Tokyo 2020 organizers unveil village plaza made of reusable timber
Tokyo, Jan 31 (IANS) The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has unveiled a recreational complex for Olympic athletes that has been made mostly out of reusable wood with traditional Japanese construction techniques. Spanning an area of 5,300 square meters (57,048 square feet) and built using 40,000 pieces of wood on one[Read More…]
Economic Survey pegs GDP at 6-6.5 per cent in FY21, signals growth-oriented Budget
The World Bank, in its January 2020 release of the World Economic Prospects and the IMF in its World Economic Outlook Update January 2020 projected India’s real GDP growth at 5.8 percent for FY21.
Vijay Varma thanks Kunal Kamra for shutting up ‘tormentor’ Arnab Goswami (Lead)
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Vijay Varma has thanked stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his by-now viral in-flight verbal attack on journalist Arnab Goswami. The actor says that even though he does not subscribe to what Kamra did, he is happy because the “tormentor” has been “shut up for once”.[Read More…]
Daily smoking, drinking linked to advanced brain age
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Researchers have found that daily drinking and smoking may be linked to modest increases in relative brain age compared to those who drink and smoke less. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, showed that certain lifestyle habits, such as heavy smoking and alcohol[Read More…]
Survey pins hope on GST revenue to rein in fiscal deficit
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey on Friday pinned its hope on uptick in growth of cumulative GST collections in October 2019 and November-December to contain fiscal deficit at the budgeted 3.3 per cent for FY2020. In 2019-20, Centre’s fiscal deficit was budgeted at Rs 7.04 lakh crore[Read More…]
Coronavirus could boost US jobs: Wilbur Ross
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said that the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China, that has so far killed 213 people and infected nearly 10,000 people in the Asian giant, could be positive for the American economy, a media report said on Friday. While responding to[Read More…]
Sharjeel Imam must be shot dead in public: BJP MLA
Lucknow, Jan 31 (IANS) Controversial BJP legislator Sangeet Som said on Friday that people like Sharjeel Imam, who talk about “breaking India”, should be “shot dead publicly”. Som, who is an accused in a riot case himself, said: “The women sitting on protests have no work, a probe is needed[Read More…]
Fix skewed agri credit in northeast: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) To boost agriculture in northeast states, the Economic Survey 2019-2020, which was tabled by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Friday, pointed out the need for increasing financial inclusion to rectify highly skewed distribution of agriculture credit in these states. Further emphasizing[Read More…]
Kejriwal hits back at Pak minister on Delhi poll remark
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the February 8 Assembly elections here are country’s internal issue and no intervention of the “biggest sponsors of terrorism” will be tolerated. Responding to a tweet from Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Science and Technology Ch. Fawad Hussain,[Read More…]
Hormone therapy could prevent miscarriages: Study
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Researchers have revealed that thousands of miscarriages in a year could be prevented with a daily hormonal capsule. Giving progesterone to women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could lead to 8,450 more babies being born each year in the UK, according to[Read More…]
Projects to attract infra investments: Economic Survey
The survey noted that financing of NIP will be a challenge, however, a bouquet of well-prepared projects will attract investments from central and state governments
Coronavirus: 6,000 passengers trapped on Italian cruise ship
Rome, Jan 31 (IANS) More than 6,000 passengers were trapped on an Italian cruise ship after a woman fell ill with a suspected case of the deadly novel coronavirus, it was reported on Friday. The Costa Smeralda vessel is currently being held near Civitavecchia, 35 miles of Rome, after a[Read More…]
Survey estimates $1.4tn infra investment needed for $5tn economy target
Power shortages, inadequate transport, and poor connectivity affect overall growth performance. Since the provision of adequate infrastructure is essential for inclusive growth, India recently launched the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for the period FY 2020-2025.
Rape accused BSP MP takes oath in LS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Released on parole, Atul Kumar Singh, an MP from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Friday took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha after the House assembled to begin the Budget session 2020. Singh, also known by his alias Atul Rai, could not[Read More…]
Nirbhaya Case: Delhi court reserves order on convicts’ plea
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Friday reserved order on the application seeking stay on the execution of the death sentence awarded to the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana reserved its order on the two applications[Read More…]
Raja Ravi Varma: The crown jewel of India Art Fair 2020
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANSlife) New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In a dark room at the ongoing India Art Fair in the national capital, one of Indias biggest art events, shines through an illuminated figurative painting by Raja Ravi Varma, the indisputable father of modern Indian art.[Read More…]
New Brexit coin to go into circulation from Friday
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Around three million of the new 50 p Brexit coins will go into circulation from Friday, ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU) later in the night. Another seven million of the coins, which was unveiled by Chancellor Sajid Javid on January 25[Read More…]
6-year-old tortured by Rajasthan teacher for not binding book
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) A six-year-old physically challenged boy, Rajdeep, was severely tortured by her teacher and beaten with an iron stick for not binding his copy, in Bundi, Rajasthan. The boy was made to hang into a water tank and he slipped into it but was immediately evacuated. Completely[Read More…]
4th T20I: Samson fails to cash in as Kohli keeps promise to test bench
Wellington, Jan 31 (IANS) Virat Kohli had promised to give his bench-warmers a run after India bagged the five-match T20I series with a thrilling Super Over win against New Zealand to take an unassailable 3-0 lead on Wednesday. And he did just that on Friday as Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar[Read More…]
Linda Hamilton ‘wants to be done with’ ‘The Terminator’
Los Angeles, Jan 31 (IANS) Actress Linda Hamilton would be happy to “never return” to “The Terminator” franchise unless she can star in a stripped down smaller film. Hamilton, 63, returned to the franchise after nearly three decades for “Terminator: Dark Fate” last year (2019), which received strong reviews but[Read More…]
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Andy Warhol’s 1979 BMW Art Car at IAF
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANSlife) BMW partners with India Art Fair, in the fifth edition, as the leading platform for modern and contemporary art from South Asia. Not only has it lent its support it’s thrown in a car for good measure. BMW will present an exclusive showcase of Andy[Read More…]
Myntra launches masterclasses with celebrity stylists
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANSlife) Myntra has launched celebrity masterclasses, creating an opportunity for its customers to get fashion tips from leading stylists from Bollywood. ‘Myntra Insiders’, members of Myntra’s loyalty program, will have the unique opportunity of learning the latest trends and styles, first hand, from[Read More…]