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New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANSlife) The 37th edition of the yearly fundraiser ‘Spring Food Festival will be held on February 2 at Lajpat Bhawan, New Delhi. Delicious home-cooked national and international cuisines are the specialities of the festival. It will also feature an extensive Thrift and Gift shop and a[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANSlife) The global pizza brand Little Caesars Pizza is entering India with its first two restaurants in India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on January 29. Paula Vissing, Senior Vice President of International for Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc, said: “As we continue to expand our[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANSlife) Skin as an organ is always alive and charged. Skin can be healthy or ill. It can be nourished by exercise and can be ill due to abuse or negative thinking. Many changes are seen in our skin like wrinkles, dark circles,[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s father, wrestling pioneer Rocky Johnson, died “quick” of a “massive heart attack”. Dwayne shared on Sunday thanking fans for “lifting” his spirits, reports aceshowbiz.com. He said the news of his father’s death on Wednesday, aged 75, writing a moving tribute on[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India is set to witness 1.5 lakh new openings for data scientists this year — a whopping 62 per cent increase from 2019 which would led by the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), manufacturing, healthcare, IT and e-commerce, a new report said on Monday.[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Investors are demanding better disclosure of climate change risk from Indian companies which have spurred better disclosure from India Inc. CDP India saw a 13 per cent hike in the number of those, comprising Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, who responded to climate change questionnaire between[Read More…]

Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Three terrorists of the proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, the Army said. “Three terrorists eliminated in Joint Operation. Affiliated to proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. Weapons and war like stores recovered.[Read More…]

Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The ruling Congress government and the opposition BJP are busy strategising for the forthcoming budget session of the Rajasthan assembly which starts from January 24 as the CAA shall be the focal point of discussion in the House. While the Congress plans to bring a resolution[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) It hadn’t been a month since the BCCI and its newly-elected president Sourav Ganguly had to face criticism after the T20 international between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati was called off without a ball being bowled as the ground staff failed to get the[Read More…]

Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) Sending a messege to the US that it can do without Google Maps, Chinese telecom and handset giant Huawei has now struck a partnership with Dutch location technology provider TomTom, which will allow it to use the companys maps, traffic information and navigation software to develop[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that Jagat Prakash Nadda is now certain to be the president of the party after it trended on Twitter following the announcement by the party. As stated by the official handle of the BJP[Read More…]

Jakarta, Jan 20 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and three reported missing after a flash flood made a crowded hanging bridge over a river in Indonesia collapse, officials said on Monday. The incident took place due to heavy rainfall in Kaur district in the province of Bengkulu, Efe[Read More…]

Panaji, Jan 20 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Monday demanded the resignation of Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho, after the latter’s brother Wilson, was booked for alleged abetment in the suicide of former sarpanch Prakash Naik last week. Even as Mauvin Godinho has avoided a comment on the issue, Goa[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) After the Men in Blue outclassed Australia 2-1 in the ODI rubber, cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar lauded the efforts of skipper Virat Kohli, opener Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammad Shami. Rohit top-scored for India as he slammed his 29th ODI century, while run-machine Kohli chipped in[Read More…]

Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Three terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. One of the terrorists killed has been identified as Adil Sheikh, responsible for looting eight weapons from the residence of former People’s Democratic Party MLA Ajaj Mir from Jawahar[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Actress Charlize Theron’s children are not hopeful when it comes to her chances of victory at the 2020 Oscars. Theron is nominated for the Best Actress prize for her role in “Bombshell” but, after already losing out at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards,[Read More…]

Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced 10 members of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) to death over the 2001 blasts at a political rally here. Judge Md Robiul Alam of the Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka announced the verdict, reports The[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that students should look at technology as a friend even as he cautioned them against allowing technology to take control of their lives. The Prime Minister was addressing a select audience of students, teachers and parents at the ‘Pariksha Pe[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) E-commerce giant Amazon India will deploy 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in its delivery fleet by 2025, the company said on Monday. “The expansion of our electric vehicle fleet to 10,000 vehicles by 2025 is an integral milestone in our journey to become an energy efficient leader[Read More…]

By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and start his rehabilitation under the watchful eyes of NCA head Rahul Dravid and his team of trainers from Tuesday. Pandya was asked by the Indian team management[Read More…]

London, Jan 20 (IANS) The UK’s Prince Harry said that he and his wife Meghan Markle had no choice but to stand down from their royal family duties, while insisting that the couple was not “not walking away” but felt “great sadness” over the new arrangement. He made the remarks[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud on Monday collaborated to boost productivity and digital transformation in India and cater to the evolving needs of millions of Indian businesses in a rapidly digitising economy. Beginning Monday, Airtel will offer G Suite to small and medium sized businesses[Read More…]

London, Jan 20 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed a blood test could predict the onset of tuberculosis three to six months before people become unwell, a finding which could help better target antibiotics and save countless lives. For the findings, published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine,[Read More…]

Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Seven people lost their lives while one sustained critical injuries on Sunday night when a Fortuner they were travelling in was hit by a vehicle in Nyama village near a private hotel on Fatehpur-Sujangarh National Highway 58, in Churu district. Police officials said that investigation is[Read More…]