Kochi, Dec 16 (IANS) Newly appointed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who has been facing a series of protests ever since the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed, on Monday said he is ready to have talks with the protesters. Khan had to face protests last night when angry student[Read More…]
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HK protesters write Xmas cards for injured, arrested persons
Hong Kong, Dec 16 (IANS) Participants in Hong Kong’s lunchtime protest on Monday wrote Christmas cards for people injured or arrested during the months of unrest against the city’s government. The black-clad protesters gave out Christmas cards to passers-by, asking them to write messages for the injured or arrested, reports[Read More…]
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns cops role in Jamia, AMU
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has condemned the alleged police brutality in Jamia Millia and Aligarh Muslim University. The organisation has also demanded a judicial probe into Sunday’s clashes and action against erring police personnel. In a statement, JIH President Syed Sadatullah Hussaini said, “Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns[Read More…]
Can’t see NZ winning if Australia play like this: Ponting
Melbourne, Dec 16 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting does not see New Zealand winning a game in the ongoing Test series if the hosts keep the foot on the pedal like they did in the first Test in Perth to beat the visitors by 296 runs. The Aussies missed[Read More…]
Motorola Razr set to launch in India soon
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Lenovo-owned Motorola after launching its much-awaited vertically foldable smartphone “Moto Razr” at a price of $1500 in the US on November 14 is now expected to launch in India soon. The company has teased the India launch of the Razr through a tweet and has[Read More…]
Lungi Ngidi ruled out of 1st England Test
Johannesburg, Dec 16 (IANS) As South Africa aim to break five-Test loss in the upcoming England series, they have received a major setback as fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the Boxing Day Test. Ngidi has been diagnosed with a “significant Grade 1 hamstring muscle tear”, which[Read More…]
Women are indisputably better than men: Obama
Singapore, Dec 16 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama said on Monday that if women ran every country in the world, there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes. Speaking at a private event on leadership here, Obama said while in office he had mused what a[Read More…]
Rajkummar condemns ‘violence’ towards students by police
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Acclaimed Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has strongly condemned the violence police have shown in dealing with students of Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University and Uttar Pradesh’s AMU and said that violence is not the solution for anything. Rajkummar, who has played a lawyer in the film[Read More…]
Kohli’s reign continues as Labuschagne breaks into top 5 in Tests
Dubai, Dec 16 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his numero uno spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Kohli, had in the first week of December, reclaimed the top spot from Australia’s Steve Smith after the latter took the top spot post his Ashes heroics. The[Read More…]
UNSW, Manipal Academy select first 10 joint grant participants
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney and Manipal Academy of Higher Education have announced the first 10 joint grant recipients who would receive $20,000 each as part of a collaborative research seed funding scheme between the two universities. The UNSW and MAHE jointly[Read More…]
Guv asks Mamata not to take out rally against law
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) “Extremely anguished” over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and ministers spearheading a rally against the new citizenship law (CAA), state governor Jagdeep Dharnkhar on Monday called upon her to desist from the “unconstitutional and inflammatory act”. “I am extremely anguished that CM and Ministers are[Read More…]
Kejriwal seeks time to meet Shah
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A day after violent protests erupted in a university here, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought time from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he is worried about the situation. In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said peace should be restored immediately. “I[Read More…]
Mammootty’s ‘Peranbu’ tops IMDb 2019 list of Indian movies
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Mammootty’s Tamil film “Peranbu” has been named as the top Indian movie of 2019 in a list released by IMDb, in which Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s “Gully Boy” secured third position. IMDb on Monday unveiled the top 10 Indian movies of 2019 as determined by[Read More…]
ALERT: Cong demands judicial inquiry into Jamia violence
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Debroy takes dig at World Bank’s ease of doing business index
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Sounding critical of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, prominent economist and the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Bibek Debroy on Monday said that the index on which India has risen significantly of late is formulated after taking[Read More…]
Lyricist Prashant Ingole to direct comedy film ’36 Gunn Zamley’
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Lyricist Prashant Ingole, who has worked on films like “Bajirao Mastani” and “Mary Kom”, is all set to direct a Marathi comedy film “36 Gunn Zamley”. The film will go on floors soon and will release in 2020. Excited about the project, Prashant said: I have[Read More…]
Big B prays at one of Europe’s oldest church
Warsaw, Dec 16 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan prayed for his father and legendary poet Harishvansh Rai Bachchan in a church in Poland. Amitabh shared a photograph on Twitter of him praying at the church and said: “At one of the oldest Churches in Europe , in Poland a prayer[Read More…]
Low income countries facing both obesity, malnutrition
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Low-and middle-income countries have high levels of overweight and obesity along with undernutrition, say researchers, adding that these two issues have become increasingly connected. “Our research shows that overweight and obesity levels of at least 20 per cent among adults are found in all low-income[Read More…]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX to carry weed to space next year
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Elon Musk smoking weed live on air is still fresh in mind and now, an agri-tech company named Front Range Biosciences is planning to send marijuana to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX cargo flight in March next year to understand the impact[Read More…]
Jamia VC demands high level inquiry in police action
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Announcing that they will be filing an FIR on Sunday’s campus intrusion and assaults on students by Delhi police, the Jamia Millia University authorities have demanded a thorough inquiry into the entire episode. The authorities came down heavily on the Delhi police forcibly entering the[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar claims he ‘liked’ Jamia tweet ‘by mistake’
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Monday took to Twitter to clarify that he had earlier “accidentally” liked a tweet by Jamia Millia Islamia University students. Even while several of his Bollywood colleagues lashed out at the authorities over the tension at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University,[Read More…]
Aparna Yadav supports NRC, embarrasses Akhilesh
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, has, once again, crossed the party line to announce her support to the Centre’s National Register of Citizens (NRC). She has also raised questions on those who are opposing NRC. It is noteworthy that[Read More…]
Won’t allow NRC, CAA: Mamata administers pledge to people
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday administered a pledge to people not to allow any National Register of Citizens exercise and implementation of the new citizenship law (CAA) in the state as she hit the streets to lead a huge[Read More…]
Australia ‘mega blaze’ spreads beyond containment lines
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Australian authorities on Monday issued fresh warnings about a “mega blaze” after it spread beyond containment lines and razed 20 houses near Sydney. The mega blaze, also known as the Gospers Mountain fire, burning over about 400,000 hectares, has moved further into the Blue Mountains –[Read More…]
‘Hard for Sharif to fly to US till platelets stabilise’
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Hassan Nawaz, the son of ailing former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has said that it would be difficult for his father to fly to the US for further treatment until his platelet count stabilised. He made the remarks to the media in London on Sunday,[Read More…]