Author: IANS

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 0.58 per cent in November from 0.16 per cent in October, official data showed on Monday. However, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce[Read More…]

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday wished the Indian Army on the occasion of 48th Vijay Diwas. “I salute the courage and valor of Indian soldiers on Vijay Divas. History that was created by our Army, on this day, in[Read More…]

Paris, Dec 16 (IANS) French New Wave star Anna Karina, who served as a muse for Jean-Luc Godard and appeared in eight of his films, is no more. She was 79. France’s culture minister, Franck Reister took to Twitter to announce her death, as did her agent, Laurent Balandras, who[Read More…]

New York, Dec 16 (IANS) E-cigarette use significantly increases a person’s risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, says a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, also found that people who used e-cigarettes and also smoked[Read More…]

Edinburgh, Dec 16 (IANS) SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said that Scotland “cannot be imprisoned in the union against its will” by the UK government”, adding that her party’s success in the December 12 general election gave her a mandate to hold a new referendum on independence. The Scottish National[Read More…]

San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Google Maps has received a new filter to classify the Electronic Vehicles (EV) charging stations based on plug type. There are different types of charging connectors used by several car manufacturers, for example, Nissan uses CHAdeMO, Tesla uses its instrumentation, and also the BMW and[Read More…]

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday trained guns at the BJP for Sunday’s alleged police crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University and other educational institutions. “Students are being beaten in universities. At the time when the government should go ahead and[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Dec 16 (IANS) Thousands of Bengalureans protested here against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), calling the movement another ‘freedom struggle’. The protest took place on the Sunday evening. “We have another freedom movement to take part in. To free India from the real ‘tukde tukde’ gang dividing Indians on[Read More…]

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Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) Violence erupted at the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama in Lucknow on Monday, as students came out in support of Delhi’s Jamia Millia University and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University students, who had clashed with police on Sunday over the newly enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act.[Read More…]

Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited (RIIHL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has entered into an agreement under which it will receive Rs 25,215 crore investment by Canadian entity, Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners in its tower infrastructure trust. RIL said[Read More…]

London, Dec 16 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday address the new Conservative Party MPs as they arrive in Westminster to take their seats in Parliament. Many of the 109 new MPs won in areas traditionally held by the opposition Labour Party in the December 12 general[Read More…]

Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Sensex slipped in the red after opening over 150 points higher during the early trade on Monday. Manufacturing company stocks like SAIL, Jindal Steel fell over 2 per cent. Bank stocks also traded lower, however, global steel giant Arcelor Mittal has initiated payment for acquisition of[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Dec 16 (IANS) Guitarist John Frusciante is rejoining the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, 10 years after he last left, says bassist Flea. The band is “parting ways” with Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced Frusciante after he left in 2009, CNN quoted Flea as saying on Instagram. Flea[Read More…]

Ranchi, Dec 16 (IANS) Jharkhand recorded 28.56 per cent voting till 11 a.m. in the fourth phase of the Assembly polls on Monday. According to the Election Commission data the highest polling has been recorded in Bagodar with 34.63 per cent and the lowest in Bokaro with 21.46 per cent[Read More…]

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New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in a subtle message to the anti-CAA protesters asked them to take up “non-violent Satyagraha” to anti-Citizenship Act and anti-NRC protesters. “The CAB & NRC are weapons of mass polarisation unleashed by fascists on India. The best defence against these dirty[Read More…]

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet groups of stakeholders from Monday to seek inputs from each sector on their concerns and how the growth, consumption, demand and industry will be revived from the 4.5 per cent GDP growth. To begin with, the Finance ministry said[Read More…]

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it should be first assured that there is peace and no rioting, and then it will be inclined to hear matters connected with the alleged police high-handedness on violent protests in Jamia area in south Delhi against the Citizenship[Read More…]

Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The US’ Hallmark channel has apologized for its decision to withdraw television advertisements featuring same-sex couples, it was reported on Monday. The company’s cable network pulled the ads for wedding registry and planning site Zola under pressure from the conservative group, One Million Moms, the BBC[Read More…]

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