Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The WTA has announced world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty as its Player of the Year. The 23-year-old won four titles from six finals in 2019, including the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and her maiden Grand Slam singles trophy at the French Open. Barty became the first[Read More…]
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ALERT: India’s Nov retail inflation spikes to 5.54%
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CPI-M batted for CAB in 2012, but opposes it in 2019
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The CPI-M on Wednesday strongly opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha before voting against it. On Sunday party chief Sitaram Yechury held a press conference in Delhi to articulate why the Bill was against the “secular fabric” of India. But a few[Read More…]
Netflix to create a series on Spotify
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS) Netflix has announced an untitled scripted series about Spotify, a Swedish startup that shook the entire music industry and evolved into becoming one of the worlds leading music services. The limited series is inspired by the book ‘Spotify Untold’ by authors Sven Carlsson and Jonas[Read More…]
ALERT: Nirbhaya rapist Akshay’s death penalty review listed in SC for Dec 17 hearing
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B’desh FM cancels India trip; MEA says not related to CAB
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister on Thursday postponed his trip to India after the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, however, the Ministry of External Affairs here said the two developments are not related. Speaking to the media, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister[Read More…]
Pankaja Munde flexes muscles, dares BJP to dump her (Lead)
Beed (Maharashtra), Dec 12 (IANS) Categorically stating that she would not quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior leader and former minister Pankaja Munde-Palwe on Thursday launched a veiled attacked on the party leadership and even challenged it openly to sack her. At a huge show of strength organised by[Read More…]
Las Vegas pigeons in cowboy hats evoke Twitter mirth
Las Vegas, Dec 12 (IANS) A video clipping of several pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats in a Las Vegas parking lot has been amusing Twitterati. The clipping posted by a media house has received 308.9K views, with 1K retweets and 2.8K likes. One user wrote: “Ok, but can we call[Read More…]
Tech Mahindra bags Rs 500cr smart city project in Pune
Pune, Dec 12 (IANS) IT major Tech Mahindra on Thursday said it has won a Rs 500 crore smart city project from Pune’s Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Through this project, Tech Mahindra will engage with more than 15 lakh citizens of PCMC by enabling technology-led transformation to convert it[Read More…]
Post-Balakot, US reprimanded Pak for misusing F-16: Report
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A top American diplomat had sent a written reprimand to the chiefs of the Pakistani Air Force in August accusing them of misusing the US-supplied F-16 fighter jets and jeopardising their shared security, a media report said citing official documents as saying. The letter came months[Read More…]
Raj teacher sent to judicial custody for molesting students (Lead correcting headline)
Jaipur, Dec 12 (IANS) The school teacher of an eminent Sainik School in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, who was arrested for sodomising 12 students, was produced in court on Thursday and sent to a 15-day judicial custody. Deputy Superintendent of Police Gyan Singh said: “We produced him in court today which[Read More…]
CAB: MLA’s house burnt, key police officer removed in Assam
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IANS) Assam continued to be in flames on Thursday as anti Citzenship Amendment Bill protesters set ablaze the house of an MLA, torched vehicles and burnt down the circle office as the government removed two key police officers including the Guwahati police commissioner. Munna Prasad Gupta was[Read More…]
Dhananjaya helps Lanka reach 263/6 on Day 2 against Pak
Rawalpindi, Dec 12 (IANS) Dhananjaya de Silva remained unbeaten on 72 as Sri Lanka reached 263/6 at stumps on Day 2 in the first innings of the rain-affected historic Test match against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Stadium here on Thursday. Only 18.2 overs were possible across 82 minutes as rain[Read More…]
Sensex ends 169 points higher, Infosys falls 2.6% (Lead)
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) The Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday over firm global cues metals and banking scrips outperformed while IT index slid due to strong rupee. Yes Bank jumped 6 per cent on the BSE after heavy selling in last 5 sessions. Infosys scrips fell by 2.63[Read More…]
Delhi Fire: HC Notice on plea seeking children’s protection
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre, Delhi government and police over a petition seeking police protection for children injured in Anaj Mandi fire. A division bench of the High Court presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Harishankar[Read More…]
Dibrugarh police seek reinforcements to handle protests
By Narendra Puppala New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The agitators protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 are primarily targeting government offices and facilities such as railway stations but the situation is under control, Dibrugarh SP Gautam Borah told IANS on Thursday. Despite curfew was imposed since Wednesday, anti-CAB protestors[Read More…]
ALERT: SC dismisses all Ayodhya review petitions
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Surge in international offers for IIT Hyderabad students
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, has witnessed a surge in students getting placed abroad as they secured 38 international offers during the first phase of placements for the 2019-20 academic year. The students secured 271 offers from 96 companies by the end of the[Read More…]
‘Carbon footprint in India can be reduced by 20%’
By Vishal Gulati Madrid, Dec 12 (IANS) The carbon footprint of the use and production of cars in G7, China or India would decline by 20 per cent if one in four journeys in these countries is a shared ride, the leading global scientific panel working on the sustainable management[Read More…]
Pankaja Munde flexes muscles, dares BJP to sack her
Beed (Maharashtra), Dec 12 (IANS) Categorically stating that she would not quit the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra leader and former minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday dared the BJP leadership to sack her. In a show of strength by her supporters to mark the 70th birth anniversary of her father and[Read More…]
‘Line Of Descent’ serves no purpose (Review; Rating: * *)
“Line Of Descent” (Zee5 feature film); Cast: Brendan Fraser, Abhay Deol, Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, Ali Haji, Prem Chopra; Direction: Rohit Karn Batra; Rating: ** (two stars) By Subhash K. Jha Another soggy mafia saga set in and around a Delhi business family, and one that compares very poorly with[Read More…]
Woman raped following triple talaq; husband, tantrik held
Bhopal, Dec 12 (IANS) A 21-year-old Muslim woman fell victim to a trickster’s sleazy designs after a brief renunciation by her husband under the banned triple talaq provision, police said on Thursday. She ended being raped in the name of ‘halala’ by a fraudulent tantrik (witchcraft practitioner) of her community.[Read More…]
Delhi Cong recalls Dikshit’s policies as air turns ‘severe’
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) As the national capital’s air quality on Thursday turned to the ‘severe’ category, the Delhi Congress recalled late Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her policies and blamed the Arvind Kejriwal government of diverting the issues. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting[Read More…]
Senegalese migrant rescues disabled man from fire in Spain
Denia (Spain), Dec 12 (IANS) A Senegalese migrant living in Spain has become an unlikely hero after rescuing a disabled person from a burning building here on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Gorgui Lamine Sow, 20, clambered up the iron bars of the front door and made it to the[Read More…]
Two-headed snake found in Bengal village
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A rare two-headed snake was found in a village under Belda forest range in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, a forest official said on Thursday. Inhabitants of Ekarukhi village found the snake, but did not hand it over to the forest officials. While there was speculation[Read More…]