Agartala, Dec 11 (IANS) The Youth Congress has given a call for 24-hour statewide shutdown on Thursday in protest against the police lathicharge on the activists agitating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) here on Wednesday. Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress chief Pujan Biswas said the police resorted to lathicharge on[Read More…]
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CAB: Agitator killed in Tripura, curfew imposed in Guwahati (Lead)
Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 11 (IANS) A protester was killed in Tripura and curfew was imposed in Guwahati as the stirs in northeast India against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill further intensified for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with various parties and NGOs including the influential North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) urged[Read More…]
Smith appointed CSA’s interim director of cricket
Johannesburg, Dec 11 (IANS) Former South African captain Graeme Smith has been appointed Cricket South Africa’s director of cricket on an interim basis. CSA acting CEO Jacques Faul said on Wednesday that Smith will remain in the role till the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year. “I’ve publicly stated a[Read More…]
New route introduced for the sixth edition of TSK25K
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) A new route was introduced for the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K and 10K runs on Wednesday. One of the most important aspects of the route-is that, it is a single way route. This will drastically help reduce traffic congestion and will not disturb the citizens. The[Read More…]
ALERT: Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
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Mahindra bowled over by old woman’s gym moves
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A video clipping of a 72-year-old retired teacher, Lauren Bruzzone, doing some awe-inspiring exercises in a gym has won awe and admiration from Twitter users. A user posted the 1.28-minute clipping and wrote: “This is an inspiring video. Must watch, this lady will make it[Read More…]
Andhra clears Bill to punish rapists in 21 days
Amaravati, Dec 11 (IANS) Two weeks after the nation was rocked by horrific gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday decided to table a Bill in the Assembly to punish perpetrators of heinous crimes against women and children within 21 days. The state[Read More…]
SC to begin in-chamber review of Ayodhya verdict on Thursday (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will consider in-chamber review petitions challenging the November 9 verdict in the Ayodhya title dispute on Thursday. The apex court had allocated the disputed site for the construction of Ram temple and granted five-acre land to Muslim parties for the construction of[Read More…]
Pfizer denies report on sex run by Irish sheep after drinking Viagra (Lead)
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Drug manufacturer Pfizer on Wednesday denied a report which claimed that hundreds of sheep in Southern Ireland went on a week-long uncontrollable sex drive after they drank water from Ringaskiddy harbour where Pfizer had “accidentally spilled tonnes of Viagra.” Reacting to the coverage by worldnewsdailyreport, the[Read More…]
USCIRF remark against HM an attack on country’s sovereignty: MP
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Condemning the US Commission for International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) remark against Home Minister Amit Shah over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, (CAB), BJP MP in Lok Sabha Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday urged the House to pass a resolution to send a strong message to the country.[Read More…]
Dwayne Bravo gifts autographed T-shirt to Kamal Haasan
Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) West Indies cricket superstar Dwayne Bravo, who has also wowed the IPL circuit as a Chennai Super Kings player, caught up with Tamil cinema doyen Kamal Haasan in the city on Wednesday. The cricketer visited the city to attend an awards ceremony and while in Chennai[Read More…]
‘Lessons Learned’ papers show Pak tricked US in Afghanistan
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) In what is bound to be sweet news to Indian mandarins, US government documents on the Afghanistan war show that the Americans are regretting taking Pakistan’s friendship at face value, in their war against terror. According to interviews that are part of an extensive federal[Read More…]
Automakers focus on exports to prop up sales, reduce inventory (Lead)
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Even as Indian automobile industry’s domestic sales performance continues to decline, increased shipments of BS-IV vehicles at attractive prices along with low base effect lifted auto exports to over 17 per cent in November, the third straight month of rise in overseas[Read More…]
Twitterati hail Rohit, Rahul’s explosive batting
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and K.L. Rahul’s explosive batting during the third and final T20 International between India and the West Indies won them admiration from their fans on Twitter. The #IndvWI trended with 12.6K tweets. While Rahul was unbeaten on 75 off 45 balls at[Read More…]
Finally, Nanavati report clears air on Gujarat riot ‘perpetrators’ (Lead)
New Delhi, 11 Dec(IANS) With the tabling of the second and final instalment of the Justice Nanavati–Mehta Commission report in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday, a crucial chapter in the long saga of the Gujarat riots of 2002 came to an end. Initially set up to probe the Godhra train[Read More…]
Curfew in Guwahati after violent protest against CAB
Guwahati, Dec 11 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in Assam’s main city of Guwahati on Wednesday evening following the unprecedented protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), officials said here. A senior police officer said the Curfew was imposed in Guwahati by the Kamrup district administration after the protest against the[Read More…]
US firm does Santa act, gives 200 staff 8m pounds X’mas bonus
Maryland (US), Dec 11 (IANS) It was a perfect shock-and-awe tactic, but not on some battlefield but at a company event. The owner of a Maryland-based company left his 200 employees shocked and overwhelmed by announcing eight million pounds Christmas bonus, a media report said. The lucky workers were not[Read More…]
Multi-millionaire lotto winner buys second-hand car
London, Dec 11 (IANS) A builder, who along with his wife became multi-millionaires after a lotto win, has treated himself to a second-hand car, a media report said. Steve Thomson, 42, said flashy motors were “waste of money”. He continues to work as a builder to complete pending works because[Read More…]
LS passes International Financial Services Bill
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill for setting up of an authority to develop and regulate the financial services market at the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in India amid various objections raised by the opposition. While moving the International Financial Services Centres[Read More…]
Onion price eases by Rs 50 in Bengaluru market
Bengaluru, Dec 11 (IANS) Though onions prices have eased by around Rs 50 per kg, expensive prices in Karnataka are set to last for a few more days until the inventory bought at high cost gets extinguished, said an official on Wednesday. “Onion arrivals from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Nashik and Egypt[Read More…]
Big B, Sachin tweet greetings as UNICEF India turns 70
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) UNICEF in India is celebrating 70 years of service for children in the country and Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has shared that he is proud to be a part of the ogranisation, in a note he tweeted to greet the organisation. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar also[Read More…]
Deepika Padukone: Rahul Dravid my all-time favourite cricketer
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone confesses being a huge fan of former Indian international cricketer Rahul Dravid. “My all-time favourite cricketer is Rahul Dravid. A lot of my idols are not what they have done in the sport and the game, but how they have conducted themselves outside.[Read More…]
SBI Caps, IDBI, PwC vie for advisor mandate for CPSEs’ equity recast
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The department of disinvestment will appoint general advisors from the shortlisted companies — SBI Caps, IDBI Cap, AWR Lloyd, PricewaterhouseCoopers and LSI Financial Services — for making a detailed analysis for restructuring selected central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) in low priority sectors where the government[Read More…]
Govt has no stat on religious persecution: LoP in RS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Questioning the rationale behind choosing only three countries for giving citizenship to minorities facing persecution there, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad asked the government why it was selective in countries and religion in the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. Speaking[Read More…]
Ricky Kej highlights children’s rights in new song
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Grammy-Award winning musician Ricky Kej has come out with a song, “Wake up! For every child”, and says it is about hope for a happy future for children. Unicef in India on Wednesday celebrated 70 years of service for children in the country, and award-winning[Read More…]