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New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts will be mandatory from January 15, 2020. Addressing the media, Paswan said that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts is being made mandatory in India for which a[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo moto note of the horrific gang rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad and sent a member to assist the victim’s family. NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma tweeted that a member with a lawyer has reached[Read More…]

Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) Two minor girls, who earned their living by begging in front of the famous Kali temple at Kalighat, were allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by three youth on the bank of the Adi Ganga, the police said on Friday. The two girls were abducted on Thrusday[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Contraction in India’s eight major industries continued for the third consecutive month in October as the output pace receded by (-)5.8 per cent. According to the Index of Eight Core Industries, October’s contraction was in line with the sharp plunge of 5.1 per cent registered[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Congress on Friday slammed the government after India’s GDP growth rate went down to 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2019-20 saying that the economy has been pushed in “coma” by the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) An injury time strike by Robin Singh helped 10-man Hyderabad FC salvage a 1-1 draw against Bengaluru FC in a thrilling Indian Super League tie at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Friday. A second minute strike by Sunil Chhetri looked enough for Bengaluru to[Read More…]

Lucknow/New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Zurich Airport International AG of Switzerland was, on Friday, selected as the concessionaire for developing the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. The company, headquartered in Switzerland, made the highest per-passenger bid for the airport, outbidding competitors like Delhi International Airport Ltd, Adani[Read More…]

Jalandhar, Nov 29 (IANS) Railways’ Sumit and Satyawart Kadiyan clinched their berths in the upcoming South Asian Games by winning a gold medal each in the Senior National Wrestling Championships here on Friday. Sumit beat Maharashtra’s Abhijit 5-0 for the men’s 125kg category, while Kadiyan defeated Kapil Chaudhary 9-0 in[Read More…]

London, Nov 29 (IANS) Several people were stabbed on the London Bridge on Friday afternoon in a “major incident” in which the police have shot one man and were treating it as “terror-related”, media reports said. Shops were being evacuated around the iconic bridge, where an “enormous” police cordon was[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Two truck drivers and two cleaners have been arrested by Cyberabad police for the alleged gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday night, it was announced on Friday. Cyberabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday blamed each other for the rise in onion prices in the national capital. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said the biggest reason for onion price inflation was hoarding while the second[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Senior leaders of the Congress, including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, have met at the Jodhpur House here on Friday. Among the close aides of Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, A.K. Antony, AICC General Secretary in-charge of Rajasthan Avinash Pande[Read More…]

Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) To mark East Bengal’s 100 years of existence, English Premier League giants Manchester United could be seen playing a pre-season friendly against the I-League heavyweights in July end or August first week next year. Four Manchester United officials visited the Salt Lake Stadium here on Friday[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Controversial BJP leader Pragya Thakur on Friday moved a privilege notice against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “terrorist” remark against her, hours after apologising in the Lok Sabha over her remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. The Bhopal MP, who has been acquitted[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing for two weeks on a plea challenging the bail granted to controversial BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur by the Bombay High Court in April 2017. Pragya Thakur is one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case[Read More…]

London, Nov 29 (IANS) At least one person was shot in a “major incident” on the London Bridge, in which gunshots were heard on Friday afternoon, media reports quoting witnesses and police said. The Met Police said while the situation was yet “unclear”, it was treating the incident as “terror-related”.[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Six years after 26 Congress leaders were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Darbha valley in Sukma district, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one absconding Maoist allegedly responsible for executing the attack. An NIA spokesperson in a statement said it has arrested[Read More…]

Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan’s groove is gravy on your platter now! A restaurant in Mumbai, known to create cuisine names out of all things Bollywood, has come up with a few of quirky dishes on its menu that are meant to serve as tributes to the superhit songs[Read More…]

Bhubaneswar, Nov 29 (IANS) Two employees of a hotel in Bhubaneswar were arrested on the charges of recording an obscene video of a girl and blackmailing her for ransom, police said on Friday. The accused had demanded Rs 50,000 from the victim threatening to make the video viral. Acting on[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A video of students mobilising crowds at the Faiz Festival in Lahore has gone viral on social media since Monday in which a young Pakistani woman is seen chanting a poem on freedom. In the clip, the protestors from Lahore are heard singing “Sarfaroshi ki[Read More…]

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The government on Friday strongly defended the 4.5% GDP growth, saying foundation of Indian economy on all vital statistics is very strong and that GDP growth has bottomed out in Q2. “We have certainly bottomed out. Market has been at a higher level than in[Read More…]

London, Nov 29 (IANS) Several people were injured in what the police called a stabbing attack followed by gunshots on the London Bridge here on Friday afternoon, media reports said. According to the Met Police, cops were called to a premises near the iconic bridge on reports of a stabbing[Read More…]