Kolkata, Nov 29 (IANS) The city police on Friday busted a cyber fraud racket operating from Jamtara district of Jharkhand by arresting three youths who made huge sums of money by duping customers ready to make online table bookings in restaurants. The three accused, all in their early 30s, were[Read More…]
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SFI, KSU activists clash at Thiruvananthapuram college
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 (IANS) Trouble broke out at the University College here on Friday evening when student activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) affiliated to the ruling CPI-M and the Congress party-affiliated KSU clashed, bringing normal life to a standstill in the state capital. University College, located in[Read More…]
PIB sets up Fact Check Unit check to fake news
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) In view of the growing trend of fake news, especially on social media, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has set up a fact-checking unit to verify news related to the government’s ministries, departments and schemes and to alert the public about fake news in circulation.[Read More…]
Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Network suffers data breach
San Francisco, Nov 29 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, global cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks has “admitted” that the personal details of seven current and former employees had been “inadvertently” published online by a “third-party vendor”. First reported by Business Insider, the report said the personal details of some past[Read More…]
Manufacturing downturn pulls Q2 GDP growth to 4.5% (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A massive contraction in manufacturing, agriculture and mining activity pulled India’s GDP growth rate down to 4.5 per cent in the second quarter ended September 2019-20. This is the slowest GDP growth rate in around six years. The growth on a year-on-year basis during Q2[Read More…]
Police didn’t respond properly: Hyderabad vet’s family
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) The family of a woman veterinarian, gangraped and murdered on the outskirts of Hyderabad, alleged that Cyberabad Police did not respond properly to their complaint and that quick response could have saved her. The victim’s father said though they approached the police around 11 p.m. on[Read More…]
Punjab’s GST collection worst in country: Akali Dal
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday said the Congress government’s performance vis-a-vis GST collection in Punjab was the worst in the country. Former state Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa told the media here that it was a matter of record that the state had seen[Read More…]
Pawar wanted agri ministry, Fadnavis’ removal; Modi didn’t budge (IANS Exclusive)
By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) To support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in forming the government in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had placed two conditions before the saffron party. First, he wanted the agriculture ministry for his daughter Supriya Sule, who is active[Read More…]
Judges termed CIA agents when they looked closely at law: CJP
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, while hearing the petition on tenure extension of Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, remarked that the judges are being maligned through propaganda such as having an association with foreign intelligence agencies like the Central Intelligence[Read More…]
New tool to help visually impaired people enjoy memes
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) People with visual impairments often face difficulty to understand memes, but now researchers have developed a method to automatically identify memes and apply pre-written templates to add descriptive alt text, making them intelligible via existing assistive technologies. The study was presented at the ACCESS conference[Read More…]
Pongul Rs 1000 cash, gift hamper scheme flagged off in TN
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) Even as the Pongul festival is slated to be celebrated in mid-January 2020, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday flagged off the Pongul cash gift of Rs 1,000 and gift hamper to for all ration card holders eligible to get rice under the public[Read More…]
Manchester United officials visit East Bengal for possible friendly
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 on Friday to[Read More…]
Hyderabad victim’s family, women groups seek death penalty
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) The family of a woman veterinarian, who was raped and murdered on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday, and women groups on Friday demanded capital punishment for the guilty. The victim’s father said those involved in this ghastly crime should be hanged. “They should be hanged[Read More…]
‘New National Assembly should decide COAS tenure issue’
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that a new National Assembly elected through fresh elections should decide the issue of extension of the army chief’s tenure, media reports said. “The court ordered parliament to legislate. Although we respect the court’s order, this[Read More…]
Delhi’s fiscal deficit rose 55 times under AAP: Report
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The fiscal deficit in Delhi has increased 55 times in the last two years and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which made 70 promises to the people in 2015 has not fulfilled on 67 of these, a report claimed on Friday. The report was jointly[Read More…]
Application in SC seeks stay on electoral bonds
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Amid a raging political debate on electoral bonds, an intervention application was filed on Friday by an NGO in the Supreme Court seeking stay on the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018, notified by the Centre on January 2, 2018. The Association for Democratic Reforms through advocate[Read More…]
On track to making India $5 trillion economy: PMO official
Bhubaneswar, Nov 29 (IANS) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Pramod Kumar Mishra on Friday said the government is on track to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of making the country a five trillion dollar economy by 2024. “Innumerable initiatives are being taken in line with our Prime Minister’s[Read More…]
Elizabeth I identified as author of Tacitus translation
London, Nov 29 (IANS) The analysis of unique handwriting in an anonymous 16th century manuscript translation of Tacitus’s Annals has led an academic to determine the author to be Queen Elizabeth I. The research, published in the journal Review of English Studies, analysed the translation’s paper stock, style, and crucially[Read More…]
Case against 2 former Karnataka CMs for protesting IT raids
Bengaluru, Nov 29 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah were among those against whom cases have been filed for protesting against the Income Tax raids in the run-up to the 2019 parliamentary elections, officials said. Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah opposed Income Tax raids on their party men in[Read More…]
Kingfisher Calendar set to return for 2020 splash
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) It’s that time of the year when calendar buffs are gearing up for the big splash and, as every year, the iconic Kingfisher Calendar is all set to be unveiled in a few weeks from now. On Friday the final versions of the images, to be[Read More…]
Sudhir Mishra: Tigmanshu Dhulia is a wonderful storyteller
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra feels Tigmanshu Dhulia is a “wonderful storyteller” with a knack of giving language to deep human emotions and behaviour. Mishra added that he is impressed with Dhulia’s latest OTT show “Out Of Love”. “Overall ‘Out Of Love’ seems like a very interesting show.[Read More…]
BJP MP for privilege motion against Rahul for Pragya remark
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday demanded a privilege motion against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “terrorist” remarks purportedly against controversial party leader Pragya Thakur. Dubey expressed his demand in the Lok Sabha at a time when Congress and other opposition[Read More…]
Man City deal is great news for young Indian players : Amrinder
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) History was made on Thursday in Indian football when City Football Group (CFG) acquired a 65 per cent stake in Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC, and team goalkeeper Amrinder Singh feels it is great news for the young Indian footballers. The ISL club joined[Read More…]
No decision on release of Farooq, Omar, Mehbooba: BJP leader
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Nov 29 (IANS) BJP’s J&K in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna on Friday said that no decision has been taken about the release of three former chief ministers of J&K who were detained after the revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir. “Nothing has been decided on the release[Read More…]
OYO’s valuation continues to soar despite losses (Lead)
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Hospitality unicorn OYO’s valuation has almost doubled in a year, reaching $10 billion between September 2018 and October 2019, despite significant losses in the financial year ending on March 31. The losses have reportedly mounted due to the rise in operating expenses fuelled by the[Read More…]