Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) The Customs Department at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Friday apprehended a man trying to smuggle 542g gold valued at Rs 21,46,320 lakh. He flew in from Dubai in flight number IX 194 to Lucknow and was arrested[Read More…]
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England to play two Tests in Sri Lanka in March 2020 (Lead)
London, Oct 25 (IANS) England will be playing a two-Test series against Sri Lanka in March next year, which will be part of the ICC World Championship. A total of 120 points would be at stake for both the sides. According to an ICC report, the first Test will begin[Read More…]
SL prez polls: Gotabaya launches election manifesto
Colombo, Oct 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday launched his election manifesto for the November 16 polls. Gotabaya, who is also a former Defence Minister, launched the manifesto titled “The Ten Principles of Inclusive Governance” at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre here, reports the[Read More…]
Vodafone-Idea stocks tumble 15% to hit 52-week low
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Shares of Vodafone Idea plunged for the second consecutive day falling over 15 per cent to touch a 52-week low of Rs 3.66 per share. The fall comes on the back of a Supreme Court order on Thursday asking telcos, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea, to[Read More…]
England to play two Tests in Sri Lanka in March 2020
London, Oct 25 (IANS) England will be playing a two-Test series in March next year, which will be part of the ICC World Championship. A total of 120 points would be at stake for both the sides. According to an ICC report, the first Test will begin from March 19[Read More…]
Japanese Min quits amid irregular donations claims
Tokyo, Oct 25 (IANS) Isshu Sugawara, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on Friday resigned from his post amid allegations of irregular donations. Sugawara, 57, had taken over the ministry during the latest reshuffle of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government on September 11, and had been a legislator for[Read More…]
Congress to try and form government in Haryana
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Despite falling short by 14 seats to get the magic figure in the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the Congress is hopeful of forming government in the state with the support of Dushyant Chautala’s JJP and Independents (mostly BJP turncoats), party leaders said on Friday. Senior Congress[Read More…]
Go, grab your moment: Gambhir tells Samson
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is elated with the selection of Sanju Samson for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh and has asked the wicketkeeper-batsman to grab the “long overdue” opportunity with both hands. “This is well and truly through the gap by Sanju[Read More…]
Trump cancels NYT, Washington Post subscriptions from WH
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has cancelled the White House’s subscriptions to The New York Times and The Washington Post, and has instructed all federal agencies to do the same. “Not renewing subscriptions across all federal agencies will be a significant cost saving for taxpayers – hundreds[Read More…]
Amazon earnings fall for first time in two years
Seattle, Oct 25 (IANS) Amazon’s net sales hit $70 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 24 per cent compared with $56.6 billion in the same period last year, but the e-commerce giant saw its net income decreasing to $2.1 billion compared with net income of $2.9 billion in[Read More…]
US to send additional military assets to Syria
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) The US would send additional military assets to eastern Syria to enforce control of the oil fields in the region, according to American media reports. Citing a defence official, CNN reported that the US “is committed to reinforcing our position, in coordination with our SDF (Syrian[Read More…]
Ex-DU professor Geelani’s post-mortem at AIIMS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The post-mortem of former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, who who was arrested in connection with the Parliament attack case, will be conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday Geelani died here on Thursday evening following a cardiac arrest at[Read More…]
itel smartphone no 1 brand under 5K in offline channels
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) itel, a Transsion Holdings-owned company, has become the no 1 smartphone brand in less than Rs 5,000 price segment for offline channels as per the counterpoint research report for Q3 2019. Basis the industry research, under Rs 5,000 retail price segment in offline channel smartphone[Read More…]
Massive wildfire in California prompts evacuation (Lead)
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) About 2,000 people living in Northern California have been ordered to evacuate after a massive wildfire dubbed the ‘Kincade Fire’ exploded in size overnight. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the blaze ignited on Wednesday night exploded very fast,[Read More…]
Jeff Bezos loses world’s richest man title to Bill Gates
Seattle, Oct 25 (IANS) Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has lost the title as the world’s richest man, paving the way for tenacious Bill Gates to grab the top spot after Amazon’s lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock value. Amazon shares fell 7[Read More…]
Resolution introduced condemning Trump impeachment inquiry
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced a resolution condemning the House Democrats-led impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump. A Trump ally, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Graham tweeted on Thursday that the resolution has more than 40 cosponsors, including Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, reports[Read More…]
Sam Billings named England vice-captain for NZ T20Is
Wellington, Oct 25 (IANS) England all-rounder Sam Billings has been named Eoin Morgan’s deputy for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Billings last played for England in March this year, in a T20I against West Indies, shortly before he suffered the injury that kept him out of the[Read More…]
After dad, now mom in UP Assembly with Abdullah Azam
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) After father-son, it is now mother-son who will create history in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and the record maker will be from the same family. Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam had won the 2017 Assembly elections and were members of the[Read More…]
42 malicious apps affected 8 million Android users
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Security researchers have detected a massive year-long adware campaign where the involved apps were installed on users’ Android devices eight million times from Google Play alone. Slovak internet security company ESET identified 42 apps on Google Play as belonging to the campaign, which had been running[Read More…]
ALERT: JJP chief Dushyant Chautala to meet party MLAs at his Delhi residence at 11 a.m.
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No reaction from Rahul on poll results so far
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The results of the two states are out and the Congress has improved its tally. All have spoken about the results, but Rahul Gandhi is yet to react. In Haryana, Congress did an impressive performance, forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party to see a hung Assembly[Read More…]
Fernando Alonso to race in Dakar Rally 2020
Salou (Spain) Oct 25 (IANS) Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has said that he will compete for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the Dakar Rally 2020 in Saudi Arabia. During a press conference at Port Aventura Convention Center on Thursday, the two-time Formula One world champion said that his co-pilot will be[Read More…]
Don’t burst crackers, just eat them now
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) Crackers, rockets and “Sutli bombs” that you can eat and not ignite, cash notes that you can give but not preserve and playing cards that you can snack on but not play. Bakers, sweet shops and even private entrepreneurs have come up with a new range[Read More…]
Tourists visit Australia’s aboriginal site before ban
Canberra, Oct 25 (IANS) Foreign and domestic tourists have this week flocked to Uluru, the sacred Aboriginal site in Australia, before a climbing ban comes into effect on Saturday. Authorities have reported that tourist numbers had skyrocketed in the past month, as visitors from interstate and overseas tooj advantage of[Read More…]
BSP graph dips alarmingly in UP
By Amita Varma Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party is losing its base very rapidly in Uttar Pradesh. In the just concluded Assembly bye-elections, the party not only lost its sitting Jalalpur seat, but its candidates were overtaken by the Congress in Rampur, Lucknow Cantt, Govind Nagar, Pratapgarh,[Read More…]