Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) Miffed after hearing the news that an FIR was lodged in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district against celebrities, including himself, for writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi voicing concern over the growing incidents of mob lynching, ace film personality Adoor Gopalakrishnan has expressed huge dissatisfaction.[Read More…]
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Cox & Kings being probed in Rs 40 cr fraud case
The complaint against the company was registered at the Shakespeare Sarani police station under sections of the Indian Penal Code for criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy, the officer said.
Rs 1.65 lakh Samsung ‘Galaxy Fold’ sold out in 30 minutes in India
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Setting a sort of new record in the luxury smartphone segment, Samsung sold a total of 1,600 “Galaxy Fold” devices in flat 30 minutes after pre-bookings were open on the company’s official online store on Friday, highly-placed sources told IANS. The consumers who pre-booked “Galaxy[Read More…]
IAF boss accepts shooting down own chopper was ‘big mistake’ (Lead)
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) In an admission that may embarrass the union government, the new IAF chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria accepted on Friday that shooting down the Indian chopper in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year was a “big mistake”. An Mi17 V5 chopper was shot down at[Read More…]
Apple ups production of iPhone 11 as demand surges: Report
San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) Owing to a surge in demand for the new iPhones globally, Apple has asked its suppliers to increase production of its latest iPhone 11 range by up to 10 per cent or 8 million units, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday. “This autumn is[Read More…]
Ayodhya title dispute case will come to an end on Thursday, Oct 27: CJI
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Probe pending into Bengaluru Mirage 2000 crash: Air Chief
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The inquiry into the Mirage 2000 crash in Bengaluru in February that claimed lives of two pilots is still pending, IAF chief R.K.S. Bhadauria said here on Friday. He also admitted that the onus of the Budgam chopper crash was on the air force. Air[Read More…]
Morning sickness can lead to autism risk in kids
New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy were 53 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, a study said. Hyperemesis gravidarum occurs in less than five per cent of pregnancies. Affected women experience[Read More…]
Govt notes lower growth, higher inflation range in FY20 by RBI
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Friday said it has taken into account RBI’s downward revision of GDP growth rate for the fiscal to 6.1 per cent while hailing the 25 bps cuts in repo rates which will complement the recent measures. “Government has noted the reduction[Read More…]
Pak Army chief meets biz honchos, sets off speculation
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IANS) In a move that has set off speculation of a soft coup, the Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa called industry leaders for a meeting in Rawalpindi, the Army headquarters, to tackle the sliding economy, and according to reports, more such meetings are on the anvil.[Read More…]
Vaibhav Gehlot elected Rajasthan Cricket Association President
Vaibhav got 25 votes while his opponent Ramprakash Chaudhary from the rival Rameshwar Dudi group received only six votes. All six posts of the RCA have been won by incumbent RCA President CP Joshi group.
iPhone 11 Pro Max grips Indian celebrities, Insta on fire
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) As People thronged Apple stores across the country to grab the new iPhone 11, celebrities also made a beeline, especially for the high-end iPhone 11 Pro Max as well as Apple Watch Series 5 — flaunting their selfies with new Apple devices on Facebook-owned Instagram.[Read More…]
Harbhajan told he can’t be part of ‘The Hundred’ draft: BCCI
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Even though reports surfaced that Harbhajan Singh might announce his retirement if he is picked in the player draft of England’s new city-based franchise league ‘The Hundred’, the spinner has already been told by the Board of Control for Cricket in India[Read More…]
EU ruling set a ‘very troubling precedent’: Zuckerberg
San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) With the European Union’s top court ruling that Facebook may be ordered to remove illegal content globally, the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the judgement set a “very troubling precedent”. “This is going to be something that I would imagine we and other[Read More…]
Gavaskar not happy with Team India’s treatment of Ashwin
Visakhapatnam, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Friday criticised the Indian team management for their treatment of ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been in and out of the Test playing XI in the last two years. According to the legendary Indian batsman, Ashwin should always be[Read More…]
Armaan Malik: You can’t build a fan base if you are fake
Starting his career Armaan Malik in the world of Bollywood playback singing “Bum bum bhole” for the film “Taare Zameen Par” in 2007, Armaan has garnered a lot of popularity among young listeners.
Housing players laud rate cut, seek adequate transmission
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Real estate developers welcomed the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis points (bps) repo rate cut on Friday saying that the consecutive rate cuts would boost demand for the long-subdued sector. Developers, who have been in the midst of a liquidity crunch over the last one year,[Read More…]
Ranbir, Alia turn brand ambassadors for Lay’s
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Days after a short clip from their television commercial went viral, actors and rumoured couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor were officially announced as the faces of potato chips brand Lay’s on Friday. In a teaser launched on social media, Alia and Ranbir are seen[Read More…]
Private bank stocks struggle, Sensex tanks 440 points (3rd Lead)
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Bank stocks slid dragging the Sensex over 440 points lower on Friday as investors reacted to the RBI’s cut in the countries economic growth forecast to 6.1 per cent for 2019-20 from 6.90 earlier. “..real GDP growth for 2019-20 is revised downwards from 6.9 per cent[Read More…]
Hockey: Savita completes 200 international caps for India
Marlow, Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team’s goalkeeper Savita on Friday achieved the milestone of completing 200 international caps for the country. She reached this milestone during India’s fifth and final match of their tour to England, which took place against Great Britain in Marlow. Since making her[Read More…]
SC notice to CBI on Chidambaram’s bail plea (Lead)
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s bail plea in the INX media case. A bench headed by Justice R. Banumathi listed the matter for October 15 asking the CBI to file[Read More…]
‘Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi responsible for waterlogged Patna’
Patna, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Deputy Sushil Modi for the worst waterlogging in Patna after last week’s heavy rainfall. Singh told the media here that he had already apologised to the people of Patna. “Nitish Kumar and[Read More…]
611 prisoners released on Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Under the special remission plan, 611 prisoners from jails across the country were released as part of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations on October 2, a Home Ministry statement said on Friday. It was the third phase of the Centre’s special remission scheme in[Read More…]
‘Jacqueline I Am Coming’ is a simple story, says Raghubir Yadav
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Actor Raghubir Yadav returns in a film titled “Jacqueline I Am Coming”, and he has said that the upcoming film has a simple story that will touch everyone’s heart. “I said yes to the film because I felt that the team has worked really hard on[Read More…]
Perumal Murugan makes JCB Prize shortlist for 2nd year in a row
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) For the second year in a row, eminent Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan has made the short list of the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature, India’s richest, his two novels, sharing space with Roshan Ali, Manoranjan Byapari, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar and Madhuri Vijay, it[Read More…]