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Jaipur, Oct 4 (IANS) Three girls were killed and many children injured when a portion of a hillock fell upon them as they were watching women play dandia in Udaipur district’s Mandava village. The incident happened on Thursday night. The girls were identified as Narbada 12, Geeta 11 and Sapna[Read More…]

Hong Kong, Oct 4 (IANS) The government of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Friday introduced a ban on people wearing masks at public assemblies, a colonial-era emergency legislation that has not been used in more than half a century. The ban, slated to come into effect from Friday[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Days after the PMC Bank came under scanner for alleged frauds, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that all was well with the banking system and one incident could not reflect the health of the overall system. He advised the public and depositors[Read More…]

BY QUAID NAJMI Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) On the final day of filing of nominations on Friday, several big shots, including sitting and former ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), got a big shock after they failed to get a ticket for contesting the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Jasprit Bumrah is a “phenomenal talent” and will only get better with each passing day, says his Indian teammate K.L. Rahul. Rahul and Bumrah are not part of the Indian squad currently participating in the three-match Test series against South Africa. While Bumrah has been[Read More…]

Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The benchmark Sensex declined by 100 points after opening 250 points higher on Friday over RBI’s revision of 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 in the August policy to[Read More…]

By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANSlife) Studded with exquisite remanants of history, Delhi was not always this busy and polluted megapolis groaning under the weight of almost 2 crore people. ‘Delhi That Was’, an exhibition that opens at the Ojas Art Gallery today shows us what life in[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANSlife) Camel is known as the ship of the desert. And its milk is known to have been an important source of nutrition for nomadic communities in the desert since ages. In 2016. Aadvik Foods started selling camel milk in the country, thus providing the same[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANSlife) Green coffee beans have gained popularity among fitness freaks as a new weight loss remedy. But what exactly is green coffee? Green, unroasted beans from the Coffea Arabica plant. Full of antioxidants, these beans apart from reducing weight, also help in controlling cholesterol, blood pressure[Read More…]

San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) Amazon and Disney have locked horns over Fire TV advertisement sales that could delay the addition of the latter’s upcoming streaming service to Amazons Fire TV devices. Disney is said to be resisting and the two companies are at an impasse. Disney apps could be[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it respects “sentiments of everyone” but the law has to be followed, even as it agreed to examine pleas on reconstruction of Guru Ravidas Temple in the protected land of Tughlaqabad forest area in the national capital. “We respect[Read More…]

London, Oct 4 (IANS) Anonymous British street artist Banksy’s painting showing the UK’s House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees has sold at an auction for 9.9 pounds ($12 million). The 13 ft wide artwork titled “Devolved Parliament” was painted by the anonymous Bristol artist in 2009, reports the BBC. Expected[Read More…]

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Young adults who experienced annual income drops of 25 per cent or more might be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, a study said. “Our exploratory study followed participants in the US through the recession in the[Read More…]

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. The CBI had arrested the senior Congress leader on August 21 in connection with the INX Media case. The former union minister and[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANSlife) Navratri – the nine nights of Goddess Durga – are a time when India is drenched in a celebration of the divine feminine. And the diverse festivities are unique to every part of country. If you have time at hand to travel during the festival[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANSlife) Mr Asia 2018, Sunit Jadhav is the flagbearer of professional body building in India. He won the Mr India pageant in 2016 and 2017 and was chosen Mr Asia in 2018. In an interview with IANSlife, Jadhav emphasises the importance of whey[Read More…]