Author: IANS

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Young adults with no kids (YANKS) in Mumbai and Pune are not all work and often seek holiday or weekend activities such as camping, trekking and visit to theme or amusement park, a survey said on Monday. Nearly 70 per cent respondents agreed that visit to[Read More…]

Biarritz (France), Aug 26 (IANS) The G7 countries on Monday agreed to release $22 million to provide logistical and financial support to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. The announcement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this year’s meeting of G7 leaders, after a G7[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu might have worn a professional look during her dominating display in the final of the BWF World Championships when she crushed Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a one-sided final, but the shuttler has revealed that she couldn’t control[Read More…]

Dubai/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26 (IANS) National Democratic Alliances (NDA) Kerala convenor Thushar Vellapally, facing a cheque dishonour case in the UAE, on Monday could not arrive at an out of court settlement. The court posted the case for Wednesday. The case was filed in the UAE by N. Abdullah, a Keralite,[Read More…]

Leeds, Aug 26 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes pulled off one of the greatest Test chases of all time to keep the 2019 edition of the Ashes alive at Headingley on Sunday. With England down to their last wicket and still needing 73 runs to win, Stokes launched an assault[Read More…]

By Ananya Bhatnagar New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was confronted with one of the co-accused in the INX Media case by the Central Bureau of Investigation during his custody in the last four days, Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar was informed on Monday. While seeking[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Monday directed the Chief Secretary to probe how Chinese manjha was being rampantly sold in the city markets despite it being banned by the city government. Reacting to a request on the same by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)[Read More…]

By Rohan Agarwal New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) After last year’s big embarrassment when it had to suspend it’s presidential candidate due to submission of forged documents, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has decided to be extra careful this time. It has shortlisted only University of Delhi (DU) graduates[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says her belief in herself is the best quality she has which and that gives her the confidence to live the life on her own terms. The actress, who walked the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week grand finale[Read More…]

By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The mystery over the Enforcement Directorate (ED) “note”, which according to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s lawyers was copied “word-by-word” in the Delhi High Court order denying him anticipatory bail in the INX Media case, intensified on Monday with the probe agency[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi here on Monday appointed Rameshwar Oraon as Jharkhand party chief and five working Presidents ahead of the Assembly polls. “The Congress President has appointed Rameshwar Oraon as Jharkhand state President,” party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said in an official communique.[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Actor Gaurav Gera of “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin” fame and known for his Shopkeeper and Chutki avatars says he is in search of a negative role now. Talking about his debut web series “Boss”, Gaurav said: “I think the title ‘Boss’ is pretty cool and self[Read More…]

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) In a first of its kind initiative, hotels, restaurants and eateries in Maharashtra will soon have to make a mandatory mention of the ‘calorie count’ of all the food items served to the patrons on grounds of health and helping the customers make[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Arjun Tendulkar, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar has been picked in the 15-member Mumbai team for the upcoming Bapuna Cup that will be played in Nagpur from September 5. The pre-season tournament organised by the Vidarbha Cricket Association will see Suryakumar Yadav lead the squad[Read More…]

Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) After launching its first laptop RedmiBook 14 with an 8th Gen Intel processor in May, Redmi has announced plans to launch its new version with a 10th Gen Intel processor on August 29. The 10th Gen RedmiBook 14 device will cost more and is expected to[Read More…]

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By Anand Singh & Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) As former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram faces a tough time in CBI custody over his alleged involvement in INX Media case, more troubles is brewing for him, with Enforcement Directorate trying to make a watertight case against the Congress[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) All-rounder Ben Stokes led England to an extraordinary one-wicket win in the third Ashes Test and earned plaudits from multiple fronts. The feat was discussed on the sidelines of the G7 summit by world leaders of Australia, United Kingdom and India. According to reports, it[Read More…]

By Puja Gupta Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019 ended with much pomp and glamour. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan brought the curtains down as she walked the ramp for designer duo Gauri and Nainika at the Lakme Absolute Grand Finale of the bi-annual fashion event[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) While most auto market players sought government intervention to support the sector, facing slowdown amid falling sales, Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj has divergent views and says the slump is due to the industry itself. Bajaj said the industry should be resilient enough to absorb[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Global investors have shown appetite for rupee denominated assets in recent times and this trend needs to be strengthened further by policy nudges, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor B.P. Kanungo has said. In his speech at the Forex Association of India Conference in Singapore,[Read More…]

Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) Aiming at making it easier to book tickets from Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that airlines ticketing counters would be functional from 8 p.m. on Monday. The ticketing counter is being established at the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC). “Airlines ticketing counter with 8 terminals[Read More…]