Author: IANS

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Former batsman Mithun Manhas has hailed the Indian Army for taking care of his grandparents who live in Bhaderwah in Jammu. All communication networks have been suspended in Jammu and Kashmir which has been under a lockdown for almost a week now following the abrogation[Read More…]

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The heavy rains that lashed Kerala over the last few days have lessened in intensity, even as the toll rose to 67 while over 2.54 lakh displaced people were in relief camps, the state government said on Sunday. All the 14 districts in the state, except[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Online artisanal brand for crafts and lifestyle-based products, Tjori, has received investment that has crossed $1 million with the latest funding of $700,000, a statement from the company said on Sunday. According to the company, the latest investment came from investors in India and the[Read More…]

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Stressing West Bengal’s growth rate – at 12.58 per cent – was the highest in India, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised the Modi government for shifting its agenda from economy and development to “only politics”. “It is for everyone to see and realise the[Read More…]

Port of Spain, Aug 11 (IANS) India have won the toss and opted to bat first in the second ODI against the West Indies here on Sunday. With India playing the same team that took the field in the washed out first ODI in Guyana on Thursday, skipper Virat Kohli[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor-comedian Vir Das says he will be going to be on a social media detox for two months as he has “something special” to write. “Next two months are going to be a little bit of a social media detox. Got something special to write,” Vir[Read More…]

Lahore, Aug 11 (IANS) Amidst the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the abrogation of Article 370 granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Sunday urged the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to shift the Davis Cup tie slated to be held in[Read More…]

C0handigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) Questioning the former AAP leader’s motives in instigating legislators to quit over the Bargari sacrilege issue, several Punjab ministers on Sunday ridiculed the resignation of H.S. Phoolka as a stunt aimed at hogging the limelight. Phoolka on Saturday had asked all MLAs who had raised the[Read More…]

Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath here on Sunday slammed former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan for calling India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru a “criminal”. “India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, known as the creator of modern India,[Read More…]

Vijayawada, Aug 11 (IANS) In a macabre act, a man beheaded his wife and then carried her severed head through the streets of Vijayawada on Sunday, police said. The shocking incident occurred in Srinagar colony under Satyanarayanapuram police station limits. According to the police, Pradeep Kumar slit his wife Manikranti’s[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Liquidity problems and completion of stalled projects formed the core agenda of the meeting here on Sunday between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with real estate players which discussed ways to create demand in the country’s realty market. Developers suggested the creation a stress fund for[Read More…]

Zhuhai circuit (China), Aug 11 (IANS) Rajiv Sethu of IDEMITSU Honda Racing India managed a second top 10 finish in Race 2 of Asia Production 250 class on Sunday at the Zhuhai Circuit here. Sethu is the only Indian to have managed two top 10 finishes with the previous one[Read More…]

Bokaro, Aug 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stones of Bharat Petroleum’s (BPCL) two projects, here on Sunday. BPCL will set up a LPG bottling plant and POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) terminal here.[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is currently celebrating her 34th birthday in Sri Lanka, has received a special birthday wish from the star cast of Netflix show “13 Reasons Why”. In a video shared by Netflix, the show’s actors including Justin Prentice and Alisha Boe wished[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) After Pakistan announced it was cancelling the Samjhauta Express, India on Sunday cancelled Samjhauta Link Express running between Delhi and Atari. “Consequent to Pakistan’s decision to cancel Samjhauta Express running between Lahore and Atari… The link express train running between Delhi and Atari also stands[Read More…]

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Security researchers have discovered a bunch of vulnerabilities affecting 4G hotspots from Chinese handset maker ZTE that could allow a potential hacker to redirect traffic from the hotspot to other malicious websites. Discovered by a Pen Test Partners researcher, who goes by the name of[Read More…]

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Shahan Ali Mohsin had a fruitful end to round 3 and 4 of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Rotax Championship in the senior category with team MSport at Bengalurus Meco Kartopia circuit this weekend. After kick-starting his 2019 season with round 1 and 2 of the[Read More…]

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) Two girls allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with same rope in the Simdega district of Jharkhand on Sunday. According to the police, two girls — Shraddha Su Nandini, 18, and Suandani Bage, 23, missing since Saturday — were found hanging from a tree at Kaju[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Sunday slammed BBC’s terminology for Jammu and Kashmir, demanding to know why it doesn’t call Northern Ireland “British Occupied Ireland”. In a tweet, he said: “Hey @BBCWorld.. each time you call #kashmir ‘Indian Occupied Kashmir’ I keep wondering why you refuse[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Former India opener Gautam Gambhir hopes that the Indian team management will give a long run to middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, who’s part of the India team playing an ODI series in the West Indies. Iyer is eyeing to seal his spot in the middle-order.[Read More…]

Ann Arbor (USA), Aug 11 (IANS) Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez once again led the attack for FC Barcelona, scoring two goals in the Spanish team’s 4-0 drubbing of Napoli in a friendly that was part of the teams’ pre-season tour of the US. In the first half on Saturday, Barcelona[Read More…]