Author: IANS

Aligarh, Aug 11 (IANS) A local Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader’s husband was allegedly abused and beaten up in Aligarh over his wife’s participation in party’s membership drive in Aligarh. Mohammad Mohsin, husband of BJP leader Farheen Mohsin, said that he had received death threats, asking him to stop his[Read More…]

Aden, Aug 11 (IANS) The Saudi Arabia-led coalition on Sunday launched an airstrike on a military site in Yemen’s port city of Aden, a government official said. “The Saudi-led airstrike was a warning message to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces that they must stop attacking government institutions in Aden,”[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has won the Best Actor National Award, has penned an emotional poem describing his journey in the industry. In the poem, written in Hindi, Ayushmann talks about how it rained when he came to Mumbai for the first time as it was[Read More…]

Bangkok, Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan on Sunday treated his fans with a glimpse of the look for his upcoming film “Coolie No. 1”. Unveiling the motion poster of his look, Varun took to social media and wrote: “Get ready. First look tomorrow… Coolie” Dressed up in coolie outfit[Read More…]

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) Actress Keerthy Suresh, who has received the National Award for Best Actress, dedicated her victory to her family. “I would like to dedicate this award to my family especially to my mother, guru Priyadarshan sir, my friends and all my well wishers, who have been a[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Central government decided to abrogate Article 370 of the Consitution, that accorded a special status to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), as it was of no use to the country or the state. Shah was speaking here after[Read More…]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) The Odisha government has directed nine district collectors to submit an assessment report on damage occurred due to heavy rainfall that triggered flash flood in the state. In a letter, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has asked the district collectors of Bolangir, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal,[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a unique initiative to prevent antiques like sculptures, manuscripts, vessels and paintings that are a century old from landing up with the ‘kabadi wala’, the government is proposing to invite people to showcase their artefacts at exhibitions and sell them to prospective buyers. According[Read More…]

Noida, Aug 11 (IANS) The Principal Secretary (Home) of Uttar Pradesh, Avanish Awasthi, made a surprise midnight visit to a police station in Noida on Saturday. The news of his visit to the station in Sector 20 spread like wildfire in the Noida police department, sending the officers in a[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released a book that chronicles Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s two years in office. The book, “Listening, Learning & Leading” details Naidu’s public as well as diplomatic engagements, including his visits to 19 countries across four continents. The event[Read More…]

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Multi-billionaire tech moghul Elon Musk has openly supported Democratic candidate Andrew Yang who is the fray for the 2020 US presidential election, on Twitter. In response to a tweet Yang, 44, posted about being open-minded and solving problems, Musk replied: “I support Yang,” on Twitter[Read More…]

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are like Lord Krishna and Arjuna, said actor Rajinikanth here on Sunday. Congratulating Shah on his ‘Mission Kashmir’ (revocation of Article 370 which conferred special status on Jammu and Kashmir), Rajinikanth termed it as a ‘fantastic’[Read More…]

By Subhash K Jha Film: “Nerkonda Paarvai” (Tamil); Cast: Ajith Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shraddha Srinath, Andrea Tariang; Director: H. Vinoth; Rating: *** (3 stars) For long stretches of this remake of “Pink” – a film that in many ways redefined the space and position of women in cinema and society[Read More…]

By Debayan Mukherjee Orlando (Florida), Aug 11 (IANS) Hailing India’s investment in the development of female cagers as much as their male counterparts, retired Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) legend and Olympian Swin Cash on Sunday said they are starting to become family now. The Indian U-14 boys and girls[Read More…]

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) A hacker who goes by the handle Jmaxxz has exposed a series of vulnerabilities in a remote-based automobile app that may have exposed around 60,000 cars to hackers. In a talk at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jmaxxz identified several issues[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid politicians making news for their sexist comments related to the women of Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that accorded special status to the state, ace wrestler Bajrang Punia has a message of peace. “Neither do we want[Read More…]

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) National Award-winning actor and sports enthusiast Akshay Kumar, who turned guest commentator for a recent kabaddi match, has praised the players for maintaining proper fitness regime. “Kabaddi requires a lot of strength and agility. The players and coaches are doing a great job to build their[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian Army will showcase a range of its artillery and ammunition for the general public at an event to be held here on Monday. The event has been planned three days ahead of India’s 73rd Independence Day on August 15. The equipment will be[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) While fund flows from NBFCs to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) have dried up in recent times, official data shows state-run banks too are cautious in lending with total credit outstanding to the sector growing at just 7.38 per cent to Rs 8.81 lakh[Read More…]

By Ranjana Narayan New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) It was a golden opportunity to finally bid adieu to the dynasty tag, bring in new blood and re-energise the rank and file, but the Congress partys loyalist old guard won the day. And it is not for want of trying by[Read More…]

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Apple could bring a multiple camera array on the back of its upcoming line-up of iPad Pros, reports suggest. While the next iPad Pro could come with three rear cameras, the regular 10.2-inch iPad might come with a dual-camera system, The Verge reported on Saturday.[Read More…]

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Contrary to Western media reports about turmoil in the Kashmir Valley in reaction to the withdrawal of special category status to Jammu and Kashmir, a local cop posted a video clip on Twitter on Saturday showing normalcy in most districts of the valley. The post[Read More…]