Barabanki, July 30 (IANS) A BJP leader from Barabanki, Ranjit Bahadur Srivastava, has come up with the idea of cremating cows after death instead of burying them. “Dead cows should not be buried because it is a Muslim ritual. They should be cremated according to Hindu rituals. We should conduct[Read More…]
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Aussies Khawaja, Pattinson set to play Ashes first Test
Birmingham, July 30 (IANS) Australia head coach Justin Langer revealed Usman Khawaja and James Pattinson are set to play in the opening Ashes encounter on Thursday. “Usman Khawaja will definitely be in,” Langer told reporters here as quoted by www.cricket.com.au. “He’s fit, ready to go, he’s playing well. “He’s a[Read More…]
Jio unlikely to raise tariffs in near term: J P Morgan
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Reliance Jio is unlikely to raise tariffs in the near term which may not be good news for its peers, said brokerage firm J P Morgan. Jio’s better-than-expected margins, reliable and strong consumption stats, accompanied by solid InvIT closure, are the key positives for the company,[Read More…]
AISECT to provide free training for Kerala youth
Kochi, July 30 (IANS) AISECT, a leading social enterprise working in the area of skill development, has partnered with state-run Kerala Academy of Skills Excellence (KASE) to provide free training. Close to 3,000 students who have passed Class 8 will be eligible to start in Palakkad and Ernakulum districts where[Read More…]
DLF’s Q1 consolidated net profit up over 140%
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Real estate major DLF has reported a rise of more than 140 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Accordingly, the company’s net profit rose to Rs 413.94 crore from Rs 172.44 crore reported for the corresponding quarter[Read More…]
NCLAT extends Jaypee Infra resolution time, allows new bids
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday extended the resolution process of Jaypee Infratech (JIL) by 90 days, thereby allowing submission of fresh bids for the bankrupt realty company. The extension would come into effect with the receipt of the appellate tribunal’s order.[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders films campaign video with Cardi B
Washington, July 30 (IANS) US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and rapper Cardi B have filmed a campaign video together to attract young voters. Sanders featured in the clip in a nail salon in Detroit, where the second round of Democratic candidate debates will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The[Read More…]
Deer most hunted animal in Odisha: minister
Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) Deer is the most hunted wild animal in Odisha as a total of 106 deer of different species have been killed in the last three years, the state government said on Tuesday. Giving a written reply in the state Assembly, Forest and Environment Minister Bikarm Keshari[Read More…]
Nadda to meet J&K leaders on Assembly elections
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) BJP Working President J.P. Nadda will hold a key meeting of core leaders of Jammu and Kashmir here on Tuesday night to discuss the political atmosphere and preparedness for the next Assembly elections. Highly placed sources said the meeting would take place around 8 p.m.[Read More…]
Cloud services grow 31% in 2018, Amazon top vendor again
Stamford (USA), July 30 (IANS) The global infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew by 31.3 per cent in 2018 to $32.4 billion, up from $24.7 billion in 2017, with Amazon again emerging as the top vendor, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and IBM, a new report by Gartner Inc[Read More…]
China, US resume stalled trade talks in Shanghai
Beijing, July 30 (IANS) Negotiators from the US and China began their two-day meeting on Tuesday in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai to end a long-running trade dispute between the world’s two most powerful economies. The talks over the year-long trade row resumed nearly three months after the parleys[Read More…]
Protests by BJP workers halt production in few Coal India mines
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Protests by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at Coal India Ltd’s mines in Odisha have halted production at the Talcher coalfields. The protests came after a deadly landslide last week where four workers were trapped in a mine. Bodies of three out of the four[Read More…]
Bihar to organise ‘Jal Chaupal’ in villages
Patna, July 30 (IANS) The Bihar government is ready to roll out various water conservation methods, including ‘Jal Chaupal’ in every village to spread awareness about rain water harvesting and misuse of water. The engineers of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) would organise ‘Jal Chaupal’ as part of the[Read More…]
LS passes Bill to set up regulator for consumer complaints
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A Bill to establish a national level regulator – Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) – to deal with consumer complaints pro-actively was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by voice vote amid objections to several clauses. Unveiling the government’s argument for the passage of[Read More…]
177 girls rescued after 6 hours as heavy rains lash MP
Incessant rainfall for the past three days has affected the life of people across the state. Most of the rivers are flowing above the danger mark, and low lying areas including a girls’ school from where 177 students were rescued have been flooded by the surging waters. In Ashapur in[Read More…]
Dubai ruler, runaway wife begin London court battle
London, July 30 (IANS) Dubai’s billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his runaway wife Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein are beginning a court battle here on Tuesday over the welfare of their children, according to media reports. The development comes after Princess Haya, the half-sister of King Abdullah[Read More…]
Sonu Nigam turns 46, works out for first time in life
Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan Kunder called Sonu a “talented” friend.
Bangladesh urged to heed UN recommendations on torture
Geneva, July 30 (IANS) Bangladesh should implement the recommendations made by the UN Committee against Torture to end the widespread practice of torture in the country, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The Committee’s first review of Bangladesh under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment[Read More…]
Karmakar urges PM to intervene over shooting’s absence from CWG
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) While not supporting India’s proposed 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games boycott, shooter Joydeep Karmakar on Tuesday said a strong protest from the entire sports fraternity is needed with even the Prime Minister intervening, to make sure such decisions like dropping shooting is not made[Read More…]
‘Assaulted’ Guru returns to India with 4 stitches (Lead)
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa, who was attacked in Vancouver after a live performance at Queen Elizabeth Theater, has received four stitches on his right eyebrow, and is now back in India. Randhawa’s office took to Instagram on Tuesday to share an update about the singer, and[Read More…]
WIll recreate music if it isn’t too commonplace: Kanungo
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Singer Arjun Kanungo has been quite vocal about not being in favour of remixes. However, he wouldn’t mind being a part of a recreation effort in the future, if it doesn’t become too commonplace. “It’s a trend and it will eventually pass. I mean how[Read More…]
Congress’ Amethi leader Sanjay Sinh to join BJP
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In a jolt to the Congress that is facing a leadership crisis, its Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Sinh has quit the party. A member of the Upper House from Assam, Sinh is set to join the ruling BJP, helping the saffron party grow through aggressive[Read More…]
Tanishaa feels good films aren’t being made in Hindi
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Tanishaa Mukerji claims that good films aren’t being made in the Hindi film industry, which is why she has launched her production house. “You think good films are being made?” Tanishaa countered, when a reporter asked her if she planned to make a comeback in[Read More…]
Punjab CM bats for crop diversification
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) Pushing forward his crop diversification agenda to check the depleting ground water, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Tuesday asked the state planning board to chalk out a comprehensive crop diversification model. The board has also been directed to review the schemes of the Agriculture[Read More…]
Man arrested for daughter’s murder in Baramulla
Srinagar, July 30 (IANS) A man was arrested for the murder of his daughter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Tuesday. Javid Ahmad Khan, son of Rehmatullah Khan of Laridora area, was arrested for killing his daughter and dumping the body inside the Kawharbala forest area, a[Read More…]