Author: IANS

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) National capital’s IGI Airport will soon sport the country’s most technologically advanced and highest ATC tower, which is expected to enhance the safety and the efficiency of air transport management services over the city’s sky. According to Airports Authority of India Chairman[Read More…]

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) The fate of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital city Amaravati hangs in balance with the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) pulling out of a project to fund its development. China-based AIIB on July 23 confirmed that it is not considering the[Read More…]

Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Charging Goods and Services Tax (GST) of Rs 67.50 on two bananas in JW Marriott here to actor Rahul Bose cost the hotel Rs 25,000. The Chandigarh Excise and Taxation Department on Saturday imposed a penalty on the high-end hotel for the illegal collection of tax[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Not so long ago, Apple refused to unlock an iPhone for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sleuth, solely for the reason that users’ privacy has always been its topmost priority which can never be compromised. What makes Apple stand out in the hullabaloo[Read More…]

By Vinod Mirani Just when the film industry had forgotten what tax exemption or, the popular term, ‘tax free, meant, the phrase is back in the use. The Hrithik Roshan-starrer, “Super 30”, has been granted tax-free status in the states of Delhi, Gujarat. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The granting[Read More…]

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) When Alexis Kerry Ohanian and Steve Huffman founded Reddit in 2005, little did they realise that the social discussion platform would one day unite young netizens across the world in a way that even social networking giant Facebook may feel threatened. The[Read More…]

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The digital traces of our lives — on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat — are being mined into a trillion-dollar-a-year industry and there is no way out. We are now the commodity for tech giants who are constantly watching us, sharing our[Read More…]

Hyderabad, July 28 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union minister S. Jaipal Reddy passed away in the early hours of Sunday in Hyderabad following a brief illness, his family said. He was 77. Jaipal Reddy breathed his last around 1.30 a.m. at a private hospital in Hyderabad, where he[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) If former Utta Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had found time to read the report submitted by a former IFS (Indian Forest Services) officer, pointing to the “loot of more than one lakh hectares of forest land” in Sonebhadra, the July 17 massacre of tribals may[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka is known to be unhappy with the funds allocated to it by India in its latest Budget, which when compared to that allocated for other close neighbours and even Indian Ocean Region countries, is small. While Sri Lanka is India’s closest Indian Ocean[Read More…]

Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried pre-dawn raids at four places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town on Sunday. Police sources said NIA sleuths assisted by the state police and the CRPF carried out raids at the residences of four traders engaged in cross LoC trade.[Read More…]

By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The first half of 2019 saw a smashing success, with hero-led stories such as “Gully Boy”, “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, “Kesari” and “Kabir Singh” breaking all records at the Indian box-office. The second half, though, is all about women and women power![Read More…]

By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) From epic comebacks to opening new chapters of history to adventurous ride into a fantastical land to intriguing new projects — stories dipped in myriad hues have been lined up to add strokes of diversity to the already diverse world of the[Read More…]

By Troy Ribeiro We are in the second half of the year, and there are nearly 62 major films releasing before the year ends. Reasons ranging from budget to critical content to release date can affect a films ticket pricing as well as box-office fate. Smart PR, meanwhile, uses every[Read More…]

Val Thorens (France), July 28 (IANS) Egan Bernal is poised to make history in more ways than one at this year’s Tour de France, with the 22-year-old set to become first-ever Colombian champion of Tour de France and the youngest winner of cycling’s most prestigious race in modern times. Although[Read More…]

By Simran Sethi New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Back in the days, heroes, who are generally considered as main part of our films, were mostly seen beating the villain or romancing the actresses or flaunting their machismo on screen. With time, our male artistes have tried their best to change[Read More…]

By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Lights, camera, action! New-gen Bollywood is raring to go, and second wind at the box-office may brighten fortunes of a bunch of rookies who are raring to make their debut in the film industry in the crucial second half of 2019. It[Read More…]

Hockenheim (Germany), July 28 (IANS) Mercedes Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for the upcoming German Formula One Grand Prix after Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were forced out due to car problems. The defending World Champion clocked 1:11.767 to take his 87th pole, ahead of Red Bull’s Max[Read More…]

By Kashmeera Sambamurthy Mumbai, July 28 (101Reporters/IANS) A Mumbai-based taxi service that employs only women is helping them bring a turnaround in their life, enabling them not only financially but also elevating their standing in society. Priyadarshini Taxi Services (PTS) was launched in Mumbai in 2008 by social activist Susieben[Read More…]

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) After rapidly expanding its presence in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, India’s largest air passenger carrier IndiGo plans to add destinations such as Hanoi and Chengdu to its flight schedule from September quarter onwards. IndiGo’s Chief Commercial Officer William Boulter told[Read More…]