Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Upset over the players’ high-handedness, the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has decided not to send its national team to the World Team Squash Championship to be held in the US in December. The development is set to hurt Pakistan — a six-time Champion, having emerged victorious[Read More…]
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Many TMC leaders will go to jail in ponzi scams: BJP
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha on Saturday claimed that many Trinamool Congress leaders will go to jail in chit fund scam cases before Durga Puja this year. The Bengal BJP leader said the “immersion procession” of the state’s ruling party will start during the Puja. “Trinamool’s[Read More…]
Bihar floods toll 127, situation remains grim
Patna, July 27 (IANS) As many as 127 people are reported to have died in Bihar as the flood situation across 13 districts in the eastern state remained critical, affecting over 82 lakh people, according to officials on Saturday. The situation is particularly grave in 13 districts in the northern[Read More…]
Need to learn from India: Pakistanis on Chandrayaan-2
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India’s successful launch of the Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission on July 22 earned appreciation from people from across the world including Pakistan, with many of them saying that India’s achievement offers its neighbour an opportunity to learn. “Good step. They are far ahead of us in[Read More…]
Prasad assures no telecom monopoly, Vodafone for spectrum cap
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the government will not tolerate any monopoly and ensure fair competition in the telecom sector while seeking to ease its burden by taking up two key issues – lowering its GST rate to 12 per cent[Read More…]
Barcelona beats Japan’s Vissel Kobe 2-0
Tokyo, July 27 (IANS) Barcelona earned a comfortable 2-0 win over Japans Vissel Kobe here on Saturday in the Spanish teams second pre-season friendly. Barcelona had to face Andres Iniesta, a former Barça player who joined the Japanese team and put on an outstanding performance in his first game against[Read More…]
Number of polio cases reaches 47 in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan on Friday confirmed the registration of one new polio case each in Quetta and Banno provinces. With this, the number of polio cases has reached 47 this year, according to an official on Saturday. “The majority of cases,[Read More…]
Over 200 dead reindeer found on Norway’s Arctic Svalbard
Oslo, July 27 (IANS) Researchers have found more than 200 reindeer that died of hunger on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, public broadcaster NRK reported on Saturday. The catastrophe happened due to climate change and lack of food, and has never been this big, said three researchers from the Norwegian[Read More…]
RSS meet with govt over sovereign bond sealed Garg’s fate
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg’s tenure in finance ministry is believed to have been cut short by the RSS and its economic wing SJM for pursuing the foreign currency bond issue and there are indications that the entire bond proposal could be nixed, sources[Read More…]
Last-lap pass helps Prasad take top honours on Day 1
By Rohit Mundayur Coimbatore, July 27 (IANS) MSport’s Vishnu Prasad took the top honours in the Formula LGB-4 category on Day 1 of the JK Tyre National Championship first round at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Saturday. While Prasad finished at the top of the podium, Rohit Khanna and[Read More…]
Ashish Kumar clinches gold as India pick up 8 medals at Thailand Open
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar (75 kg) put up a dominant display to collect his first international gold medal as Indian boxers finished their campaign with a rich haul of eight medals that included one gold, four silver and three bronze at the Thailand[Read More…]
Sharif’s former aide arrested for violating tenancy law
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Irfan Siddiqui, a columnist and close aide to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was arrested and sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a case related to violation of tenancy laws. Siddiqui was arrested during a late Friday night raid on his residence in[Read More…]
BSES opens another digitised customer service centre in Delhi
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As part of its ongoing programme of digitising operations, Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Saturday announced the opening of another Digi Seva Kendra (DSK) by sister discom BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) in the Paschim Vihar locality of the city. This will provide[Read More…]
UK House of Commons leader issues ‘style guide’ to staff
London, July 27 (IANS) UK House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has issued a “style guide” to staff members in his new office asking them to stop using words such as “hopefully”, “very” “lot” and “got”. They should use only imperial measurements and refer to non-titled men as “esquire”, he[Read More…]
Pakistan’s chance of a moon shot bleak, notes Pak opinion piece
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) “Will Pakistan also get a slice of the moon?” With India’s launch of Chandrayaan-2, its second mission to the moon, Pakistanis naturally want to know where they stand in science and what has given India “this enormous lead over Pakistan?” While comparing the Pakistani space agency[Read More…]
Himachal CM hails GST reduction on e-vehicles
Shimla, July 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday hailed the decision of the GST Council to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on electric vehicles (EVs) from 12 to 5 per cent from August 1. He said the decision to cut tax on[Read More…]
Woman who had labour pains in stalled train safe (Lead)
Thane (Maharashtra), July 27 (IANS) A nine-month pregnant woman who suddenly went into labour pains in the stranded Mahalaxmi Express train, stuck in flood waters at Vangani outside Mumbai for nearly 18 hours, was rescued safely on Saturday, officials said. Earlier on Saturday, her panicky relatives sent out urgent appeals[Read More…]
Mamata defaming TMC leaders to save chair: BJP leader
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Kailash Vijayvargiya, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary, on Saturday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was accusing her party leaders of being involved in corruption to keep her own image clean. The BJP in-charge of West Bengal said Banerjee allowed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers[Read More…]
Ratul Puri slips away ED probe on pretext of going to washroom
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, is reported to have sneaked out of the Enforcement Directorate investigation in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam. Puri, who has been questioned in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, on Friday[Read More…]
I am the trend-setter of drag act in Hindi cinema: Bishwajit
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Whether it is Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Aamir Khan, Govinda or Jaaved Jaffrey, among many actors that Hindi cinema lovers have seen, all of them have relished doing drag acts, in “Laawaris”, “Chachi 420”, “Baazi”, “Aunty No. 1”, or “Paying Guest” respectively. The[Read More…]
Concerned over disruptions in Parliament, Assemblies: Naidu
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said stalling of functioning of Parliament and Legislatures was “tantamount to subverting democracy and betraying people” and expressed anguish over the behaviour of some sections of elected representatives. He said he was deeply distressed by the behaviour of some[Read More…]
Assam CM to push for development of India-B’desh border
Guwahati, July 27 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said he will approach the Central government to develop the India-Bangladesh border at Karimganj in line with the India-Pakistan border at Wagah to attract tourists as well as promote nationalistic sentiment. The Chief Minister said this while speaking during[Read More…]
Anil Kapoor amused by his FaceApp memes
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) FaceApp is a craze among Bollywood celebrities and fans alike, with everyone trying out the app to morph their mugshots into an older look. Interestingly Anil Kapoor, who never seems to age in real life, has garnered a lot of memes on his appearance, and the[Read More…]
10 soldiers die in two attacks in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) At least 10 soldiers have been killed in two attacks in Pakistan, the country’s Army said on Saturday. Four soldiers were killed in the turbulent province of Balochistan while another six died in a second onslaught in the tribal region of North Waziristan. “Terrorists on the[Read More…]
Kambli disagrees with Ganguly on Team India selection process
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes same players should be included across every format for them to have rhythm and gain in confidence. But his former teammate Vinod Kambli reckons that the best players should be chosen to play in a particular format. After India’s[Read More…]