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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) If one is wondering why the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen water as its new hobby horse, then there is a valid reason for it. Ostensibly, there is an all-pervasive water crisis in the country with reservoirs and water bodies parched due[Read More…]

Panaji, July 9 (IANS) The Goa government is considering banning registration of new cash-credit societies for a period of five years, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant also said, that he had directed the state Registrar of Co-operatives not to permit non-Goans from setting up co-operatives in the[Read More…]

Doha, July 9 (IANS) The Taliban has agreed to reduce violence by stopping attacks on “religious centres, schools, hospitals, educational centres, bazaars, water dams and workplaces” in Afghanistan, that could expedite the end of the 18-year war in the war-torn nation, the media reported on Tuesday. The agreement taken at[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Major opposition parties, including the Congress and DMK, on Tuesday stormed out of the Lok Sabha over the political crisis in Karnataka where several Congress and JD-S MLAs have quit, putting the coalition government in a crisis. The House was plunged into uproar when a[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday discharged Tamil Nadu Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan in a case in which late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was accused of accepting gifts and upheld a Madras High Court order. A bench of Justice R. Banumathi and Justice A.S. Bopanna dismissed[Read More…]

Hong Kong, July 9 (IANS) As online food delivering platforms gain popularity and virtual kitchens set new goals, consumers globally want personalised experiences and to connect emotionally with the brands, a top Uber Eats executive stressed here on Tuesday. Addressing the APAC ‘Future of Food Summit’ here, Nikki Neuburger who[Read More…]

New York, July 9 (IANS) Playing video games may not be as bad as we always thought and certain games that foster creative freedom can help in increasing creativity, researchers say. In the experimental study published in the Creativity Research Journal, the researchers analysed 352 participants. They compared the effects[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Amid uproar over Karnataka crisis and protest against disinvestment, the Rajya Sabha proceedings were twice adjourned on Tuesday. While Congress members stormed into the Well of the House over Karnataka crisis and blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for stoking instability, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders protested[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Zomato, the home-grown restaurant search and delivery platform, has triggered a viral trend on social media with its tweet – “Guys, kabhi kabhi ghar ka khana bhi kha lena chahiye” (Guys, sometimes you should eat home-cooked food too). The July 3 tweet by Zomato India[Read More…]

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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) About 93 per cent of the total voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000 received by the six national political parties between 2016-17 and 2017-18 came from corporates and business houses, a report says. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got the major chunk — Rs 915.59[Read More…]

By Baidurjo Bhose Manchester, July 9 (IANS) It might be a working Tuesday, but for the Indians in the city, all roads here lead only to the historic Old Trafford Stadium. After all, Virat Kohli and boys are taking on New Zealand in the first semi-final of the 2019 edition[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Swedish music streaming app Spotify on Tuesday launched a “Lite” version of its app for the Indian market that is just 10MB in size and helps people control listen songs while controlling data and storage on low-end Android smartphones and in areas with poor Internet connectivity.[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Food delivery platform Zomato has acquired Feeding India, a not-for-profit organisation with an aim to serve at least 100 million underprivileged people every month. With this acquisition, Zomato will fund the entire salaries of the team and some core initiatives, the company said on Monday.[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) “Sacred Games Season 2” — the second part of the much awaited show — will be back on Netflix on August 15. Actor Saif Ali Khan, who plays Sartaj Singh in the web series, will be seen embarking on a journey of self-discovery, struggling to solve[Read More…]

Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Actor Kartik Aaryan, who has just wrapped up shooting for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s “Love Aaj Kal 2”, found himself a new best friend in Himachal Pradesh. Kartik on Monday shared a video on Instagram where he is seen playing with a school girl. He captioned it:[Read More…]

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea seeking direction to the Centre to declare marital rape as a ground of divorce. A Division Bench of the High Court presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and C. Harishankar said the court was not[Read More…]

New York, July 9 (IANS) Researchers have found that the herb ‘kratom’, which is increasingly being used to treat pain and opioid addiction, is not safe for use. In the study published in the journal Pharmacotherapy, researchers from the Binghamton University observed that those using kratom experienced several side effects[Read More…]

Tokyo, July 9 (IANS) A bunch of red grapes was sold on Tuesday in Japan for 1.2 million yen ($11,000) in the first auction of the season, making it the most expensive since the breed came to market 12 years ago. The “Ruby Roman”, is known for being extremely juicy[Read More…]

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) American series “Ray Donovan” is set to be remade in India after international production company Locomotive Global Inc., acquired the rights from CBS Studios International. Created by Ann Biderman, “Ray Donovan”, a crime series which premiered on Showtime in 2013, is currently in the production of[Read More…]

Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) As the opposition raised slogans in the Lok Sabha that the BJP is trying to topple the JD-S-Congress Karnataka government, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought disqualification of rebel MLAs for ‘anti-party’ activities. In the Parliament the opposition staged a walkout in protest of the developments in[Read More…]

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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Two of three masked men who robbed a family and a medical shop here at gunpoint last month have been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The men, identified as Afaan and Chand, hail from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh and have been involved in more than[Read More…]