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Indian, Chinese soldiers exchange greetings on New Year (Lead)

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian and Chinese soldiers on Tuesday exchange pleasantries on the occasion of the New Year at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. At the invitation of the People Liberation Army (PLA) of China, ceremonial Border Personnel Meetings (BPMs) were held to celebrate[Read More…]

Indian Army chief spends day with soldiers in Valley

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived here on Tuesday to start the new year among the soldiers in the Kashmir Valley. Defence Ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said Gen Rawat would interact with the troops and review the security situation along the Line of Control[Read More…]

Delhi air pollution recovers, improves to ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The national capital saw a gradual respite from poor weather condition on Tuesday as the day progressed, improving to “very poor” in the day from “severe” level of air pollution. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was “very[Read More…]

Militants kill SPO in Pulwama

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Militants shot and killed a Special Police Officer (SPO) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said the militants fired at Sameer Ahmad Mir in Hajin Payeen village. “He was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to critical injuries,” a police officer said.[Read More…]

Tata Motors’ December domestic sales down 8%

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors on Tuesday reported a 7.7 per cent decline in domestic sales in December on a year-on-year basis. The company sold 50,440 units in the country last month, against 54,627 units in December 2017, Tata Motors said in a statement. “During the[Read More…]

Tokyo Olympics torches to use recycled aluminium from Fukushima

Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) The torches for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will employ recycled aluminium in their making from temporary housing in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture stricken by an earthquake, A tsunami and AN ensuing nuclear disaster in 2011, local media reported Tuesday. The torches, expected to consume more than 10,000[Read More…]

Traders urge for ‘friendly GST’ in the New Year

Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Urging for a “friendly GST” in the New Year, the trading community in the country on Tuesday said half of the seven crore small businesses can be brought under the indirect tax regime if its procedures are made simple. “If Goods & Services Tax (GST) procedures[Read More…]

Maruti Suzuki sales down 1.3% as exports plunge

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported a decline of 1.3 per cent in its total sales including exports for December 2018. According to the company, a total of 128,338 units were sold last month, compared to 130,066 units’ off-take recorded during the corresponding[Read More…]

V.K. Yadav takes over as Chairman Railway Board

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Vinod K. Yadav, General Manager of South Central Railway (SCR), on Tuesday took charge of his new responsibility as Chairman, Railway Board. He was appointed the Chairman on Monday. After assuming charge, Yadav told reporters: “Indian Railways will continue to focus on safety and passenger[Read More…]

Punjab to fill over 1.2 lakh vacancies in phased manner

Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) Despite the Punjab government being under a debt of over Rs 2 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered filling up of the 1.2 lakh vacant posts in government departments in a phased manner. The Chief Minister directed senior officers to carry out the[Read More…]

Federer maintains lead for Switzerland at Hopman Cup

Perth, Jan 1 (IANS) Switzerland’s Roger Federer on Tuesday defeated Frances Tiafoe of the US 6-4, 6-1, maintaining a lead for his country in their Hopman Cup Group. The Swiss player, world No. 3, took just 58 minutes to beat his American opponent, who had previously suffered three defeats against[Read More…]

Chef Gordon Ramsay to become father for fifth time

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay on Tuesday announced that he and his wife Tana are expecting their fifth child. Tana, already a mother to children Megan, 21, Matilda, 17, and fraternal twins Jack and Holly, 19, with the celebrity chef, revealed a prominent baby bump in Ramsay’s[Read More…]

Malaysia’s Olympic medallist shuttlers quit national team

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said on Tuesday that the men’s doubles pair Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong, silver medallists of 2016 Olympic Games, had quit the national team. Goh and Tan’s withdrawal from the national team came shortly after the departure[Read More…]

Don’t think I would make very good captain now: Cummins

Sydney, Jan 1 (IANS) Australia speedster Pat Cummins has rubbished talks of his elevation as the future Test skipper while hailing the incumbent Tim Paine of doing a “brilliant job”. Cummins, who starred with both bat and ball, taking career-best figures of 6/27 in the second innings and registering another[Read More…]

UP to levy ‘cow welfare cess’

Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to levy a 2 per cent ‘cow welfare cess’ on the excise department, an official said. Although the love of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for cows has been known since he took charge of the[Read More…]

Indian, Chinese troops hold ceremonial meeting in Ladakh

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian and Chinese armies held a ceremonial new year meeting on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region. Defence Ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said here: “At the invitation of the Chinese Army, a ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) to celebrate the New Year was held[Read More…]





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