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…]
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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…]
AIMPLB urges Rajya Sabha not to pass Triple Talaq bill in present form
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday urged the Rajya Sabha not to pass the Triple Talaq bill – scheduled to come up in the Upper House on Wednesday – in its present form and instead send it to a Select Committee for[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…]
Gandhi’s Dandi March recreated aesthetically in Delhi’s NGMA
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Dandi March, an act of courage etched deeply in Indian history, is recreated here in an ongoing exhibition that seeks to answer how artists contemporary to Mahatma Gandhi imagined and portrayed the figure who led the Salt Satyagraha in 1930. “Dandi Yatra”, a multimedia[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…]
Bihar Dy. CM’s New Year vow is to ensure victory of NDA in all 40 LS seats
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said his new year resolution is to ensure victory of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in all the 40 seats in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “Our New Year[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…]
Congress governments in MP, Rajasthan to withdraw cases against Dalits (Lead)
Bhopal/Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Heeding to BSP chief Mayawati’s ultimatum, the Congress governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on Tuesday said they will withdraw cases filed against Dalits during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ last year that witnessed largescale violence. The decisions were announced by the two governments a day after Mayawati[Read More…]
Serena beats Bencic in US-Switzerland match at Hopman Cup
Perth, Jan 1 (IANS) Serena Williams of the US defeated Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a duel between the US and Switzerland on the second day of the Hopman Cup Group B here on Tuesday. Serena added her second victory in the competition held at Perth Arena after[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…]
Amid traffic checks, poor air quality, Delhiites welcome 2019 in style
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Winter chill, severe air pollution and too many traffic restrictions — nothing could diminish the spirit of Delhiites, and they celebrated the New Year Day oudoors, as always in the past. The first day of 2019 saw people thronging popular tourist locations in the national[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…]
Tsonga defeats Kokkinakis, reaches Brisbane International 2nd round
Brisbane, Jan 1 (IANS) France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Tuesday claimed a 7-6(6), 6-4 victory over Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round of the Brisbane International here. The 33-year-old secured his spot in the second round of the tournament for the second time in his career after he struck 11[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…]
Parrikar’s positive approach sets a ‘good example’ for cancer patients: Oncologist
Panaji, Jan 1 (IANS) Ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s positive approach has set a “good example” for cancer patients, Dr Shekhar Salkar, Head of the Oncology Department at Goa’s Manipal Hospital, said on Tuesday after the former Defence Minister, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, visited the State Secretariat[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…]
Indices gain on last hour pull-back, banking stocks rise (Roundup)
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) A last hour pick-up in banking and realty stocks, along with positive global markets, buoyed the key Indian equity indices on Tuesday. The day’s trade saw 30-scrip Sensex gaining over 180 points to regain the 36,000 points-mark. However, the two key indices traded mostly in the[Read More…]