Author: IANS

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi Police penalised a total of 509 people on New Year’s eve for drunk driving, an official said on Tuesday. “We issued 509 drunk driving challans on the eve of New Year. Majority of them were youngsters,” Delhi Police Deputy Spokesperson Anil Mittal told IANS.[Read More…]

By Subhash K. Jha“Bird Box” (Netflix); Cast: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson; Director: Susanne Bier; Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) After an unprecedented 2018, this is a great way to begin 2019. A ballsy post-apocalyptic drama which brought me close to falling off my seat on[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The Sensex slid below the 36,000 mark during the afternoon trade session on Tuesday, as it erased over 120 points from its previous close. At 1.07 p.m., the S&P BSE Sensex traded 120.24 points or 0.33 per cent lower at 35,948.09, after touching an intra-day high[Read More…]

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Despite claims of a fix by Twitter, researchers at a Britain-based security firm who earlier hijacked accounts of several celebrities and journalists to expose a vulnerability have said that the loophole still persists at the popular social media platform. Insinia Security last week said it successfully[Read More…]

San Francisco, Jan 1 (IANS) Google is working towards bringing group calling feature as well as a new low light mode on its popular video chat mobile app Duo. One of the most requested Duo features since launch has been group calling, something Apple’s FaceTime now supports for up to[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Wishing citizens a Happy New Year, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Tuesday requested the people of the national capital to “devote some thought to security” of their homes and residential areas and help the police make the city safer. “As we, in Delhi Police,[Read More…]

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) “Raazi” actress Alia Bhatt celebrated New Year’s Eve with beau Ranbir Kapoor and his family here. Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor on Tuesday took to social media and shared a perfect family dinner photograph which saw Alia having quality time with Ranbir and his father Rishi[Read More…]

Buenos Aires, Jan 1 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro said that he was still recovering from a knee injury and would not be able to play at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of the 2019 tennis season. “I hope you have a great 2019. Recovery is[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has led tributes to veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan, who died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada. Ahmed Khan, a close relative, said on Tuesday that he passed away around 4 a.m. (IST). He[Read More…]

By Anil K. Rajvanshi & Nandini NimbkarThe Indian government is accelerating its programme of blending ethanol with petrol for two reasons: Our petroleum import bill is continuously increasing (we import more than 85 per cent of all our requirements) and two, we have surplus of sugar in India, which has[Read More…]

Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei established new men’s and women’s records in the annual San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race. Kiplimo, 18, completed the course through the Vallecas neighbourhood in 26:41 here on Monday, besting what was thought to be the unassailable mark of[Read More…]

Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) Breaking a space exploration record on New Year’s Eve, NASA’s first asteroid-sampling mission, OSIRIS-REx, entered into orbit around the Bennu, making it the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft. Inching around the asteroid at a snail’s pace, OSIRIS-REx’s first orbit marks a leap[Read More…]

London, Jan 1 (IANS) A police officer and two others have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at Victoria Railway Station in Manchester in Britain on New Year’s eve. The incident took place on a train platform on Monday night, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. One police[Read More…]

Jammu, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Defence sources said Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on Tuesday morning. “Pakistani firing began early this morning in Khari[Read More…]

By Amit KapoorGiven the limited fiscal space to increase the expenditure on social services, such as education and health, it is essential for the governments of developing countries like India to enhance their public spending efficiency by generating the maximum potential benefit for its population within the given budgetary resources.[Read More…]

Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quranic scholar, Kader Khan died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada, a family member said here on Tuesday. Kader, 81, is survived by his wife Hajra, son Sarfaraz, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. According to Ahmed Khan, a[Read More…]

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted “follow up” searches here in connection with the busting of a new Islamic State (IS) module — Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam — last month, an official said. Ten people, including the group leader, who were allegedly planning to attack[Read More…]

Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) If you want to enjoy the snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, extend your stay as the Met office on Tuesday predicted snow this week. Meteorological office Director Manmohan Singh told IANS that a western disturbance is likely to be active in the region from January 1, bringing[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended their greetings to the people on the occasion of New Year 2019. “Wishing all of you a very Happy New Year. May 2019 bring joy, peace and prosperity to our families, to our[Read More…]

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The residents of national capital on Tuesday — the first day of 2019 — woke up to a cold morning as the mercury touched 4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the Met Office said. “There was shallow to moderate fog in the[Read More…]

Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un renewed his commitment to denuclearisation on Tuesday and said he was ready to meet US President Donald Trump for a second time. Kim, however, warned he might have to seek a “new path” if the US maintains sanctions and demands unilateral[Read More…]