Sharjah, Oct 3 (IANS) Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday made the most of the short boundaries on offer at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium to score a mammoth 228/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League. Captain Shreyas Iyer led the way with[Read More…]
Jaipur, Oct 3 (IANS) The BJP Rajasthan unit would hold a ‘Halla Bol’ campaign across the state on October 5 to protest against what it said were increasing atrocities against women and minors in the desert state. State BJP President Satish Poonia said on Saturday that Rajasthan ranked first in[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) For the second time this week, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 deaths plummeted below the 300-mark though new cases continued to remain in the higher ranges, health officials said here on Saturday. The state witnessed 278 deaths on Saturday, lower than the peak of 515 recorded on September 15,[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday recommended a CBI probe into the Hathras gang-rape incident. The decision came after a high-level meeting of the concerned officials. “For intensive investigation of the unfortunate incident at Hathras and all connected issues, this case is being recommended[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding CRPF security cover for the family of the alleged victim of gang-rape in Hathras, who died on Tuesday at a government hospital in Delhi. In her letter to[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar shared a video on his verified Twitter account on Saturday, defending the film industry against rampant allegations of drug abuse. Admitting the drugs problem prevailed in the film industry, Akshay requested people not to generalise and think that every person associated with[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) After remaining closed for nearly seven months, Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park will reopen for visitors from Tuesday, the Zoo authorities announced on Saturday. One of the biggest and most popular zoos in the country, it was closed from March 15 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nehru[Read More…]
Amaravati, Oct 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and dedicate 10 road projects worth Rs 8,038 crore to the nation. They will also lay the foundation stone for 16 projects worth Rs 7,584[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Actress Amyra Dastur flaunts a bohemian look in a new photo-op, and she has absolutely nailed it! On her verified Instagram account, Amyra has shared a peak of her boho look as she poses in a garden. “Kindness is my mantra, Nature is my muse, The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Union minister Piyush Goyal has said that India needs to move beyond exporting raw materials and improve its manufacturing capabilities to supply high-quality products to the world. He said that ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ effectively is all about building Indian capabilities, quality, scale, implementing good manufacturing practices,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) The Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested a notorious rowdy-sheeter Syed Hanif after a brief shootout in which he was hit on the knee after he had attacked two policemen. He was on the run after throwing boiling edible oil on a woman vendor. The arrest was[Read More…]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS/GloFans) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli silenced his critics in style as he scored a sparkling 72 not out to steer his team to an eight-wicket in the 15th match of the IPL here on Saturday. The win also propelled RCB to the top[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Saturday that self-sufficiency of villages was vital for the livelihoods of the people and the development of the nation. She called for ensuring the all-round development of villages so as to make them self-sufficient in the true spirit of ‘Gram[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested its former SP NMP Sinha in connection with a bribery case when he was a supervising officer in the Usha Martin case, officials said. The agency officials also carried out raids at eight locations in Delhi,[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) Kerala on Saturday reported 7,834 more coronavirus cases, taking its active cases to 80,818 even as the assembly of more than five persons was banned till October 31 in the state. On Saturday ,54,563 samples were tested, of which 7,834 were positive. On Friday, 63,175 samples[Read More…]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) More than 100 million infections of Zika virus within Central and South America and the Caribbean went undetected between 2015 and 2018, according to a new study. The researchers who conducted the study, published in ‘PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases’, said the results showed a need for[Read More…]
Madikeri, Oct 3 (IANS) Karnataka DG-IGP Praveen Sood on Saturday asserted that there was never any intelligence failure on part of the police in tackling the drug menace in the state. Sood is on a tour of various districts as he visited Kodagu district. Speaking to reporters in Madikeri, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday discussed with the farmers living in the border areas of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir the virtues of the new farm laws, saying “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has corrected a huge anomaly in the farming sector”. Singh said[Read More…]
Sharjah, Oct 3 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday won the toss and chose to field against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. While DC are looking to get back to winning ways after their 15-run defeat to SunRisers Hyderabad in their previous match, KKR come into[Read More…]
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Saturday burnt an effigy of Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar while protesting against the detention of nearly a dozen opposition party workers. The Congress workers were detained following their protest outside a city five-star resort demanding a meeting[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Calling the inauguration of the ‘Atal Tunnel’ a historic day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah described it as an engineering marvel and said “it will prove to be a major boon for the entire region”. He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inaugurated[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) A West Bengal court on Saturday convicted eight persons in connection with the Pincon chit fund case and awarded life imprisonment to eight accused for running the Ponzi scheme in the state. The life term was given to eight of the company’s top officials on Saturday[Read More…]
Dhaka, Oct 3 (IANS) A journalist working for Shomoy TV was arrested from a hotel in Kuakata town in south-eastern Bangladesh early on Saturday and a schoolgirl he had allegedly abducted was rescued, police said. The girl, a student of Class IX at a high school in Barguna, was sent[Read More…]
Dubai, Oct 3 (IANS/GloFans) Thrice champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) failed to take advantage of a six-day rest and on return lost to SunRisers Hyderabad on Friday. CSK will have another opportunity to redeem themselves when they meet Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), who are still looking for their first IPL[Read More…]
