Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Actress Payal Ghosh on Saturday termed the MeToo movement in India as fake. The actress, who has levelled sexual harassment charges against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, has also questioned the authenticity of the movement that started two years ago in the country. “All the accused got a[Read More…]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith on Saturday won the toss and elected to bat in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. “We’ll bat first. It’s a day game and it is pretty warm out[Read More…]
Kabul, Oct 3 (IANS) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has again called on Afghan political leaders and the Taliban to agree on a peaceful settlement of the country’s 40-year-old and avoid repeating “past mistakes” . Khalilzad held talks with the negotiating team of the Taliban in Doha[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed in the Odisha Assembly on Saturday as the opposition Congress lawmakers voiced protest over the Hathras gang rape-murder case in Uttar Pradesh and “manhandling” of party leader Rahul Gandhi while he was on way to meet the bereaved family. After the proceedings began, the[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 3 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, Apple has sued electronic recycling company GEEP Canada for allegedly stealing and reselling nearly one lakh iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches it was supposed to destroy and recycle. According to a report in The Logic, Apple said in a lawsuit that[Read More…]
By Manoj Pathak Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) With Bihar going to the polls in October-end, the political fervour has started gradually spreading from the cities to towns and villages across the state. The poll prospects of different parties are being debated from city crossroads to the village chaupals. Another offshoot[Read More…]
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Likely US stimulus package along with strengthening local economy is expected to propel Indian rupee’s further appreciation in the short-run. Besides, fund inflows for corporate deals and a rising stock market will be other factors for the rise in the rupee’s value,[Read More…]
Orlando, Oct 3 (IANS) Anthony Davis and LeBron James powered Los Angeles Lakers to yet another win against Miami Heat, beating them 124-114 in Game Two to extend their lead to 2-0 in the NBA Finals. Davis scored 32 points with 14 rebounds, while 16-time All-Star LeBron James, the night’s[Read More…]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) As kids get glued to various types of screens during digital learning, researchers now emphasise that children must receive at least a minimum of handwriting training for best learning and memory. Results from several studies have shown that both children and adults learn more and remember[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) With the UPSC all set to hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced on Saturday that its operations will begin at 6 am on Sunday to facilitate students to reach examination centres across the NCR. “To facilitate students for the[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama hoped that his successor Donald Trump was “on path to speedy recovery” after the incumbent leader and First Lady melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a tweet early Saturday morning, Obama said: “Michelle and I hope that the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday made it clear she’ll make sure she meets the family of the Hathras girl who died on Tuesday at any cost. Speaking to IANS after leaving the Congress headquarters here along with Rahul Gandhi in the Tata[Read More…]
Kabul, Oct 3 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed on Saturday when a car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, officials said. According to the officials, the incident took place in Ghanikhil district, reports TOLO News. The Nangarhar Governor’s spokesman confirmed the casualties and said some gunmen wanted to[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan Army killed two hardcore terrorists in North Waziristan, a tribal district of Khyber-Paktunkhwa, the military said in a statement. “Security Forces conducted IBO (intelligence based operation) on terrorist hideout in Boya, North Wazirstan. Two hardcore terrorists, including an IED specialist, killed while one terrorist apprehended,”[Read More…]
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) Agitation by farmers against three new farm laws are limited only to Punjab and that too due to political reasons, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. Javadekar is in Goa to engage with the farmers and allay their fears on the[Read More…]
By Vishal Gulati Manali, Oct 3 (IANS) After a decade of sheer hard work by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategic Atal Tunnel, one of the world’s most challenging and a marvel of engineering motorways, in the Himalayas that will also bring[Read More…]
Dubai, Oct 3 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to join Rajasthan Royals after missing the initial couple of weeks of the ongoing Indian Premier League edition in order to be with his family in Christchurch. On Saturday, Royals posted a picture of Stokes en route to the United[Read More…]
By Sujata Assomull New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) It has always bothered me when women refer to their costume or high fashion jewelry pieces as “junk”. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s three strand faux pearl necklace purchased for around US $500 dollars was sold for over US $200,000 by Sotheby’s[Read More…]
By Manish Rathi New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) In India, trains and buses contribute to more than 95 percent of intercity mobility, and are the default choice for Indian travelers. While the Indian railways is the widely popular mode of transportation, for the common man, buses have emerged as either[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 3 (IANS) In ray of hope to identify asymptomatic people, researchers in the US have developed a new test with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a Covid infection through rapid analysis of small volumes of saliva or blood, without the involvement of[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) Global warming is affecting daytime and night-time temperatures differently – and greater night-time warming is more common than greater daytime warming worldwide, shows new research. According to University of Exeter scientists, who studied warming from 1983 to 2017, there was a difference[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) In a social environment where women giving up professional dreams to put family first is all too common, a new book brings out the story of a couple sharing achievements, and going beyond the notion of “gifting teddy bears and roses to[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Kellyanne Conway, US President Donald Trump’s former long-time adviser, said that she tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has started her “quarantine process”. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Conway said: “Tonight I tested positive for Covid-19. My symptoms are mild (light cough) and I’m feeling[Read More…]
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Emerging almost unscathed from the Covid impact, automobile major Kia Motors India sees the pent-up demand becoming more sustained and predictable now, which is expect to drive growth. In a conversation with IANS, the company’s Vice President and Head Sales and Marketing[Read More…]
Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) Three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings have signed up lifestyle-video app Trell as an associate partner for the ongoing season being played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The association gives Trell and its users digital access to a host of CSK fan-favourite content like match[Read More…]
