Jaipur, Oct 3 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat is on a two-day visit to Jaipur, where he will hold a series of meetings with RSS workers. He reached Jaipur on Friday night and will interact with the swayamsevaks (volunteers) of the Sangh in small groups for two days[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) A naval officer has died in a paramotoring accident in Karnataka when the engine of the paramotor developed a snag and he plunged into the Arabian Sea. The incident happened on Friday. The police have identified the deceased as Madhusudhan Reddy (54), an Indian Navy captain.[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati on Saturday called for a CBI probe into the murder of a young Dalit girl who was gang-raped by four men in Hathras. Mayawati had earlier demanded Presidents rule in Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati tweeted on Saturday, saying, “There is nationwide[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that accounts becoming non-performing due to bank’s or any other delay need not suffer the label of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). The Centre said concerns have also been expressed regarding possible downgradation of loan accounts from standard to NPAs[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has barred all TV channels from airing news about a brutal gang-rape that took place last month in Punjab province, after an order was passed by a trial court on the request of the police. “All satellite TV channels[Read More…]
Seoul/New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly targeting to sell two million mini-LED TVs next year. According to market analysis firm TrendForce, Samsung will launch its new QLED TV lineup with mini-LED backlighting technology in 2021. The lineup is expected to feature 4K resolution and[Read More…]
By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Remember Eenam Gambhir? Three years ago, the 2005-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer had everyone in awe at the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York when she gave a scathing rebuttal to the then Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqqan[Read More…]
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Riding the wave of popular sentiment on anti-farmer bill, secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced a reward of $10,000 for hoisting Khalistan flag at Shambhu toll plaza at Punjab-Haryana border during farmers rally on Sunday. Agencies have warned both Punjab[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian fast bowling spearhead Mohammad Shami has been a standout performer for the Kings XI Punjab so far in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With eight wickets in four matches — having best figures of 3/15 with an impressive economy rate[Read More…]
By RC Ganjoo New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) On January 16, 1948, in the 228th meeting of the Security Council, Sir Mohammad Zafrullah Khan, the then Pakistan Foreign Minister and a delegate to the UN, made it clear that Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) Kicking off the festive season, Flipkart on Saturday announced its flagship, six-day ‘The Big Billion Days sale that will start from October 16 till October 21 with some cool offers across categories to further lift the consumer sentiments in the ongoing pandemic. Flipkart Plus customers will[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has sacked 54 employees after finding them involved in submitting fake credentials, bribery, smuggling and indulging in narcotics and theft of government record, it was reported. Friday’s action by the flag carrier came after inquiries and committee reports found them guilty of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Kunal Kohli promises an unusual mix of Urdu poetry and cutting edge suspense in his upcoming release, Lahore Confidential, a romantic spy thriller starring Arunoday Singh, Karishma Tanna and Richa Chadda. “The film has lots of elements to it, ranging from old school romance and[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his aides to devise a plan for the return of his predecessor Nawaz Sharif and also urged Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders to foil all moves of the opposition to destabilise the incumbent government. An informed source told Dawn news[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday said the decision of the Kerala government to approach the high court to prevent the ongoing CBI probe into the Life Mission housing project was because there was a likelihood that the probe might lead to Chief Minister Pinarayi[Read More…]
Moscow, Oct 3 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukasheko, during which the two leaders confirmed their mutual intention to keep strengthening the alliance between the two countries, the Kremlin press service reported. The two leaders spoke on the phone on Friday, TASS news agency[Read More…]
Ramallah, Oct 3 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has extended a state of emergency for 30 days in an effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, state-media report. The report by the state-run WAFA news agency, Abbas on Friday evening issued a presidential decree extending the state of[Read More…]
Brussels, Oct 3 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the European Union (EU) will update the Industrial Strategy in the first half of 2021 to “take stock of where we are with industrial alliances for key technologies and with efforts to improve our resilience such[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The forensic department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in its report to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has “hinted” that the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was suicide and not murder, sources said on Saturday. The AIIMS forensic[Read More…]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) At least 770 students at the UK’s Northumbria University have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus, leading to hundreds of other pupils to self-isolate. In a statement on Friday, a university spokesman said that of the 770, 78 were symptomatic and all the infected students[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) All speculations against Rhea Chakraborty by a section of the media are motivated and mischievous, her lawyer Satish Maneshinde said in a statement issued on behalf of the actress on Saturday. “I have seen the statement of the Doctors from AIIMS concerning SSR case. The official[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has issued guidelines (SOP) for high-performance athletes who are training at SAI centres and tested positive for coronavirus. Under the new guidelines, termed “Graduated Return to Play” (GRTP), all SAI officials and centres have been asked to monitor the[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) The preliminary data of the sero survey conducted by the PGIMER to detect the prevalence of Covid-19 in Chandigarh has shown that 7.6 per cent of the tested samples had antibodies against the virus, it was announced on Saturday. PGIMER Director Jagat Ram said, “We are[Read More…]
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged officials in New York City to step up with the enforcement of wearing masks and social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, or else face fines of upto $10,000. In a conference call on Friday, Cuomo said[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 3 (IANS) Apple is reportedly planning to launch iPhone 13 lineup next year with 120Hz-capable ProMotion displays with variable refresh rates, accommodated by the adoption of Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxid (LTPO) display technology. According to DSCC founder and display analyst Ross Young, the iPhone 13 lineup will mirror[Read More…]
