New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A 38-year-old man held in a POCSO case was found hanging in the lock-up of the Samaypur Badli police station in Delhi’s Outer North District on Sunday morning, following which his kin accused police of torturing him to death. Police, however, claimed that the man[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday urged President Ram Nath Kovind not to sign the farm Bills. He requested him that the Bills be returned to Parliament for reconsideration. “Please stand by the farmers, ‘kisan mazdoors’, ‘aarhtiyas’ (agents), labourers and Dalits,” Badal[Read More…]
By Manoj Pathak Gaya (Bihar), Sep 20 (IANS) Loungi Bhuiyan, Bihar’s own ‘Canal Man’ who single-handedly cut out a 5-km-long canal to bring water to his native village Kolithwa, has won all-round applause for his toil of 20 years, with the Mahindra Group now gifting him a tractor. Siddharth, an[Read More…]
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has patented a new smartphone with an under-screen selfie shooter and a periscopic zoom lens. The new patent was filed with the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration), which was approved and published earlier today (18th September 2020), reports LetsGoDigital. The patent[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) As Parliament passed the two contentious agricultural Bills on Sunday, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram asked the government how it will guarantee that farmers get the minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. “Agriculture Minister says that government will guarantee that the farmer will get[Read More…]
Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 20 (IANS) Eleven days after the virtual flagging off of the first South Indian Kisan Rail from Anantapur in AP, the second one chugged off on Sunday morning from the southern state, laden with tomatoes and fruits to Nagpur and New Delhi. “Second rake of Kisan[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A Delhi court has granted bail to various employees of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) in a money laundering case against them. Special CBI Judge Arun Bhardwaj noted that “ends of justice require that all the accused be granted bail subject to their furnishing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Diesel prices continued to decline for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday on the back of falling global crude prices. In the national capital, diesel was priced at Rs 71.58 per litre, down from Rs 71.82 on Saturday. Similarly in the other metros of Mumbai,[Read More…]
Agartala, Sep 20 (IANS) Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais has stressed upon the positive relations between the government and the media, saying that he would take initiatives to uphold this tradition, an official said on Sunday. The Governor reportedly made this comment when a six-member team of the ‘Tripura Assembly of[Read More…]
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) The Goa Governor on Sunday gave approval to the state government’s decision to end a house building allowance scheme for government servants and lawmakers, drawing criticism from the opposition Congress. The BJP-led coalition government’s decision also disallows any recourse to persons, who have already availed of[Read More…]
Barcelona, Sep 20 (IANS) FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has urged everyone to look beyond the Lionel Messi saga where the star forward tried to quit the club last month. Bartomeu also said he has no plans to step down from his position despite a motion to remove him.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Congress has alleged that the conduct of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narain Singh was “undemocratic” and the party will bring a no-confidence motion on the issue. Congress leader Ahmed Patel while speaking to the media said, “Our demands for division were not met[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) It seems actress Aamna Sharif has found a great friend in her co-star Parth Samthaan. On Sunday, Aamna took to Instagram and posted pictures with other actors, including Parth and Karishma Tanna. “Characters we play are temporary but relationships we make are permanent. Love them,” Aamna[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Golden Baby Leagues, a unique initiative for kids between six and 13 years, has helped fight the menace of drug trafficking in Pulwama, Kashmir, a statement from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Sunday. The effect of illicit drug trafficking has always[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) As farmers march towards the national capital to voice their discontent over the contentious agri Bills, two of the Bills have already been passed by both Houses of Parliament – the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday again sought to assure the opposition on minimum support price (MSP) and to allay the fears of farmers after the two agriculture Bills were passed by Parliament with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod. “I said it earlier and[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Hundreds of Youth Congress activists, led by party’s Punjab unit President Sunil Jakhar, were stopped from heading towards Delhi at the Haryana border near Ambala on Sunday with the police using water cannons to disperse them. They were protesting against the passage of the three agricultural[Read More…]
Dubai, Sep 20 (IANS) Australian batting great Ricky Ponting feels there should be conversation about taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “We should certainly be talking about it,” said Ponting, head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Delhi Capitals. Australia’s current limited overs skipper[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor-starrer “Shakti: The Power” completed 18 years on Sunday. Recalling producing the project, Boney Kapoor took to Twitter and shared some unseen pictures from the sets. In one of the images, we can see Boney’s son and actor Arjun Kapoor sitting[Read More…]
Gurugram, Sep 20 (IANS) A woman was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Sikanderpur Metro station in Gurugram for allegedly carrying a pistol in her bag, police said on Sunday. Rubi, 27, who hails from Aligarh, is currently residing at Shanti Nagar in Gurugram. The woman was returning to her[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Music composer-singer Payal Dev says she had fun composing the song ‘LOL’, and feels that millennials will relate to the feel-good track. “LOL” is part of Yami Gautam and Vikrant Massey-starrer “Ginny Weds Sunny”, and is the first song to be released from the film’s music[Read More…]
Amaravati, Sep 20 (IANS) Examination for jobs in Andhra Pradesh village secretariats is currently underway, with thousands of aspirants turning up for the exam on Sunday. The village secretariat exams are scheduled from Sunday to Saturday, with two exams a day for 19 categories. As many as 2,221 examination centres[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Actor Rana Daggubati will soon be seen hosting an animated series, Why are you?, and describes the web series as a quirky irreverent fiction comedy. Rana is also a creative producer of the show. “Animation and stories told in that form have been of interest since[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Sunday adjourned till 4 p.m., following uproar in the Rajya Sabha after the upper House passed two agriculture-related Bills amid protests by opposition members. In view of the pandemonium in the Rajya Sabha over the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) Six drug peddlers, including two Nigerians, have been arrested in separate cases and different types of drugs/banned substances seized from them, Bengaluru police said on Sunday. “City Crime Branch officials arrested the two Nigerian peddlers from Ramamurthy Nagar in the eastern suburb and seized 134 Ecstacy[Read More…]
