New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Bike-taxi service provider Rapido on Monday said it has resumed normal operations in close to 100 cities in India following the new guidelines announced by the government for unlock 1.0. Resuming these operations will bring relief to driver partners who are solely dependent on the[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is reminiscing her day out in the ocean with her ‘most incredible friend. On World Oceans Day, the actress took to Instagram to share a throwback video, in which she is swimming alongside a whale. “#tb to A beautiful day in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has developed an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases, including Covid-19, from high altitude areas, and isolated and remote places. Requirement of an air evacuation system with facility to prevent the[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Widely called ‘Unlock-1’, the first phase of the lifting of lockdown restrictions came into effect on Monday with almost every public and economic activity being allowed outside containment zones, but a majority of the restaurants did not open up. According to the President of the[Read More…]
By Chandrakant Naidu Bhopal, June 8 (IANS) Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh seems to have painted himself into a corner. The wily “Raja of Raghogarh”, whom the BJP should thank profusely for facilitating its 15-year rule in Madhya Pradesh from 2003 to 2018, and then for a quick return in just[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Likening the Uttar Pradesh teacher recruitment scam to the Madhya Pradesh’s “Vyapam scam”, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the state government, alleging that the diaries recovered from the racketeers show the involvement of many high profile people in the scam. Priyanka[Read More…]
Madrid, June 8 (IANS) LaLiga President Javier Tebas stated he is in favour of hosting matches with fans in attendance as soon as possible. The Spanish league is currently scheduled to return this month with matches to be held behind closed doors. As Spanish authorities are looking to ease lockdown[Read More…]
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav will the biggest threat for Australia when they face India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy slated to be played in December-January. “Kuldeep Yadav’s wristspin is the biggest wicket-taking threat on Australian pitches. The decision will call[Read More…]
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday permitted resumption of shooting for films and television programmes. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao signed the file, allowing filmmakers and television programme producers to resume the shootings. The Chief Minister said that the shooting for films and televison programmes may be[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India and Denmark have signed an MoU to develop strong and long-term cooperation between the two countries in the power sector. The MoU provides for collaboration in areas like offshore wind, long term energy planning, forecasting, flexibility in the grid, consolidation of grid codes to[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Ride-hailing major Uber on Monday launched Hourly Rentals, a 24×7 on-demand intracity service which allows riders to retain a car with its driver for several hours and make multiple stops on their journey at Rs 189 for a one-hour/10 km package. Riders will have the[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Gurugram’s Masters’ Union School of Business on Monday announced that army veteran Captain Raghu Raman and Professor Stuart Diamond of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US have joined its faculty. While Captain Raman’s teaching area will focus on the leadership[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet has added Sulaymaniyah (Iraq), Almaty and Doha to its international cargo network. The airline on Monday operated two cargo flights from Mumbai to Doha carrying over 20 tons of pharma, perishables and cargo supplies. The airline has also carried over 14[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli is considered one of the best in the business at present and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson believes that a lot of this has to do with the maturity that has come with playing for the country for so long as well[Read More…]
Bhopal, June 8 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, here on Monday, attacked former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Without taking his name, Singh said the people knew everything and were just waiting for a chance. Referring to Scindia, Singh tweeted in Hindi, “It doesn’t take long for people[Read More…]
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Two coronavirus cases sent employees at Telangana Secretariat and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into a panic on Monday. Officials and other employees in the Finance Department on the seventh floor at B.R.K. Bhavan went into home quarantine after an employee tested positive. The man was[Read More…]
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) The army defused two unexploded Pakistan mortar shells in the Poonch district of J&K on Monday. Army sources said two 120-mm unexploded mortar shells, fired by Pakistan, were spotted by villagers in the Balakote area of the Poonch district. “The unexploded mortar shells were dugout and[Read More…]
Amaravati, June 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh continued to register 3-digit tallies, with 125 COVID-19 cases tracked on Monday. Starting with the all-time high of 161 cases on Saturday, for the past 3 days, the state has been reporting single day tallies above the 100-mark. The state nodal officer reported that[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India is expected to achieve current account surplus due to lower crude oil prices this fiscal, according to a SBI Ecowrap report on Monday. According to the report, with capital flows turning positive as the economy slowly re-starts, it can mitigate[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday observed that when British ruled India, the vernacular language was used in subordinate courts, citing how Hindi was being used in what is now Madhya Pradesh. The observation from a bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice A.S. Bopanna and[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out searches at five locations in Mumbai linked to global tours and travel company Cox and Kings Group (CKG) in connection with Rs 3,642 crore Yes Bank fraud case. The agency conducted raids at the premises of promoter, directors,[Read More…]
Liverpool, June 8 (IANS) Liverpool were locked in on their task at hand long before confirmation of the Premier League’s restart date, centre-half Dejan Lovren has insisted. The Reds are set to resume top-flight action on June 21 against Everton after the division’s suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With[Read More…]
By Pradeep Kaushal New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Come June 19, the BJP, along with its allies, other supporters and the friendly AIADMK, will be less than 10 seats short of the majority mark of 123 in the 245-member Rajya Sabha. Polling for 24 seats in the upper house of[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Abortion access to around 1.85 million women was compromised across the country due to the nationwide restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, a study conducted by Ipas Development Foundation (IDF) revealed. These abortions were compromised at all points of care, including public and[Read More…]
Los Angeles, June 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, star couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez took all the preventive measures when they joined an estimated crowd of 50,000 at Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood. Lopez and Rodriguez were among the celebrities who took part in a march[Read More…]
