New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Disposing a plea filed by Iran’s Consulate General that accused a senior Tamil Nadu prison official of committing atrocities, the Supreme Court on Friday granted it liberty to move the Madras High Court on the matter. “The Jail Superintendent is able to topple all investigations[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Actress Sonali Bendre has always spoken about what a wonderful support system her husband, filmmaker Goldie Behl, has been all though her cancer treatment in New York. However, few are aware that Goldie did not neglect work owing to the trials that the couple has faced.[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.726 billion during the week ended May 15, RBI data showed on Friday. According to the RBI’s weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves increased to $487.039 billion from $485.313 billion reported for the week ended May 8th. On Friday,[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Mani Ratnams political thriller “Yuva” was released 16 years ago on this day, and the film has, over the years, attained a cult status of sorts despite not managing to set the box office afire on release. Among the most feted aspects of the film were[Read More…]
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) There was no respite from coronavirus in Maharashtra on Friday with 63 Covid-19 deaths and a staggering new high of 2,940 cases, taking the total number of patients to over 44K, officials said, as the state continued to notch fatalities above 50 and[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Reliance Industries-Entitlement witnessed a further rise in demand on Friday with the average premium increasing by over 19 per cent. RIL-REs, on an average, commanded a premium of Rs 33.45 on Friday, 19.2 per cent higher than Rs 28.07 from the previous trading session and 138.9[Read More…]
Dubai, May 22 (IANS) The ICC has given out guidelines as cricket moves towards resumption after being halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The international body in its ‘ICC Back to Cricket Guidelines has made it clear that it is important to ensure there is no compromise on the health[Read More…]
By Ahana Bhattacharya Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The super cyclone Amphan has unleashed havoc in West Bengal, and Bollywood actress Bidita Bag is concerned about her parents who live in Santragachhi. “The situation is very bad in Santragachi. A lot of trees have been uprooted. I have shared a video[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Real estate developers lauded Reserve Bank of India’s 40 basis point repo rate cut and said that it would help boost demand for homes as the economy goes through a tough time amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sector players, however, said the rate cut should be[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Indin Railways on Friday decided to increase advance booking by passengers to 30 days from earlier seven days and also booking of waiting and reservation against cancellation tickets for 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains. Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Executive Director, Media, Railway Ministry, said[Read More…]
Panaji, May 22 (IANS) In a cost-cutting move amid an economic slowdown due to the coronavirus scare, Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday decided to take a 30 per cent cut in his annual salary, while also introducing measures to economise on Raj Bhavan expenses. The measures include whittling[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Game art and animation services company Lakshya Digital on Friday said it will be hiring 15-20 per cent more employees this year to meet demands of new businesses that it has gained in last couple of months, clearly bucking the trend of laying off people[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced a slew of relief measures for the beleaguered real estate sector amid the unprecedented Covid-19 situation, including six-month extension in the permissible period of construction of plots and projects for all allotees. The stimulus package announced by the[Read More…]
Amaravati, May 22 (IANS) In a setback to the YSR Congress Party government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside the suspension of senior police officer A.B. Venkateswara Rao. The court directed the government to reinstate the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to regular service and pay him[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Muslims across Kerala will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, clerics from the community said on Friday. They said that with not sighting of the moon on Friday and the 30-day Ramadan ending on Saturday, Eid-ul-Fitr in Kerala will be celebrated on Sunday, May 24. There will be[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) came under fire once again from players on Friday after it revealed its revamped schedule for the 2020 season. Former world no.1 and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, her husband and fellow badminton player Parupalli Kashyap and World Championships bronze[Read More…]
Dubai, May 22 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has published guidelines for the safe resumption of cricket to assist its members in restarting cricket activity in their countries as government restrictions owing to COVID-19 start to relax. “ICC Back to Cricket Guidelines” is a comprehensive document developed by the[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Good governance being the Modi government’s unofficial tag line, a think tank associated with the the BJP is all set to launch a five-day online course on the subject. It will start on May 30 to mark the completion of one year of the Modi[Read More…]
Panaji, May 22 (IANS) Goa’s tally of active Covid-19 cases reached 38 on Friday, with two fresh positive cases added to the list, even as nine persons were discharged after successful treatment, from the designated Covid-19 hospital to institutional quarantined centres, state Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said on Friday. Mohanan[Read More…]
By Hamza Ameer Islamabad, May 22 (IANS) At least three of the nearly 100 people aboard a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) passenger plane from Lahore to Karachi, survived as it crashed minutes before landing at the Jinnah International Airport on Friday. At least three people have survived the crash, Sindh[Read More…]
London, May 22 (IANS) Chris Woakes is among the 18 bowlers who have been picked by the ECB to start individual training and that saw the pacer going through his drills at Edgbaston on Thursday and he said that it was almost like going back to what normal felt like[Read More…]
Udaipur, May 22 (IANS) Legally mandated access to basic facilities as an entitlement for migrant labourers is among the main recommendations of a study by the Ajeevika Bureau to address the problems migrant labourers will face in a post Covid scenario. The Ajeevika Bureau has been working with migrant communities,[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Composer Amaal Mallik and his brother, singer Armaan Malik, are collaborating to create a new version of the classic title track of the singing reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa”, which turns 25 this year. Both brothers have a connect with the iconic show. While[Read More…]
Dubai, May 22 (IANS) Since the outbreak of Covid-19, there’s been a worldwide shortage of face masks — particularly, the N95 ones, now researchers have developed a membrane that can be attached to a regular N95 mask and replaced when needed. The filter has a smaller pore size than normal[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) Karnataka registered 138 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the state’s tally to 1,743, an official said on Friday. The new cases were reported between 5 pm on Thursday and 5 pm on Friday. The total cases include 1,104 active, 597 cured patients[Read More…]