Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Announcing a series of relaxations amidst the Covid induced lockdown, the West Bengal government on Wednesday permitted resumption of private bus services from May 4 in the districts categories as green zones (where no corona positive cases have been detected). Standalone tea stalls, as also shops[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Twenty-five budding authors have made the cut for an anthology, ‘You Are All I Need’ to be published by Penguin Random House India from among the 1,500 entries received for a contest jointly conducted by the publisher through its #GetPublished initiative and the Romedy Now[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Disaster Cell of Congress’ Maharashtra unit has directly reached out to over 3.50 mn people in the state and provided them with food, aid and other help during the lockdown, state Working President Nitin Raut said here on Wednesday. While 1.83 million have been given[Read More…]
Panaji, April 29 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday welcomed the Central government’s decision to allow inter-state movement of stranded persons, trapped in different parts of the country due to lockdown. “I welcome the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ order allowing interstate movement of persons who have been[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Residents of New Delhi Parliamentary constituency represented by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi now have a robot to take care of the sanitation work amid the coronavirus lockdown. Lekhi, who launched first-of-its-kind robot on Wednesday, said the AUV-Rakshak had been specially designed to take care of[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Congress’ former President Rahul Gandhi has asked the External Affairs Ministry to take note of unfollowing of Twitter account of the President and Prime Minister by the White House. “I’m dismayed by the “unfollowing” of our President and PM by the White House. I urge[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Ace choreographer Ashley Lobo has urged dancers across the country to keep the passion alive during the coronavirus lockdown. He says it’s important to acknowledge how dance can lift spirits during these tough times. To mark International Dance Day, April 29, Lobo started a campaign through[Read More…]
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Even as the country wages its battle against novel coronavirus amid a nationwide lockdown, floriculturists and plant nursery owners and their workers near the Akshardham temple in Delhi are finding it difficult to feed their families in the absence of livelihood. There[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) State-run Airports Authority of India plans to facilitate limited scheduled flight operations in phases and between city pairs, once the lockdown is over. At present, the extended national lockdown is till May 3. In post lockdown SoP document reviewed by IANS, the AAI plans to[Read More…]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In his last-ever interaction with IANS, Irrfan Khan had expressed his wish to cherish life more, saying that health would be his top priority once he recuperated. Irrfan told us that while recovering, he was not restless about getting back to work,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) To stop the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, inter-state borders connecting Delhi to the neighbouring states have been sealed, which is now causing problems in the movement of workers engaged on essential services. When IANS visited the border on Wednesday, layers of barricading and security checks[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) As many as 100 singers, including Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam and Hariharan, will come together for “One Nation One Voice” – an anthem dedicated to corona warriors and in aid of PM-Cares. It’s supported by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. “One Nation One Voice” is[Read More…]
Madrid, April 29 (IANS) Spain is currently in lockdown, yet?LaLiga?players are keeping themselves busy?and,?more often than not, involving fans around the world. Communities across Spain continue to come together virtually during the coronavirus lockdown period and the players, coaches and directors of LaLiga are continuing to engage with fans on[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) TV heartthrob Rohan Mehra of “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai” fame and Miss India Maharashtra 2019 Vaishnavi Andhale feature in the new music video, “Gustakhiyaan”, which has an “old-school, dreamy romance”. “As soon as I heard the song, I was in love with it. It’s a[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) The third chapter of popular heist series “Now You See Me” is being developed, with Eric Warren Singer on board to pen the script of the movie. Lionsgate has brought on screenwriter Warren Singer, an Oscar nominee for his work on “American Hustle”, to add[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) “Ghoomar” fame singer Swaroop Khan has come up with a new song, titled ‘Thaare Bina”. It is a Rajasthani folk song, and is directed by Prashanth Srinivas. “This song was written a year ago by the very talented Shraddha Sehgal in a Rajasthani folk dialect style[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Indian stock market logged the third consecutive session of gains on Wednesday, with the BSE Sensex rising over 600 points. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also rose to end above the 9,500 mark. Healthy buying was witnessed in S&P BSE Metal index[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 29 (IANS) Supermodel Gigi Hadid is reportedly expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik. A source told etonline.com that Gigi is 20 weeks pregnant. “Gigi and Zayn are expecting their first child together and the couple is very excited!” the source said. “Gigi has kept the[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Inspired by the growing use of its video conferencing app Meet – 30 lakh new users joining the platform daily – Google on Wednesday announced to make its premium video meeting app free for everyone in social distancing times. The free availability of the Meet[Read More…]
New Delhi/Port Blair, April 29 (IANS) Four people, including a government official and journalist, were arrested for spreading false information and instigating mistrust about the protocols followed by the administration on social media in the last one week in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dependra Pathak, Director General of Police[Read More…]
Gurugram, April 29 (IANS) Three more coronavirus positive cases were reported from Gurugram district on Wednesday, all of them female health workers, an official said. Confirming the new cases, Covid-19 team member Dr Ram Prakash Jha said that two of the health staff was from the Gurugram Civil Hospital in[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) Enterprise Cloud computing firm Nutanix and Wipro Limited on Wednesday launched a joint solution to enable enterprises efficiently manage their databases and optimising time and effort of IT teams. Wipro’s Digital Database Services (DDS), built on Nutanix solutions for databases including Nutanix HCI software and Nutanix[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday turned down a petition by a trust seeking permission to enter the Chandni Mahal containment zone in the city’s central part in order to to provide relief material. Dismissing the petition, a single judge bench of Justice C. Hari[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Coming to the aid of a heart patient, the Indian Railways carried his medicines from Mumbai to Chiplun in one of its special parcel trains, said a senior Central Railway officials, here on Wednesday. The official said a team of railway personnel helped the heart[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Pak-Indo-Lanka joint management Committee (PILCOM), which was a committee formed by the cricket control boards of these countries for the purpose of conducting 1996 cricket world cup jointly hosted by the countries, was liable to deduct tax at[Read More…]
