London, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 30 people, including children, were injured, some of them seriously, when a car drove into a carnival procession in a town in Germany’s Hesse state on Monday, police said. The incident was reported at around 2.30 a.m. from the town of Volksmarsen, the BBC[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) To bring more efficiency in the risk management system, market regulator Sebi has conducted a review of the margin framework for cash and derivatives segments. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said that it has from time to time put in place various measures[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Internet restrictions in Jammu & Kashmir will remain operative till March 4 as the J&K administration said that VPNs are being misused by anti national elements including handlers from across the border to bypass the Internet restrictions for coordinating with their operatives in J&K to plan[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Amid incessant slogans of “Go back Trump”, Left parties and their mass organisations on Monday took out protest rallies and organised public meetings in various parts of West Bengal against the ongoing India trip of US president Donald Trump. Displaying placards and posters denouncing Trump, the[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second biggest ally of the Congress in the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, here on Monday expressed unhappiness over the Congress-Kerala Congress (Mani) squabbles. IUML Lok Sabha member P.K. Kunhalikutty called on state Congress chief Mullapally Ramachandran and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) All schools in northeast Delhi will remain closed on Tuesday after after violence in the area intensified on Monday. As per the information, exams for class 12 in four vocational subjects in 18 centres in west Delhi will be conducted as per schedule, as there[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday launched the Rs 710 crore Asom Darshan scheme, calling it a fulfilment of the promise to preserve and promote the state’s spiritual and historical heritage. The comprehensive scheme seeks to develop religious places of all faiths, including 915 institutions.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Monday launched the all new compact SUV Vitara Brezza, which was unveiled at the recently held Auto Expo 2020. The new vehicle has been priced in the range of Rs 7.34 lakh to Rs 11.40 lakh, the automobile major[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said on Monday that the violence in Delhi was a conspiracy to tarnish India’s image. He told reporters that at a time when US President Donald Trump is visiting India, some forces are trying to malign the[Read More…]
Gurugram, Feb 24 (IANS) Following complaints of Gurugram’s District Town and Country Planning (DTCP) Department, the city police on Monday registered FIR against five real estate developers including a company of a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, an official said. Allegedly, these developers failed to provide basic amenities to the residents.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) In wake of violence in northeast Delhi on Monday that left a police head constable and a civilian dead, Congress intermin President Sonia Gandhi has appealed for “calm”. In a statement, she appealed “that people of Delhi should maintain communal harmony and curb the design[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Out of the 54 persons who were injured in the Jaffrabad violence, which erupted after pro and anti-CAA groups clashed on Sunday, four persons, including a Delhi Police head constable, succumbed to their injuries on Monday. Ten policemen, including DCP Shahdara, were injured while one[Read More…]
Pulwama, Feb 24 (IANS) Acting tough on the complaints against illegal mining in Pulwama, officials of the J&K government conducted raids on Monday. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Raghav Langer, accompanied by the officials of the geology and mining department, conducted the raids. The team raided various areas including Kakapora, Pinglena, Khadermoh,[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Three villagers in Jaipur district were injured after a panther strayed into the fields and attacked them on Monday, forest officials said. Two of the injured were taken from Rundal village in Amber tehsil to hospitals in Jaipur for further treatment. The panther was tranquillised with[Read More…]
By Anand Singh Agra, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump during his visit with spouse Melania Trump to the Taj Mahal, here on Monday, inquired about the magnificence and historic significance of the monument built by Emperor Shah Jahan for Empress Mumtaj Mahal. Their guide Nitin Singh, known for[Read More…]
Agartala, Feb 24 (IANS) A district court on Monday sent former Tripura Chief Secretary Yash Pal Singh to a 13-day judicial custody after completion of his seven-day police custody in an alleged “financial embezzlement” case, an official said. Singh was arrested on February 17 in a multi-crore PWD scam from[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The immediate risk to the Indian pharma industry from the supply shortages of key raw materials from China due to coronavirus outbreak is limited, a market report said on Monday. However, according to the HDFC Securities’ report, in the event of an extended shutdown, the industry[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued notice to the telecom companies for submitting their self-assessment of AGR amount at the earliest. While official sources said DoT has sent notice on self assessments, telecom operators said they are yet to receive any notice and it[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Sedition accused Sharjeel Imam was on Monday sent to four more days in police custody by a court here. Imam, one of the main organisers of the Shaheen Bag anti-CAA protest, was on February 20 remanded to four days in police custody, which expired on Monday.[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) The wild tusker, that had trampled four people to death and injured five others in Odisha’s Puri district on Sunday, was spotted on the outskirts of the state capital on Monday, officials said. However, the forest officials successfully drove the pachyderm back from Ghatikia area of[Read More…]
Perth, Feb 24 (IANS) India seamer Shikha Pandey said on Monday that India will be urging their youngsters to keep playing fearless cricket after Shafali Verma produced another striking display in their 18-run victory over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup. The batting spotlight was once again on Verma as[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The United Muslim Action Committee, an umbrella grouping of Muslim organisations headed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), on Monday urged the Telangana government to stay work on National Population Register (NPR). Speakers at the protest meeting organised by the UMAC against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi would disburse KISAN benefits to select farmers and distribute Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) during an event at Chitrakoot, UP, on February 29, which would be celebrated as a formal anniversary of the Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), said Union Minister of Agriculture and[Read More…]
Agra, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, who is on his maiden two-day state visit to India, didn’t go to see the original graves of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz during his visit to the Taj Mahal on Monday. Nitin Kumar Singh, the guide who accompanied[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A protest march call given by the Jamia Coordination Committee on Monday evening against alleged police brutality turned out to be a damp squib when less than 20 students turned up and claimed they were being detained en route. The call for protest march in[Read More…]
