Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) Leader of opposition in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala here on Tuesday alleged that the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had outsourced the job of monitoring traffic violations and collection of penalty to a private company at the cost of Rs 180 crore. According to Chennithala,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits was the utmost priority of the government and assured them on their phased resettlement amid adequate security in the Valley, from where they were forced to flee by Islamist terrorists in late[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Union Cabinet is likely to consider the merger of 10 PSU banks into four big lenders this week to allow the process to take effect from the scheduled date of April 1, 2020. Once notified, the boards of these banks will approve the swap[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 18 (IANS) Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter that Tesla is planning to offer the Solar Roof internationally “later this year”. “Tesla is ramping up Solar Roof installation across the USA! Training will be provided, so no prior experience needed,” Musk tweeted recently. “Looking[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday told former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to face trial for allegedly failing to furnish details of pending criminal cases in his 2014 poll affidavit, as the judgement on his election matter could have wider ramifications on the candidates in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Even as the telecom sector is facing heat on the AGR count, Department of Telecom plans to appoint an e-auctioneer next month and take cabinet approval soon after to set the process rolling for the spectrum auction, sources said. The DoT will stick to the[Read More…]
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Expelled Janata Dal-United Vice President and top election strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said that he has “no intention” to join politics but said he will launch “Baat Bihar Ki” campaign involving those who believe in his vision to bring the state among the top 10[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri city has received over Rs 187.01 crore donation from devotees by the end of January this year, informed Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday. Replying to a written question of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Umakant Samantray, the Law Minister[Read More…]
New Dekhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Congress lawmaker Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar allowed him to travel to the UK and France. He will, however, have to provide a copy of his itinerary to the Central Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) While Rohit Sharma is out injured, the ace batsman is getting some rare time to spend with his family. Rohit, like any another dotting father, always loves to be around his daughter, Samaira, and his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians captured one such heart-warming[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Basketball Federation of India on Tuesday announced the senior men’s squad that will suit up for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. The team will play it’s first of two games in Window 1 of the qualifiers, on Friday against Bahrain at the Manama,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The French Tennis Federation (FFT), organisers of Roland-Garros, the world’s premier clay court tournament, in association with the All India Tennis Association (AITA), on Tuesday announced the sixth edition of the ‘Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series by OPPO’. The series will be held at the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A day after Babulal Marandi returned to the BJP at a massive rally in Jharkhand, BJP President J.P. Nadda has appointed party General Secretary Muralidhar Rao as the central observer for election of the leader of the state legislature party. The decision was announced in[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, Feb 18 (IANS) The BCCI on Tuesday shared a bird’s eye view of the picturesque Motera Stadium, which is the world’s largest cricket stadium. “MoteraStadium Ahmedabad, India Seating capacity of more than 1,10,000,” the BCCI said in a tweet. US President Donald Trump is expected to inaugurate the stadium.[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) A document which delineates the lives of hundreds of Uighur Muslims currrently in internment camps across China, was allegedly leaked by a source inside Xinjiang showing how members of the community are detained for having beards, wearing veils and using the internet. The records could be[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) “Makdee” fame actress Shweta Basu Prasad is super happy to have a look similar to veteran actress Sharmila Tagore’s look from the 70s in the recently released film “Shukranu”. As the movie is based in the 70s, Shweta’s character required to look in a certain way,[Read More…]
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Neckband-style earphones is a category which has some good budget options from the likes of OnePlus, Realme, etc. In fact, the category has devices that look quite similar to each other. Now, Japanese tech giant Sony has brought WI-1000XM2 to India for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The stage is set for the future stars of women’s football as the match schedule and host cities for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 were unveiled by FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Tuesday, alongside the Official Slogan for the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Xiaomi on Tuesday announced Raghu Reddy’s appointment as the Chief Business Officer for its India operations. He was earlier heading the Categories and Online Sales for Xiaomi India. According to the company statement, under his new role he continues to be responsible for the Categories and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Tarek Fatah is an active Twitter user with over 6 lakh followers, but on numerous occasions, the Pakistani-Canadian writer has been found circulating misinformation. Recently Fateh posted a video on Twitter with the caption, “Girl Power!” As the post went viral, Twitterati took to the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Singer Darshan Raval has come up with a new track “Asal Mein”. “‘Asal mein’ is a special song as its the fifth consecutive year that I will be releasing a song on Valentine’s Day. My fans have always showered me with a lot of love and[Read More…]
Fatorda, Feb 18 (IANS) Churchill Brothers will be taking on Real Kashmir with third place in mind, in the I-League at the Fatorda Stadium here on Wednesday. Churchill Brothers are currently placed fifth on the I-League table with sixteen points, while Kashmir are a point behind in seventh position. A[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Saying that online child pornographic content is a big contributor to global trafficking of children, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday said that support of powerful countries like the US to end the menace is a huge challenge. “We are trying to bring a legally[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Cracking its whip on illegal ticket softwares, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) claimed on Tuesday that it has arrested seven people, including a Kolkata-based mastermind who was in touch with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jammat-Ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JUMB). Addressing a press conference, RPF Director General Arun Kumar[Read More…]
