New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A video of the NBA All-Star Weekend’s Slam Dunk contest has gone viral on the social media. In the video, Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon jumps over Boston Celtics’s 7-foot-5-inch tall Tacko Fall to score a slam dunk in the contest. The official handle of the[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) The agreements and cooperation documents between China and the European Union (EU) will continue to apply to the UK during the Brexit transition period, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. According to the withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU, agreements between the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking rectification of errors in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 accountancy sample question papers and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner. The petitioner, named Ravinder Nath dubey, has been teaching[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Social media users are nowadays engaged in a bizarre trend of clicking photos of themselves by peeping through toilet paper roll tubes. The idea behind this is to look like the moon. All you need is your cellphone and a toilet paper roll. Then, peep[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The government has renamed the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on Tuesday. The decision has been taken to honour the commitment and legacy of late Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. “It will align the vision[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Congress has been cautious on the issue of the deportation of British Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, who was denied entry into India and was sent back from New Delhi airport. Congress leader Gourav Vallabh said that “the government should come out with facts on[Read More…]
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The UK opposition member of the British Parliament Debbie Abrahams who has alleged that she was “unjustifiably denied entry to India”, did not carry a valid visa, the government sources said. Government sources told IANS that Abrahams was not in the[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday welcomed the Union Defence Ministry’s decision to rechristen the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses as the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. “I welcome the decision of the Union Defence Ministry to rename The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The state-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for installation of public charging stations to boost e-mobility adoption across India. Under the partnership, the EESL will set up public charging stations[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Consumer sentiments in urban India have witnessed a recovery in February, according to the latest joint-survey by Refinitiv and Ipsos. In February, consumer sentiment witnessed an improvement of 2.5 percentage points, according to the Refinitiv-Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index (PCSI). “After January’s major drop in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned till April 1 the hearing on a PIL seeking linking of Aadhaar card with property documents. A bench presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Harishankar granting four more weeks to the Centre to file its[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A picture of a pink manta ray — said to be the only one known to mankind — photographed swimming off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has gone viral on social media, leaving social media users wonderstruck. The picture was first shared on Instagram[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Women in entrepreneurship can generate transformational employment in India and generate 150-170 million jobs, which is more than 25 per cent of the new jobs required for the entire working age population by 2030, a new report said on Tuesday. A joint report by Bain[Read More…]
Wellington, Feb 18 (IANS) Having earned a maiden Test call-up, New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has revealed that he has worked on his mental game a lot more in recent times since moving from Canterbury to Auckland. The 6’8″ pacer made his ODI debut against India in the three-match series[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Tuesday said those who were born in the state would not be affected by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Speaking in the Assembly, Palaniswami said the opposition DMK should explain who in Tamil Nadu would get affected by CAA. Palaniswami[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani has blocked him on Twitter, claimed director Hansal Mehta. The filmmaker took to social media on Tuesday morning to share a screenshot that shows his profile has been blocked by the actor. However, the filmmaker did not reveal a reason behind this[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The second instalment of the “Bunty Aur Babli” franchise is set to release on June 26. “Bunty Aur Babli 2” will pay homage to the first film by keeping the same logo for the sequel. The makers on Tuesday also announced the release date of this[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday said that the deportation of British MP Debbie Abrahams was necessary as she is a Pakistan proxy, and she was on her way to Pakistan from India. “The deportation of Debbie Abrahams by India was indeed necessary,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A section of Twitterati on Tuesday hailed cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar for his World Cup winning moment winning the Laureus Sporting Moment award of the last 20 years. Laureus (@LaureusSport) tweeted: “This is a reminder of how powerful sport is and what magic it does[Read More…]
Melbourne, Feb 18 (IANS) World Cup winner Mel Jones feels the Women’s T20 World Cup will see West Indian Deandra Dottin’s record for the fastest ever century to be broken by New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. “My bold prediction is that Deandra Dottin’s 38-ball hundred might just go this World[Read More…]
Kingston, Feb 18 (IANS) West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas has been left injured after being involved in a car accident in Jamaica late Sunday. According to a statement from the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA), Thomas was reportedly involved in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2000 near Old Harbour in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Riding on Ink Tank printer sales, HP Inc maintained its leadership position in the Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) market in India with a market share of 39.1 per cent in the calendar year 2019, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Tuesday. HP’s Ink Tank shipment[Read More…]
Brisbane, Feb 18 (IANS) The Indian women’s team on Tuesday registered a thrilling two-run victory over West Indies in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. After setting a small target of 108, the Women in Blue came out with a brilliant bowling performance and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Passengers along with crew on-board budget carrier GoAir’s flight from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru were safely deplaned after the aircraft suffered a bird hit which caused a fire in one of the engines. According to the airline, passengers and crew were safe and the fire was[Read More…]
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) With the government mulling the possibilities of invoking bank guarantees of the telcos to recover the statutory dues, Vodafone Idea chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla on Tuesday met Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash on the AGR payment issue after paying Rs 2,500 crore on[Read More…]
