New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The government has sought legal opinion on its proposed move to separate the National Pension Scheme Trust from pension regulator Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority to address the issue of conflict of interest. Government sources said that the draft cabinet note on separation of[Read More…]
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Smartphone apps that assess the suspicious moles can’t be relied upon to detect all skin cancer cases, researchers have found. Also, the regulatory mechanism for these apps doesn’t provide adequate protection to the public, according to a study published in the journal The BMJ. According to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANSlife) Youth-oriented fashion retailer, Universal Sportsbiz Pvt. Ltd. (USPL), has announced Bollywood fashionista Kareena Kapoor Khan as the new brand ambassador for their women’s ethnic wear brand IMARA. IMARA is a fashion line conceptualized as a contemporary interpretation of the conventional and offers a refreshing take[Read More…]
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson Peter Phillips and his Canadian wife Autumn have separated after over a decade-long marriage, reports said on Tuesday. A statement issued on the couple, who were married in 2008 and have two daughters, said the decision to divorce was “the best course[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Telugu super-director SS Rajamouli is not done with breaking records. After the tremendous success of his “Baahubali” films, he is back with “RRR”. The film’s theatrical rights have registered big numbers in south India, confirms the trade. “@ssrajamouli’s #RRR shatters pre-release business of #Baahubali2 with huge[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) If Delhi poll result is a barometer for performance of an MP, then BJP’s controversial member of parliament Parvesh Verma scored a fantastic duck. Out of the ten Assembly seats that falls under his West Delhi constituency, none have been won by the BJP. Tilak[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday said it would rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, as the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM). “Aligning the vision and aspiration of the institute for the future with the vision and contribution of late Arun[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) By listening to the Jan ki Baat of Aam Aadmi Party, the people of Delhi have shown that now Man ki Baat will no longer be relevant in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said here on Tuesday. Without referring to Bharatiya Janata Party by[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has slammed dairy company Amul for a tribute ad to Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix and his Oscar-winning title role in the film “Joker”. Oscar winner Phoenix made a moving acceptance speech on Monday where he spoke[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) An American rapper has confessed to murder on television. The rapper Lil D Man’s confession was captured on camera for a local news show, reports aceshowbiz.com. The camera was on when the rapper was picked up by the police for his reported involvement in a[Read More…]
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) India’s second ranked doubles player Divij Sharan and Kiwi partner Artem Sitak defeated the top-seeded American-Croat duo of Austin Krajicek and Franko Skugor in the first round to advance to the quarter finals of the New York Open. One of the longest running tennis tournaments[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Turning conventional wisdom on its head, a new survey on Tuesday suggested that men in India are no less interested than women when it comes to purchases related to fashion items. In fact, the results of the survey by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven consumer lending platform ZestMoney[Read More…]
By Rohan Agarwal New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was all set to retain power in Delhi with a thumping majority once again, student leaders of three Delhi universities on Tuesday offered different views, including that the AAP victory will set an example for[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday added 237 points over reports of Chinese workers returning to factories and a drop in new coronavirus cases. Barring FMCG stocks, all other sectoral indices edged higher. Strong buying interest was seen in auto and metal stocks. Consequently, GAIL, JSW Steel,[Read More…]
Guwahati/Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) Congress and Left leaders in the northeastern region on Tuesday described the Aam Aadmi Party’s win in the Delhi Assembly polls as a victory against the communal forces. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is now heading governments in four northeastern states — Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik remains hopeful of getting another opportunity to contest for a Tokyo Olympics berth, as she continues her preparation for the Asian Wrestling Championships (AWC), to be held from February 18-23. Sakshi was defeated by two-time world cadet champion Sonam Malik[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has tweeted a photo of the legendary Mangeshkar sisters from their childhood days. In a black and white photo, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle can be seen posing in frock and skirt-blouse. This morning, Mangeshkar had tweeted about her spiritual guru Pandit[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Actor Soham Majumdar, who played a loyal friend in the Shahid Kapoor blockbuster “Kabir Singh”, will star in a Bengali movie film titled “Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti”. It is about a battle against gender discrimination in professional and personal lives of a woman. The film by[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The contest between AAP candidate from Patparganj Manish Sisodia and BJP’s Ravinder Singh Negi was nothing short of a thriller which Sisodia finally emerging victorious with a margin of 3,000 votes on Tuesday. Sisodia, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, is seen as the key[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) WWE champ-turned Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter Simone is following in his footsteps to become a professional wrestler. On February 10, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) announced that Simone Johnson has begun her training at the WWE Performance Centre in Florida, reports aceshowbiz.com. In[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the party’s landslide victory in the capital was a blessing of Lord Hanuman. Kejriwal was addressing volunteers at the party office for the first time after he got a clear majority in the Delhi Assembly[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Actors Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor are all set for a new “party jam” with “Dus bahane 2.0” in their upcoming film “Baaghi 3”. On Tuesday, Tiger tweeted a new still in which he is flaunting abs and Shraddha is holding him. He captioned it: “These[Read More…]
Bankura (West Bengal), Feb 11 (IANS) Issuing a warning to the BJP hours after it was decimated in the Delhi Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the saffron party was now gradually becoming “a stateless entity” and her state will be the one to drive[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Refreshing its budget Redmi A series, Xiaomi on Tuesday launched the Redmi 8A Dual with a new “Aura XGrip” design and dual rear cameras at a starting price of Rs 6,499 for the 2GB+32GB variant. The 3GB+32GB variant will be available for Rs 6,999 on Mi.com,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) American actor-dancer-choreographer Robert Hoffman is all set to arrive in the city to explore the Indian music scene as well as perform here. Instrumental in getting Hoffman to India is filmmaker Arsala Qureishi, who shot to fame directing the 2015 film, “Angry Indian Goddesses”. Recalled Qureishi:[Read More…]
