New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Researchers have revealed that fireflies are facing extinction due to habitat loss, exposure to pesticides and artificial lights. Fireflies belong to a widespread and economically important insect group, with more than 2,000 different species spread out across the globe, said the study, published in the[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Television host and actor Maniesh Paul was in Lucknow to cheer for the visually challenged players at a cricket match. He said he also managed to hit a few strokes blindfolded. Maniesh met all the players and shared a lot of stories with them and made[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, that has been at the forefront of the Ram Janambhoomi movement, has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement for constitution of a Ram Mandir trust while demanding the temple construction start at the earliest. VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, “The meeting[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday lashed out at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs over illegal occupation of 575 government houses and directed to deduct a day’s salary of the department’s secretary, who was present in the court but was unable to answer[Read More…]
Auckland, Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team on Wednesday defeated hosts New Zealand by 3-0, thus ending their New Zealand Tour on a high. Playing their last match in the five-match tour, India stuck to a disciplined structure, remained assertive in their attack and ensured a good finish[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANSlife) When the full moon illuminates the sky, it is a magnificent time to embrace the lunar energy and enhance your healing crystals with the patronage of healing spells and rituals. Kuhoo Gupta, Founder of “The K junction” sheds some light on how to go about[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Bachchan shared an adorable throwback photograph of her actor brother Abhishek Bachchan, who turned 44 on Wednesday. Shweta took to Instagram, where she shared a black and white photograph of their childhood days. “Forever and a day with you, on a[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) The toll from the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China has climbed to 490, with 65 new fatalities, while the total number of confirmed cases has gone up to 24,324, the Chinese health authorities confirmed on Wednesday. According to China’s National Health Commission, by the end[Read More…]
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Feb 5 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman was assaulted and set ablaze in her home by a beer bar owner in Andhari village of the district, an official said here on Wednesday. The victim was living alone at her home at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday when the accused,[Read More…]
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was on the eve of the Independence Day in 2019 when Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had first announced that his government would launch a new “Deshbhakti” (patriotism) curriculum from next year to develop a feeling of nationalism among the students.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced in the Lok Sabha that the government has given approval to a proposal for “Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra” trust to take care of the construction of grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and other related issues. Modi said that[Read More…]
Hamilton, Feb 5 (IANS) India’s new found No. 4 Shreyas Iyer continued his purple patch with the bat as he scored his maiden ODI ton to help the Men in Blue set a formidable 348-run target for New Zealand in the first ODI at the Seddon Park on Wednesday. Iyer,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) After Delhi Police claimed that Kapil Gurjar, who opened fire at Shaheen Bagh protesters, belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party, the BJP has now targeted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Bharatiya Janata Party President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday tweeted a video of Kejriwal in which he[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Public Cloud deployments in India have the potential to contribute approximately $100 billion in GDP cumulatively from 2019 to 2023, a new Google-Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report said on Wednesday. When annualised, this is equivalent to 0.6 per cent of the GDP, 15 per cent[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday unveiled the latest variant of the Tucson here on the first day of Auto Expo 2020. The company said in a statement that ‘New 2020 TUCSON’ would come with smart technology and comfort along with enhanced connectivity and advanced safety.[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Russia’s Rostec State Corporation’s holding firm is showcasing its civilian helicopters at the biennial 11th edition of Defexpo 2020 here for hard -selling them to Indian customers, an official said on Wednesday. “We are demonstrating the air prowess of our latest light multi-purpose Ansat, heavy Mi-171A2[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IANS) Popular model Ashley Graham and her spouse Justin Ervin have named their new born son Isaac Menelik Giovanni Ervin. The 32-year-old model and her husband introduced their new arrival on her podcast “Pretty Big Deal With Ashley Graham”, and explained the meaning behind his lengthy[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IANS) Actress-singer Janelle Monae is bouncing back to full health after suffering from mercury poisoning after adopting a pescatarian diet. The “We Are Young” singer said in an interview with The Cut that she suffered a run-in with the illness after she stopped eating meat and[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her children — Saint, Chicago and Psalm — have given up meat and adopted a largely plant-based diet. Kim is known for her typically healthy food choices, but in an impromptu question and answer session with Twitter fans, she[Read More…]
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Singer Madonna has offered to sublet her New York City apartment to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, in a video. Following the news that the pair are stepping down from their positions as senior members of the British royal family, and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The new Budget proposal of taxing income distributed by asset managers to unit holders if such transfers are more than Rs 5,000 in a financial year may not make returns mutual fund schemes less attractive as government has clarified that additional tax will be levied[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Siblings Amira and Anahat Singh both emerged winners at the Northern Slam Junior Squash tournament 2020 — a five-star Asian circuit tournament held in the pink city. Amira won in the Under 19 category after defeating Megha Bhatia of Delhi in the finals on Tuesday. With[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump tended his hand to Iran and said during his State of the Union address that the relationship between the two countries depends only on Tehran. Trump said on Tuesday that US sanctions are hurting the Iranian economy and that his country could[Read More…]
By Nikhila Natarajan New York, Feb 5 (IANS) American voters described US President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech Tuesday night with words ranging from “dark and bizarre” and “showmanship” to “micro-targeted campaign commercial”, saying Trump’s message will resonate with his most loyal voters ahead of the November 2020[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Union cabinet has cleared a trust for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday informed in the Lok Sabha that a Ramjanmabhoomi teertha kshetra has been formed which will decide on the construction of temple. Prime Minister also[Read More…]
