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By Arul Louis New York, Feb 5 (IANS) The enmity between the Democrats and Republicans boiled over in Congress as Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an unprecedented show of hostility ripped up the copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address dramatically and threw it on the desk as[Read More…]
Cape Town, Feb 5 (IANS) South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma, who played a match-winning knock against England in the first ODI, has accepted that constantly being viewed through the prism of his skin colour has affected him. On Tuesday, Bavuma (98) shared a 173-run second-wicket stand with skipper Quinton de[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) It is now going to be the battle of Hyderabad between the two factions in All India Chess Federation (AICF) — one led by its President P.R. Venketrama Raja and the other by Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan — for the crown. The Madras High Court on[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday detained four persons in connection with the murder of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) president Ranjit Bachchan. According to sources, the four individuals were detained by the Special Task Force of the Lucknow Police from Gorakhpur and Rae Bareli. Ranjiyt[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday, tore into the Narendra Modi-led BJP government over the continuing house arrest of two former chief ministers in Jammu and Kashmir, asking if India is still a democracy. “Its been six months since two ex-chief ministers have[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Twenty two feature films, including six Bhojpuri films, have been the beneficiary of the Yogi Adityanath government’s film policy. “Nearly 35 more films have been cleared by the finance committee. Bill vouchers of such films have been deposited and this means that these films would be[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 5 (IANS) The stock of Snap, parent company of photo-sharing app Snapchat, plummeted more than 11 per cent after the company posted results of its fourth quarter that failed to meet Wall Street expectations. The company’s net loss increased to $241 million as revenue increased by 44[Read More…]
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Not just the locals but a large number of NRIs too are campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi believing that party chief Arvind Kejriwal will bring in a change in the city. Hundreds of NRIs have flown into the city[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has heaped praise on the Indian colts following their emphatic win over Pakistan in the semifinal of the ongoing U-19 World Cup. The Rawalpindi Express said that the Priyam Garg-led side was absolutely brilliant in their performance and that the[Read More…]
Meerut, Feb 5 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, a man chopped off the tresses of his wife because he did not want her to look good, police said. The man, Arif, suspected his wife, Roshni, of having an extra-marital affair. Arif, after cutting her hair,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has invented a low-cost telecommunication system using drones which provides early warning on natural disasters and acts as a wifi hotspot when phone signal is disrupted during extreme weather such as earthquakes, tsunamis or hurricanes. Last year there were[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) An intriguing video of a foreigner fluently speaking Bangla is impressing many on the social media. The video, uploaded on Facebook by user, Apurba Das, shows Sakura Ishikawa speaking fluent Bengla. Das captioned it: “A Japanese girl who loves Bengali more than many Bongs…” In[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is delivering his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. In remarks mostly focusing on his economic policies, Trump claimed they “have rejected the downsizing of America’s destiny.” “We are moving forward at a pace that was[Read More…]
Brisbane, Feb 5 (IANS) England batsman Tom Banton has signed a new two-year deal with Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL). Banton, currently in South Africa where he made his ODI debut for England overnight in the series against the Proteas, played the first half of the ninth[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 40,921.71 points and touched a high of 40,921/71. The Sensex touched a low of 40,703.32 points. On Tuesday, the Sensex closed at 40,789.38 points. The Sensex was[Read More…]
Noida, Feb 5 (IANS) A man in his late 40s jumped to his death from the 10th floor of his society building on the Noida Expressway early on Wednesday, police said. Sanjay Singh was found unresponsive by the security guards in the small garden area below the D Tower of[Read More…]
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) The body of a 20-year-old B. Com second-year student was found in a restaurant in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, police said. The body was found on Tuesday. The woman had apparently been strangled by her maternal uncle who wanted to marry her. According to police,[Read More…]
Cape Town, Feb 5 (IANS) Quinton de Kock played a captain’s knock as he guided South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the first ODI of the three-match series. Chasing 259, the Proteas rode on brilliant innings from de Kock (107) and Temba Bavuma (98) who enjoyed[Read More…]
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) A groom was shot dead by unidentified assailants just before he reached the ‘mandap’ for the wedding ceremony. The incident took place on Tuesday night in Masirpur bazaar locality in Devgaon police circle. According to reports, the ‘baraat’ had come from Singhpur and just[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The 15th edition of Asia’s largest automobile show in terms of visitor footfalls kicked-off here on Wednesday with a plethora of auto companies, start-ups, telecom, alternate fuel, electric vehicle and social media firms participating at the mega event. The Auto Expo 2020 — Motor Show,[Read More…]
Aligarh, Feb 5 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) proctor, Afifullah Khan, has resigned from the post without defining any reasons for the same. The resignation was accepted late on Tuesday night. The Vice Chancellor has appointed Professor Mohammad Wasim Ali of the Law Department as the new proctor. The[Read More…]
Caracas (Venezuela), Feb 5 (IANS) Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro has been named as Venezuela’s head coach for the South American zone’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers, starting next month. The 59-year-old replaces Rafael Dudamel, who resigned in December to take charge of Brazilian Serie A side Atletico Mineiro, reports Xinhua news[Read More…]
Granada (Spain) Feb 5 (IANS) Granada defeated holders Valencia 2-1 to claim a berth in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 1969. Neither Valencia, who are at the fifth spot in LaLiga, nor 10th-place Granada made many changes on Tuesday evening from the lineups[Read More…]
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Award-winning author Siddhartha Gigoo’s latest ‘The Lion of Kashmir’ (Rupa Publications), that released recently explores and reflects on the happenings in Kashmir from 1990 to contemporary times. But there is more to it. “Essentially, I wrote it to study a father-daughter relationship[Read More…]
