Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Youth Olympic champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga (17) bettered his clean and jerk record to win the men’s 67kg title in the 72nd men’s and 35th women’s Senior National Weightlifting Championships here on Monday. The teenage Mizoram lifter, who became the first Indian to win gold at the[Read More…]
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government plans to develop the ancient Ram Raja Temple in Orchha into a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction on the lines of Somnath Temple, Tirumala Tirupati and Golden Temple. Chief Secretary S.R. Mohanty has finalised plans for the next month’s ‘Namaste Orchha’ festival[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) After missing several deadlines, the much-awaited East West Metro Railway is now slated to chug out on February 13 over a 5 km truncated route connecting the city’s tech hub of Salt Lake Sector V with the Yuva Bharati Krirangan, a minister said on Monday. “It[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a picture of Team India player Sanju Samson’s six-stopping effort in the fifth T20I against New Zealand. Anand Mahindra shared the post with the caption, “I don’t think I need to explain this pic to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Rebutting charges that country’s stock markets had crashed due to the Union Budget on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that investors were back in work mode on Monday and that key indices made gains. Replying to a question asked at a post-Budget[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police have found that Sharjeel Imam, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student arrested for making inflammatory speech, was spreading false information over the new citizenship law (CAA). He was also trying to instigate people by claiming that Muslims were being put in the detention[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The government on Monday said it has not included AGR dues payment in the Budget 2020-21. Economic Affairs Secretary Atanu Chakraborty said on Monday at a post-Budget event at Ficci that “AGR dues payment has not been taken into account in the Budget”, and the[Read More…]
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) J&K Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam here on Monday chaired a meeting to review the schemes, like Kisan Credit Card (KCC), the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan), MGNREGA and disbursement of relief to farmers under the SDRF. Several top officials along with representatives of J&K Bank[Read More…]
Rome, Feb 3 (IANS/AKI) The 56 Italian citizens who arrived home on Monday aboard a flight from the Chinese city of Wuhan – epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak – are now in quarantine at the Cecchignola military zone in south Rome. The Italians will be held at Cecchignola for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday clarified it will not decide on the Sabarimala reviews but instead, the nine-judge Constitution bench will frame the legal questions on religious discrimination against women at various religious places. The top court emphasised it will only settle larger issues which[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) European car manufacturer Volkswagen on Monday hosted the global premiere of its compact SUV Taigun, signalling the start of its SUV offensive in India to gain market share. The new compact SUV is the first product produced under the ‘India 2.0’ project. The new carline[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Former India international and member of BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), Madan Lal, on Monday called for 10-15 days rest between each series of the Indian team, asking the BCCI to plan better while scheduling India’s yearly calendar. “When BCCI schedules India’s yearly calendar, it[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) In a drastic move, the Mumbai Police on Monday slapped sedition charges against at least 51 persons who joined a rally here on Saturday and allegedly raised slogans in favour of sedition accused JNU student Sharjeel Imam, an official said. Police spokesperson, DCP Pranaya Ashok told[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) Sanadhara Gand, a daily wage labourer from Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, was shocked when he received a notice from the Income Tax (I-T) Department for carrying out bank transactions of Rs 1.47 crore. The I-T Department has sent a notice to Sanadhara Gand, a resident of Purjaribharandi[Read More…]
By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) With coronavirus cases mounting in China and three people testing positive for it in Kerala, residents of Hyderabad on Monday wrote to the police to stop the use of breathalysers saying they could help spread the disease. In Hyderabad, 20 people with[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Consumption downtrend continued to subdue two-and-three wheeler sales in January as inventory management dented off-take. Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp reported a decline in sales for January 2020 to 501,622 units from 582,660 units sold during the year-ago month. The company’s entire scooter portfolio has migrated[Read More…]
Benoni (South Africa), Feb 3 (IANS) England were crowned U-19 World Cup Plate Trophy winners after they beat Sri Lanka by 152 runs at the Willowmore Park here on Monday. Player of the Match Dan Mousley slammed a century as England posted a competitive 279/7 in 50 overs before Lewis[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar shared a hilarious behind-the-scenes video from the sets of ‘Sooryavanshi’ where he introduced Katrina Kaif as the new ambassador of Swachh Bharat mission. The Bollywood actor shared the clip on his Twitter handle with the caption, “Spotted: The newest #SwachhBharat brand[Read More…]
Rome, Feb 3 (IANS/AKI) The number of people needing food aid in the Central Sahel has risen sharply over the past year to over three million and the situation owing to growing insecurity and climate shocks, the United Nations said on Monday, urging nations to prevent the situation getting worse.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) In a boost to Congress ahead of the February 8 Assembly polls, the son of AAP’s sitting Kalkaji MLA Sardar Manpreet Singh joined the party here on Monday. Avtar Singh joined the Congress at the Delhi party unit office here in the presence of city[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch claimed on Monday to have arrested the person who arranged pistol for the juvenile who fired it shouting “Yeh lo aazadi” at the march organised by Jamia Millia Islamia students here on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Ajeet,[Read More…]
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) The 21st edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held from March 27 to 29 in Indore. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan who was born in Indore made the announcement at a glittering press conference here on Monday. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, on Monday reviewed the preparedness for February 8 Assembly polls along with Delhi Chief Secretary, Police Commissioner and other senior officials. Chief Secretaries, DGPs and senior officers[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked state governments to issue notifications establishing “Gram Nyayalayas” within four weeks and also asked the High Courts to accelerate consultation with department concerned on the matter. A bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana took into account that except Kerala, Maharashtra[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Reliance Industries-BP joint venture’s new project from KG D6 project is on track to start new production by mid-2020, it was announced on Monday. The joint venture said that it has completed the safe cessation of production in a planned manner, from the “D1 D3 field[Read More…]
