Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Amid stormy scenes, which included one adjournment and a walkout by the opposition, the Goa Assembly here on Monday passed a motion moved by ruling party legislators, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) expects former world champion Mirabai Chanu to top the charts at the Asian Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in April. “We expect her to top the rankings in Kazakhstan. And mark my words, if she manages to do that, there will be[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) With three confirmed cases of novel Coronavirus cases in the state and a few more likely to turn positive, the Kerala government has declared it a state calamity, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja said on Monday night. Shailaja’s announcement came soon after a meeting of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A public art installation on mental health awareness ‘Moving Out to Go Within by nine Ashoka University students, under the guidance of designer Sumant Jayakrishnan will be on display at STIR Gallery here from February 2 to April 15. The installation is being promoted by[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday, is being treated for stomach infection, her doctors said on Monday. She was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital. “Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who has been admitted yesterday, 2nd February 2020[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Continuing with its promotional campaign, the J&K Tourism Department participated in the three-day Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) in Mumbai, which began on Monday. Over 100 companies from Jammu and Kashmir participated in the event to showcase their products and attract travellers. The department provided free space[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) ‘Red Bull Can You Make It’, a one-of-its-kind race around Europe, will return for another edition in 2020, and students have been invited to apply for a chance to participate in it. Selected teams, comprising three students each, will begin their journey through Europe from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India has taken yet another step towards building a credible strategic oil reserve by extending tax breaks to the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) on income generated while replenishing oil stock in storage facilities. The Budget proposals presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The budget announcement of a five-year tax holiday on employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) for start-ups would benefit less than 250 out of around 50,000 startups in the country, according to community-based social media platform LocalCircles. Urging Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make changes to[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) The Punjab government here on Monday claimed to have wiped out locust from two villages in the Fazilka district along the Indo-Pak border. The nearly 12-hour operation was conducted in Roopnagar and Bareka villages under the supervision of the Fazilka Deputy Commissioner on directions from Financial[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 3 (IANS) With rumour-mongering and speculation spreading faster than Novel Coronavirus on social media platforms, Dettol manufacturer RB on Monday cleared the air about its disinfectant spray. The firm reacted after a Facebook user posted a picture of Dettol disinfectant spray, saying it can kill nCoV 2019.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has been shortlisted as one among five contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award. The moment, titled ‘Carried On the Shoulders Of A Nation’, is a reference to the Indian team’s 2011 World Cup win. Tendulkar won the World[Read More…]
Brussels, Feb 3 (IANS) The European Union (EU) will emphasise the concept of a “level playing field” during the upcoming negotiations with the UK over a future comprehensive partnership, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday. “We will have two separate markets instead of one single market,” Barnier told[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The government on Monday told the Parliament that the Indian economy is not in recession, quoting IMF projections saying India continues to be among the world’s fastest-growing economies and its GDP is estimated to grow at 5.8 per cent in 2020-21 and it ill surpass[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The aggregate deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) have increased by Rs 3.28 lakh crore in the first six months of the current financial year from Rs 128.83 lakh crore to Rs 132.11 lakh crore in April-September period, parliament was told on Monday. The year-on-year[Read More…]
Pune, Feb 3 (IANS) A Pune sessions court will hear the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea to transfer the Elgar Parishad-Bhima-Koregaon case papers on February 6. The development came after both the prosecution and defence lawyers sought more time to file their replies in the matter. On January 29, the[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Disapproving of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s description of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protests as one “combining political design with anti-national intent”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wondered why somebody should have problems with “peaceful, democratic” protests. She also accused the BJP of encouraging division[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Ignited from the gates of Jamia Millia Islamia in southeast Delhi, and which have spread over more than twenty sites in the capital, the sit-in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) are[Read More…]
Kochi, Feb 3 (IANS) A UK government delegation, currently on a visit to Kerala, on Monday announced that select startups from the state will be given opportunities to start businesses in Britain. The seven-member British team, led by British Deputy High Commissioner to India Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, visited the Kerala Startup[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) A policeman and one of his relatives have died at the police complex in Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar, sources said on Monday. According to sources, the bodies were recovered from a residential apartment. The deceased have been identified as Beerji Koul (the policeman), and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Iconic Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman turned 82 on Monday, and fans and industry colleagues wished her on social media all through the day. Veteran singer Anup Jalota greeted the legendary actress on her birthday and wrote: “Many Happy Returns of the day to the Most[Read More…]
Hamilton, Feb 3 (IANS) Mohammed Shami is in the form of his life. Off the field, he had a moment to cherish too, as the star India pacer welcomed a baby girl into the family. “One more baby girl in my family. Congratulations on the birth of your cute princess,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Putting aside the hope of a strong fiscal stimulus to pump prime the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the Budget gave a macro treatment to the economy rather than addressing sectors separately and put infrastructure spending as the highest priority while[Read More…]
By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday listed 30 major decisions and action taken by his government during his rally here in Karkardooma in a bid to draw votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the February 8 Assembly elections in Delhi.[Read More…]
Pune, Feb 3 (IANS) Defending doubles champion Divij Sharan will return to the 3rd annual Tata Open Maharashtra, South Asia’s only ATP tour event, with partner Artem Sitak. Rohan Bopanna will be teaming up with local boy Arjun Kadhe for this event. Sharan won his fifth career ATP title in[Read More…]
