Hong Kong, Feb 3 (IANS) More than 1,000 Hong Kong public hospital workers staged a strike on Monday as they demanded the city’s government to completely close the border with mainland China in an effort to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Long queues formed at various hospitals as[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Chilling pictures of bloodied corpses of dogs and cats lying on the roads in China have been doing rounds on the internet after panicking pet owners reportedly threw their pets out of tower blocks following a false claim that the deadly coronavirus can be passed[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday took potshot at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over unemployment and said that she should not fear her questions as he is asking on behalf of students as the government has failed to generate jobs. In a tweet, Rahul[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress leader of House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha describing its leaders as “fake Hindus” and accused the government of “trying to shut the voices of people through bullets.” Chowdhury’s remarks came[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and ex-minister Ashish Shelar on Monday apologised for his statements if they had inadvertently hurt the sentiments of various ruling party leaders. At a meeting in Palghar on Sunday, targeting Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over his statement that though CAA[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday told the Goa Assembly, that monkeys and peacocks had emerged as a menace for horticulture crops in Goa. Sawant also said that various steps were being taken to rein in the menace, including compensation for crop damage. To a question[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party for the recent incidents of firing at the site of the anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh. “The AAP is responsible for this drama and the firings. No one was affected[Read More…]
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistanis stranded in China started arriving in Islamabad on Monday as the Imran Khan-led government resumed flight operations to the Asian giant where the deadly coronavirus outbreak has killed 361 people. Following the resumption of flights, two flights carrying Pakistanis arrived from China earlier in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has issued advertisements in leading newspapers thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Textiles Minister Smriti Irani for abolishing anti-dumping duty on purified terephthalic acid (PTA). The advertisement has thanked PM Modi and Textiles Minister Irani for the “bold[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh DGP Harish Chandra Awasthi and additional chief secretary home, Avanish Awasthi, claimed in a joint press conference here on Monday that the UP police have arrested 108 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the last four days for their alleged involvement[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) : A Delhi Court has sought action taken report from the Delhi Police over a plea seeking registration of a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the violence that took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 5. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purshottam[Read More…]
Guwahati/Aizawl, Feb 3 (IANS) In view of the Novel Coronavirus threat in China, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) with the help of the concerned state governments has set up screening and testing counters in most of the airports of northeast India, a top AAI official said on Monday. Officials[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Chinese equity markets fell sharply on Monday, the first day after an extended Lunar New Year holiday, when the investors got a chance to react to the escalating death toll due to the coronavirus. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell over 8 per cent logging its[Read More…]
Amaravati, Feb 3 (IANS) Two youngsters from Andhra Pradesh including a 22-year-old woman, who is due to be married this month, are stranded in coronavirus-hit China and have appealed to the government to evacuate them. Annem Naga Jyothi and Satya Sai Krishna, stranded in the worst affected Chinese city of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Four samples from Odisha, which were sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune for novel coronavirus, tested negative on Monday, while one person’s result is awaited. “Four samples from #Odisha sent to NIV, Pune found negative. All the Collectors have been asked to carry[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Hockey India on Monday named 24-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the upcoming matches against World No.1 Belgium in the FIH Hockey Pro League to be held on February 8 and 9 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The team which will be captained by[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian Super League franchise Bengaluru FC on Monday announced their 30-man squad ahead of the 2020 AFC Cup preliminary stages. As many as nine BFC B team players feature in Carles Cuadrats side, ahead of their trip to Thimphu, where they will face Paro FC in[Read More…]
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) The Parker Jewish Institute in New York is building a collection of Indian prayer books, thanks to the donation from members of the community, a media report said. Parker’s Indian Cultural Unit now features a burgeoning collection of prayer books and religious poems. Carefully selected,[Read More…]
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANSlife) Celebrity fitness trainer Yasmin Karachiwala who brought Pilates to India 15 years back says she is proud and happy to see how the Pilates community today is blossoming and growing in different cities in India. However, it still lacks international exposure, she[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Political parties have intensified campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections as the polling date approaches fast. The BJP is going all guns blazing with top leadership hitting the campaign trail for February 8 assembly polls. After Amit Shah, J.P.Nadda and Yogi Adityanath, now Prime Minister[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) After two confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases in Kerala, a third case has been confirmed in the state, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja said on Monday. Shailaja in a special mention in the Kerala Assembly said that a third case has tested positive for Coronavirus and has[Read More…]
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANSlife) Ashish Shakya feels that “protections for free speech and a sustainable live infrastructure in the form of regular venues that are crucial to stand-up comedy” are lacking in India when compared to the West. Shakya spoke to IANSlife on the sidelines of[Read More…]
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANSlife) Actress Paayal Nair, who was last seen in the movie “Chhapaak” in the role of Shiraz Jamshedji, believes director Meghna Gulzar and co-actor Deepika Padukone are at their best right now in terms of their choice of cinema but are also great[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 3 (IANS) In a first in Malaysia, former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor simultaneously stood trial at the High Courts here on Monday, with each facing criminal charges of their own. Monday is the first day of hearing for Rosmah, 69, who is[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Steven Bergwijn scored on his debut to help Tottenham Hotspur see off Manchester City 2-0, while Liverpool have stretched their lead to 18 points in the Premier League this weekend. Bergwijn arrived at Spurs from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday in a deal worth 30[Read More…]
