Tokyo, Jan 8 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday cancelled his visit to the Middle East this weekend due to fresh tensions in the region. Abe was scheduled start his visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman on Saturday ahead of its information-gathering dispatch of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have sought open court hearing on their pleas. Justice Arun Mishra said that he will speak to the Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on the matter. Telecom firms[Read More…]
United Nations, Jan 8 (IANS) The UN was “very much in touch” with the US government over the visa issues raised by some of its member states, a spokesman for the world body said. In response to questions regarding Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif’s failure to get a US[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS) Actors Pooja Batra and husband Nawab Shah attended the after party of the prestigious 77th edition of the Golden Globes awards ceremony. The newly-wed couple took to their respective Instagram account to share their moments from the event. Pooja chose a high-neck kurta with a[Read More…]
Shimla, Jan 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital on Wednesday witnessed the season’s heaviest snowfall, which snapped internal road links but tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another. “Shimla and its nearby areas experienced overnight snowfall and this was the heaviest snowfall till date,” an official of the[Read More…]
Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) A nationwide shutdown on Wednesday called by 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) to protest against the Centre’s disinvestment policies and scrapping of NPR, CAA and NRC, has affected normal life in Tripura. Most markets, shops and business establishments were closed in the state and most private[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) The nationwide shutdown call of the trade unions on Wednesday against the Centre’s policies evoked a good response in Punjab as normal life was disrupted, but in Chandigarh and neighbouring Haryana it was mixed amid rains. There was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) The all-India shutdown by trade unions and other organisations began with little impact in the tech city as normal life continued on a working day, an official said. “No effect of shutdown in the city though banking operations are affected as bank staff are supporting the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) All markets in Delhi and across the country opened on Wednesday while the trade unions have given a call for nationwide bandh. Praveen Khandelwal, General Secretary, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) told IANS that all markets are open and there has been no call[Read More…]
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A number of buses were damaged, train movements disrupted due to obstruction on railway tracks, and several highways and vital roads blocked as normal life was partially hit in West Bengal on Wednesday following a 24-hour all India general strike call given by ten central trade[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi-NCR region on Wednesday witnessed light rain once again after Tuesday bringing down the mercury and the minimum temperature was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius. Delhi was also expected to witness severe fog conditions once the weather cleared up. Around 11 a.m. the mercury[Read More…]
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded at many places after CPI-M activists on Wednesday blocked the Patna-Ara highway following the nation-wide strike call given by several trade unions. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) blocked the Ara-Patna highway in Ara, Kayamnagar and Koilwar about 55 km[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Taking big on OnePlus, South Korean giant Samsung is all set to launch its next flagship Galaxy S10 Lite with Snapdragon 855 processor in India next month in the accessible price range of Rs 40,000-Rs 45,000. According to industry sources, Galaxy S10 Lite will go[Read More…]
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) A Kiev-bound Ukrainian plane crashed on Wednesday shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital city of Tehran, killing at least 170 people on board, authorities said. The number of people on board was initially reported to be 180, but Iranian media have differed on the[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) Normal life has been affected across Odisha as 10 central trade unions supported by different political parties observed nationwide strike on Wednesday. The trade unions resorted to shutdown on 14-point charter of demands including social security, minimum wages, and employment among others. Educational institutions remained closed[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) The all-India shutdown call by trade unions and other organisations on Wednesday showed little impact in this tech city as it turned out to be a normal working day, an official said. “No effect of shutdown in the city though banking operations are affected as bank[Read More…]
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Normal life was not largely affected in Tamil Nadu owing to the nationwide strike called by the central trade unions, but the banking operations in the public sector banks were impacted on Wednesday. In Tamil Nadu, the public transport buses and auto rickshaws were seen plying[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Prices of gold, silver and crude oil surged on Wednesday on the Indian futures market MCX, following the rise in bullion and crude prices in the international market due to deepening military tensions between the US and Iran. In the domestic futures market, the price of[Read More…]
Seoul, Jan 8 (IANS) South Korean tech gaint Samsung is all set to launch its new next gen smartphone Galaxy S20 instead of the S11 on February 11 and a new report report claims that the upcoming S20 lineup will feature displays with 120Hz refresh rate. Rumours of the next[Read More…]
Kabul, Jan 8 (IANS) A restaurant in Kabul has switched to using paper bags and plates instead of the plastic ones in an effort towwards saving the environment, according to a media report. Nazar Mohammed Akhtari, founder of the Jawari fast food restaurant, said that they have been buying expensive[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) The 24-hour nationwide call for shutdown by various trade unions in Kerala met with near success as normal life was disrupted all across the state. Barring the trade union affiliated to the BJP — the BMS, all other registered trade unions in the state are taking[Read More…]
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Iran’s Khorasan-e Razavi province near the border with Afghanistan on Wednesday, with no immediate report of casualties or damage. The tremor hit the town of Sangan, in Khaf county, at a shallow depth of 8 km at[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Lakhs of workers in large number from government, private sectors, banks and other establishments joined the nationwide trade shutdown called by 10 central trade unions, including the ruling Shiv Sena, here on Wednesday. “There is a total response in the banking and financial sectors, oil companies,[Read More…]
Harare, Jan 8 (IANS) Sean Williams has been named Zimbabwe’s new Test captain while Chamu Chibhabha will be leading the national team in ODIs and T20Is on an “interim” basis. Zimbabwe Cricket, in a media release, said the appointments were recommended by former captain and current director of cricket Hamilton[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been slapped with a four-year ban for doping by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The sample of Sarbjeet, who won the 71kg event at the women’s national weightlifting championships in February last year, was collected during 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting[Read More…]
