Cape Town, Jan 7 (IANS) England registered a thrilling 189-run win over South Africa in the second Test match to level the four-match series 1-1 at Newlands here on Tuesday. It was because of some quality and all-round bowling effort by the visitors which helped England to gun down the[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Jan 7 (IANS) Taking the smartphone form factor to a new level, global smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday unveiled ‘Concept One’ with colour-shifting glass technology that makes the rear camera ‘invisible,’ at the ongoing ‘CES 2020’ technology conference here. OnePlus collaborated with racing and technology brand McLaren on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Tuesday announced its partnership with one of India’s leading e-commerce marketplacess to sell its products. “McAfee’s partnership with Flipkart aims to give consumers peace of mind by highlighting the importance of online security and helping them protect what matters to them,[Read More…]
London, Jan 7 (IANS) An air hostess has talked about an excruciating experience after she broke her leg in seven places after a plane she was deployed on ran into severe turbulence and climbed 500 feet to avoid it, a media report said. Eden Garrity, 27, said that she was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of upto 2.39 per cent stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance Company by ROC Star Investment Trust under the green channel mode. Green channel is an automatic approval system, whereby a combination is deemed[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) BJP leader Shaina NC was on Tuesday flayed by a section of Twitterati after she questioned film director Anurag Kashyap on his opposition to the government. She wrote on @ShainaNC: “To Anurag Kashyap I ask?? We must be the only country where you can criticise @narendramodi,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Tuesday questioned the locus standi of an NGO represented by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan in a case seeking reopening of a closed corruption case against Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and senior Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar. “You cannot[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the picture of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal be removed from the pink (free) tickets given to women travelling in the DTC buses. “As the model code of conduct is operational in Delhi since Monday, the picture of CM[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The pendency of vigilance cases has declined from an average of 3,000 in the last three years to 876 in 2019. Of this, 683 pertain to December 2019. This was shared by Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar, presently officiating as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), with[Read More…]
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Not a single industry will shift out of Maharashtra henceforth and the government will take all necessary steps for the big, medium and small scale industries to help them flourish and pave the way for the state becoming a trillion-Dollar economy by 2025,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia here on Tuesday welcomed the Nirbhaya verdict, saying it would act as a deterrent to such heinous crimes. Kejriwal said the verdict would be a lesson for all those who mistreat women. “People will be[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya Rape and murder case. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora. All the convicts were produced before the court through video conferencing. During the hearing, Akshay,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Three Chinese nationals were held with Rs 1 crore red sandalwood just before they could fly out from the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday. They have been identified as Li Xin, Cheng Zhen and Jian Jian Zhov. On Monday midnight, the Central Industrial Security[Read More…]
Panaji, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench on Tuesday directed a trial court to defer the cross-examination of the victim in the rape case involving former Tehelka Editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal till the first week of February. The HC directive follows a petition filed by the victim, in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued notices to over 150 GoAir pilots and the airline’s Head of operations for Flight Duty Time Limits (FDTL) violations after it conduct an audit of the passenger carrier. In aviation parlance, the FDTL mandates a maximum of eight hours[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has formed a three-member committee for drafting its manifesto to be released between January 15 and January 20 for the February 8 Assembly elections. Speaking to the media, AAP Delhi Convenor Gopal Rai said the party’s manifesto[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Centre has finalised the draft Expression of Interest (EoI) document for the privatisation of Air India, a senior government official said on Tuesday. According to the official, the EoI inviting bids for the national carrier will be issued by the month end. The development[Read More…]
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) The Indian bowlers fired in unison on Jasprit Bumrah’s return to international cricket with Navdeep Saini shining bright as they restricted Sri Lanka to 142/9 in the second T20 international at the Holkar Stadium here on Tuesday. All eyes were on the returning Bumrah after India[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) With the narrative shifting from rate increase to tightening the GST system for augmenting revenue, the government has finalised a slew of measures to curb evasion including investigation of major fraud cases by the Income Tax department (I-T) and frequent data sharing by various agencies.[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday unveiled the amended Punjab Municipal Building bye-laws, plugging the deficiencies in the earlier provisions and seeking to give a boost to the sluggish construction and infrastructure development activity. Local Government Minister Brahm Mohindra said that the new bye-laws, covering[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) A surprise meeting between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray and Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday fuelled speculation of a new political front emerging in Maharashtra. While a MNS spokesperson confirmed the meeting, he declined to elaborate on the deliberations between[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) South Zone called the shots on the first day of the 2019-20 Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) Athletics National Championships, bagging as many as 16 gold medals. Day 1 witnessed over 250 athletes vying in 32 events across 11 disciplines at the Priyadarshini Park, Malabar Hill[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) There is finally a man in Bollywood who inspired Kangana Ranaut to settle down in marriage, and he is married! Before you jump to conclusions that Kangana has found the man of her dreams, let us clarify: Kangana was merely talking about filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, who[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The horrific December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya rape-murder case transformed much in India. From laws on rape to relief and rehabilitation measures for rape survivors and the very mindset of the people, everything went for a sea change. But as the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has notified a nine-judge Bench to hear from January 13 review petitions against its verdict allowing entry of women of all ages in Sabarimala temple, clubbed with entry of women to Muslim and Parsi places of worship. The Bench, details of which[Read More…]
