Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) Heavy fog and poor visibility may delay arrival and departure of domestic and international flights at Bengaluru airport on Sunday morning, an official said on Saturday. “Safe landing and smooth take-off of aircraft on time depend on visibility in the early morning on any given day.[Read More…]
London, Dec 28 (IANS) “Grease” star Olivia Newton-John, who received a damehood for “services to charity, cancer research, and entertainment”, was named among more than 1,000 others in the UKs New Year Honours 2020 list. While the majority of those honoured are locals who have being recognised for work in[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Actor Bhavin Bhanushali, who played Ajay Devgns son in “De De Pyaar De”, says the star doesn’t discriminate between big and small artistes. “Ajay Devgn is one of my favourite actors. He is a very humble and down-to-earth person. We had a fun time on the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Jharkhand Congress in-charge R.P.N. Singh, who was instrumental in stitching the pre-poll alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and leading it to a thumping victory, said on Saturday the tribal-dominated state’s mandate was “loud and clear” that the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) All India Congress Committee general secretary and Maharashtra in-charge Mallikarjun Kharge called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah master liars for misguiding the public on the issue of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Kharge said that[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of spreading hate, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party would ensure Assam was run not from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters at Nagpur but by the people of the state. Addressing the Congress’ “Save Constitution-Save India” rally here,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Global electronics company ViewSonic Corporation which is known for products like LED monitors, interactive commercial displays, touch displays, smart displays has now added a new product to its line up in the form of high-end projector ‘ViewSonic X10 4K’ for Rs 3,50,000. The ViewSonic X10-4K[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 28 (IANS) Apple Inc has rolled out the hugely revamped Apple Maps, on which it was working for over an year, in central and southeast US. The revamped Apple Maps, which uses only the data collected by the iPhone maker, can push updates in realtime and has[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As the year 2019 draws to a close, here is a recap of five major judgements delivered this year by the Supreme Court, which have had a huge impact in the country’s politics, business and social spheres. Ayodhya Title Dispute: In a unanimous verdict, the[Read More…]
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Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) The opening day of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) 2019-20 National Football Finals ended with clinical wins for MSP HS School, Kozhikode and Mamta Model SS School, Delhi, at the Fr. Agnel School Ground, Vashi. Day two however, belonged to the girls from down south[Read More…]
Bemetara (Chhattisgarh), Dec 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra mens and womens teams made their way into the pre-quarterfinals of the Chhattisgarh Amateur Kho Kho Association-organised 53rd Senior National Kho Kho Championships at Allons Public School Ground here on Saturday. Another team from Maharashtra, Kolhapur also qualified for pre-quarterfinals in both the[Read More…]
Jaipur, Dec 28 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday underplayed the death of children in Kota’s J.K. Lon hospital where at least 77 children have died this month apparently due to lack of facilities and non-functioning equipment, saying “minimum deaths were reported in this hospital in 2019 in[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) Fog left passengers in a lurch at the Chandigarh and Amritsar international airports on Saturday after several flights were delayed but not cancelled, officials said. A total of 14 domestic flights, a majority of which were scheduled in the morning, were delayed owing to poor visibility,[Read More…]
Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) A biographical film based on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousufzai now finally has a release date. The film is slated for release on January 31, 2020. The Bollywood production, directed by Amjad Khan and produced by Sanjay Singla, is shot in Kashmir,[Read More…]
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was prevented by the police, here on Saturday, from meeting the family of Congress leader Sadaf Jafar, who has been arrested over anti-CAA protests. The Congress leader’s carcade was stopped twice — at the 1090 Square and then the polytechnic[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has sent “feedback report” to Election Commission in investigation into a complaint alleging Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat concealed information about his immovable assets in the poll affidavit. After receiving a complaint from a Dehradun resident, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Delhi registered their first victory of the 2019-20 season of the Ranji Trophy after defeating Hyderabad by seven wickets in a Round 3 contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday as pacer Ishant Sharma scalped eight wickets in the match. Chasing 84 runs[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) On his 82nd birthday on Saturday, Chairman of Tata Trusts and Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata shared his “favourite moment of the decade” and bid farewell to the year. Ratan Tata, who is also a pilot, shared a picture on Instagram where he[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and said these exercises would prove to be demonetisation 2.0. Speaking to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Commonwealth Gold medallist Anish Bhanwala, who broke the junior world record in the 25m Standard Pistol event at the age of 14 in 2017, explained how the Khelo India Youth Games have been very beneficial for the upcoming shooters in India. Bhanwala said that the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Over 1,000 units of the newly-launched LG G8XThinQ dual screen smartphone were sold out during the first wave of sale on Amazon India, the company announced on Saturday. The South Korean tech major had introduced the dual screen smartphone in India for Rs 49,999 last[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday criticised Army chief General Bipin Rawat for his remarks on the protesters who are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). “Mind your own Business”, was the senior Congress leader’s message to the Army chief, while addressing a rally on[Read More…]
Panaji, Dec 28 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek his intervention in the escalated dispute between BJP-ruled Goa and Karnataka with regard to the Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project. Sawant also said, that if need be, the Goa[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) Accusing te BJP of spreading hate, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party would ensure Assam was run not from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters at Nagpur but by the people of the state. Addressing the Congress’ “Save Constitution-Save India” rally here,[Read More…]
