Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar’s search for the hotel employee whose advice led him to tweaking his elbow guard seems to have reached fruition. S Guruprasad, who lives in Perambur, Chennai, reportedly got a call from his nephew in France on Friday that the cricket legend had been tweeting[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma has written a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Monday, over alleged violence by police personnel on women during anti-CAA protest at Jamia Millia Islamia. Rekha, in her letter to Patnaik, said, “The National Commission[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the police action on the Jamia Milia Islamia students in Delhi, calling it “nasty”. “We condemn the midnight attack on the students of Jamia Milia Islamia… What happened with the Jamia students is not right. What was[Read More…]
Beijing, Dec 16 (IANS) China on Monday denied the allegations that two of its diplomats tried to enter a sensitive United States military facility, and has lodged stern representations with Washington over the expulsion of the embassy officials accused of espionage. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a regular briefing[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) India U-17 girls take on Thailand in a must win match in the third and final league-stage match of the U17 Women’s Football Tournament at the Mumbai Football Arena on Tuesday. India need a victory to seal a place in the final against Sweden which is[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) No migrant, specified in the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, will automatically become a citizen of India and each one will have to apply online, Home Ministry sources said on Monday. The new Act applies to people of six non-Muslim communities — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis[Read More…]
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) College students in Tamil Nadu on Monday protested against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, expressing solidarity with students of Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, who had clashed with the police on Sunday. Members of Students Federation of India (SFI) protested outside the Chennai Suburban Railway Terminal against the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) In wake of ongoing violence in Delhi, northeastern states and other places over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Union Home Ministry on Monday issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories asking them to take “requisite precautionary measures to maintain law and order, peace[Read More…]
Ayodhya, Dec 16 (IANS) Ayodhya cheered on Monday as Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Jharkhand that work on a grand Ram temple “touching the sky” will begin within four months. “The Supreme Court has given its verdict. Now within four months, a temple of Lord Ram touching the[Read More…]
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Most of the teenagers who vape are using addictive or mind-altering substances than previously believed, according to new study. The data paints a different picture than previous research because of the significantly higher proportion (75 per cent) of teens who vape using nicotine, marijuana, or[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Dec 16 (IANS) Two Las Vegas computer programmers have been pleaded guilty to copyright infringement charges for operating iStreamItAll and Jetflicks, streaming sites that each offered tens of thousands of bootlegged TV episodes and movies in the US. Officials say it is one of the biggest illegal television[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) More than 15 lakh devotees are expected to visit Kurukshetra in Haryana during the solar eclipse on December 26, an official said on Monday. The state will run special buses for the convenience of the devotees. This was informed at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading the protest at India Gate, along with hundreds of Congress workers in solidarity with the protesting students against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Along with Priyanka, Congress leader Ahmed Patel, General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and A.K. Antony are[Read More…]
London, Dec 16 (IANS) A sleep expert in the UK says the food we eat during the day can have an impact on each one of us when we go to bed, a media report said. In a recent study by Sealy UK, over 65 per cent of the 2,058[Read More…]
Dambuk, Dec 16 (IANS) The Manabhum Off-Roaders Club of Arunachal (MOCA) has displayed great tactical acumen and skillful driving to successfully defend their JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury title. Kerala’s 4X4 Beats and Delhi’s NIOC finished second and third respectively while the pre-event favourites, BODA of Bengaluru, fell by the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) IL&FS Transportation Networks, which carries out the government’s highway development programme, on Monday said it will not be able to pay Rs 3.37 crore dues on interest payable on redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) “due to insufficient funds”. The crisis-hit IL&FS had incorporated IL&FS Transportation Networks in[Read More…]
By Anindya Banerjee New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) What started as a student protest has now spread like wildfire, across India. City after city, University after University — protests erupted, which now has less to do with the Citizenship Amendment Act but more to do with the alleged police high[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Two contradictory hashtags pertaining to Akshay Kumar have been trending all through Monday, after he first liked a Jamia tweet and then declared he had done so by mistake. On Monday afternoon, the hashtags #BoycottCanadianKumar and #ISupportAkshay started trending on Twitter, almost around the same time.[Read More…]
Noida, Dec 16 (IANS) HCL Technologies on Monday announced to expand its operation in Lithuania with the opening of two new technology delivery centers in the capital city of Vilnius. HCL currently employs about 500 employees in Lithuania and the number is set to grow with the new announcement, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Commonwealth Games (CWG) silver medallist Mehuli Ghosh has lauded the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) initiative by the Indian sports ministry. The third edition of the tournament is set to be hosted in Guwahati between January 9-22 next year. Mehuli said that the competition helps[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A day after the protest in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday when clashes broke out between the Delhi Police and the varsity students, members of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Monday joined the stir here, slamming the police atrocities against the students.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Former India opener Aakash Chopra on Monday joined Irfan Pathan in expressing concern after several students of Jamia Millia Islamia were injured in police lathi charge during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act which turned violent on Sunday evening. “Deeply disturbing visuals from educational institutions[Read More…]
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