New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet groups of stakeholders from Monday to seek inputs from each sector on their concerns and how the growth, consumption, demand and industry will be revived from the 4.5 per cent GDP growth. To begin with, the Finance ministry said[Read More…]
Canberra, Dec 16 (IANS) Fast-food giant McDonald’s has fired one of its franchise owners in Australia amid outrage over a racist video which showed him berating a neighbour while questioning whether he was a “true” Aboriginal man, a media report said on Monday. The video was filmed by the neighbour,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it should be first assured that there is peace and no rioting, and then it will be inclined to hear matters connected with the alleged police high-handedness on violent protests in Jamia area in south Delhi against the Citizenship[Read More…]
Beirut, Dec 16 (IANS) Riot police and anti-government protesters clashed for a second consecutive day in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, leaving dozens of people wounded, the media reported on Monday. Riot police and security forces were again deployed in large numbers on Sunday as thousands of protesters returned to[Read More…]
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The US’ Hallmark channel has apologized for its decision to withdraw television advertisements featuring same-sex couples, it was reported on Monday. The company’s cable network pulled the ads for wedding registry and planning site Zola under pressure from the conservative group, One Million Moms, the BBC[Read More…]
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London, Dec 16 (IANS) Researchers have found that air pollution is associated with detrimental impacts on human and animals health, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology, by researchers at The University of Manchester in UK, shows that the knowledge people[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Apple has released a new version of its iTunes Remote app for iOS, featuring Dark Mode and enhanced support for the new Music and TV apps included with macOS Catalina. Following new iOS update and the macOS 10.15.2 update, the iTunes Remote app can be[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Traffic restrictions continued on Monday in some parts of Delhi, a day after the national capital witnessed massive violence against the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act. Traffic movement was closed from Sarita Vihar to Road No. 13 A of the Kalindi Kunj area of Delhi. “Motorists heading[Read More…]
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Dec 16 (IANS) The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Monday continued to demand an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Vinayak Damodar alias ‘Veer’ Savarkar, outside the Maharashtra Legislature. Sporting saffron caps bearing the legend — ‘Mee Pan Savarkar’ (I Am Savarkar) —[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on December 18 (Wednesday) a petition on the Telangana police’s ‘encounter’ against the four accused in the case of gang-rape and murder of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian in Hyderabad. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde[Read More…]
Jakarta, Dec 16 (IANS) Shattered remnants from a volcano in Indonedia that generated a devastating tsunami in the country a year ago have been pictured on the seafloor for the first time, it was reported on Monday. Scientists used sonar equipment to image the giant chunks of rock that slid[Read More…]
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Agra, Dec 16 (IANS) Three days in a row, people in the Taj city were facing an acute drinking water crisis, raising tempers all around. The municipal water supply network crashed to a halt on Friday after the main pipeline from the Sikandra water works, leaked at the Madia Katra[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hold a hearing on the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, held in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University and Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said the Supreme Court would not[Read More…]
London, Dec 16 (IANS) British professional boxer Tyson Fury has parted ways with his trainer Ben Davison, less than two months before his rematch with Deontay Wilder. “Tyson and myself had to make decisions which resulted in our working relationship coming to an end,” Davison tweeted on Sunday. “We remain[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava of “Lipstick Under My Burkha” fame has protested against the ongoing tension at Delhi’s Jamia Millie Islamia University. She says her heart is bleeding for the students who have been attacked mercilessly on the campus. As many as 50 students were detained while[Read More…]
Perth, Dec 16 (IANS) Right-arm New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia after sustaining a grade two right calf-muscle tendon strain. Ferguson, who made his Test debut at the Perth Stadium last Thursday, could bowl just 11 overs on Day[Read More…]
London, Dec 16 (IANS) British-Muslims have started the process of leaving the UK over fears for their “personal safety” now that Boris Johnson, who’s been accused of Islamophobia, will remain Prime Minister for the next five years, a media report said on Monday. Among them is Manzoor Ali, the head[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday registered a case against Okhla legislator Amanatullah Khan of the Aam Aadmi Party and one more person in the case of violence here in Jamia Nagar. According to police, two FIRs have been filed against them in New Friends Colony[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Fake ads on Facebook are spreading rumours about the ill-effect of anti-HIV drugs, targeting LGBTQ Facebook and Instagram users and are causing significant harm to public health, a non-profit organization GLAAD has written in a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “We are urgently reaching out[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters on Monday staged a protest against a private convent coeducational school authorities near Amritsar town in Punjab over the alleged sexual assault of a Class 2 girl student by a senior from Class 10 of the school. The protesters were demanding registration of[Read More…]
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) A joint statement signed by 22 organisations has labelled Sydney’s poor air quality a “public health emergency” that requires urgent government action, as Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state braces for more smoke and a looming heatwave. Released by the Climate and Health Alliance on Monday,[Read More…]