London, Dec 12 (IANS) A good samaritan act by a TV host for a septuagenarian pensioner won the hearts of Twitterati, who praised the kind act when Christmas is around the corner. The 5.22-minute clipping posted by BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker had 3.6K retweets, 14.2K likes and 610K views.[Read More…]
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) Amid controversy, the municipal council of South Goa town Margao on Thursday deferred its decision to name a two km road after former Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar, Goa Forward Party President Vijai Sardesai, a prominent member of the ruling panel in the civic body, said.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With more than 2.75 lakh attendees and five stands on the sands of Calicut, the 5th edition of Kerala Literature Festival by the Arabian Sea from January 16-19, 2020, promises to be the biggest bilingual event of its kind in India. With participants from more[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) One of the Nirbhaya’s convicts, Pawan Kumar Gupta, lodged in Mandoli jail here, was shifted to Tihar Jail recently, giving rise to the speculation that the convicts would be hanged on December 16. However, the convicts’ counsel said that untill all the legal remedies are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The JNU administration on Thursday held a meeting with the presidents of 18 university hostels to discuss the issue of the proposed fee hike and hostel draft manual. While the administration termed the meet “a significant step towards normalisation”, the student leaders were, however, not[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Dwindling manufacturing activity on the back of subdued demand conditions, contracted India’s October factory output by (-) 3.8 per cent. However, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data suggested that downward production spiral has somewhat been arrested with October’s output declining by (-)3.8 per cent[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) After a dismal show in their first innings where they were bundled out for just 142 in reply to Kerala’s 525/9(d), the Delhi batsmen showed grit and determination as they avoided a defeat against the hosts in their Ranji Trophy opener at Thiruvananthapuram here on[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) In what was described as a “balancing exercise” in political circles, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray allocated the Home department to Shiv Sena, Finance to Nationalist Congress Party and Revenue to Congress, on Thursday. The suspense over portfolios allocation, amid reports of a tug-of-war among the[Read More…]
Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed Narendra Modi over the unemployment rate touching a 45-year high, holding the Prime Minister responsible for the economic slowdown besides targeting him over the incidents of rape. “Through demonetisation, PM Modi took out money from your pocket… the money[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said, “Come what may, it’s not going to see the light of day in Kerala”. “The CAB is absolutely undemocratic and against the basic tenants of the Constitution. For[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Staying true to their word, agitating Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Thursday boycotted their exams as most of the exams halls saw empty desks. The School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) was an exception though. “Only students from the SSIS sat for examinations that[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) English Presenter Katie Piper, who is an acid attack survivor, has loved the trailer of Deepika Padukone’s upcoming film “Chhapaak”. Taking to Twitter, Katie Piper praised the trailer, writing, “watching the trailer took my breath away. I had to watch 3-4 times for it all to[Read More…]
Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) Jharkhand recorded around 62 per cent voting for 17 seats which went to the polls in the third phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. According to Election Commission data, the state recorded 61.93 per cent polling in the third phase. The highest polling was recorded in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The national anti-profiteering agency has slapped a Rs 90 crore penalty on FMCG giant Nestle India for not passing on the benefit of the goods and services tax (GST) reduction to consumers. It also asked Nestle to deposit the amount within 3 months. The maker[Read More…]
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Condemning the passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Indian Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been moving systematically with a “Hindu supremacist agenda”. Imran took to Twitter and alleged that minorities are being persecuted[Read More…]
By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Ace footballer and Hamro Sikkim Party founder and president Bhaichung Bhutia said he is disappointed with the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. Speaking exclusively to IANS, the sportstar-turned-politician said “I am speaking on behalf of the people of Sikkim that we are very[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was brutally trolled after he tweeted on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that has since been passed by both the houses of Parliament. Khan posted on @ImranKhanPTI: “We strongly condemn the Indian Lok Sabha’s citizenship legislation which violates all norms of[Read More…]
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) Do you know why your spouse never tells you about the money she spends or saves in her bank account? Beware as this habit of financial infidelity can be more as dangerous as sexual infidelity and may lead to divorce faster than you ever thought.[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Dec 12 (IANS) No cricketer is in Bengaluru police custody pertaining to the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting scandal, following the release of C.M. Gautham and Abrar Kazi on Wednesday, a police officer said on Thursday. “Gautham and Kazi received bail late evening on Wednesday. Right now, no cricketer[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The government on Thursday ruled out any waiver or lowering of interest, penalty or interest on penalty on unpaid statutory dues of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea based on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). This was conveyed in the Rajya Sabha by Union Telecom Minister Ravi[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Rapper Kunal Pandagale aka Kaam Bhaari has been featured in the final episode of a lyrical documentary “Hoop Nation”. The final episode “Yeh Raasta” presented by NBA X UBER also features a former police officer and Captain of the Punjab Team Jagdeep Singh Bains, the vice-president[Read More…]
Perth, Dec 12 (IANS) Marnus Labuschagne slammed his third Test hundred but New Zealand left-arm quick Neil Wagner kept Australia in check by taking two wickets which included a breathtaking catch off his own bowling, as the hosts reached 248/4 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test here[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A massive rise in food prices lifted India’s November’s retail inflation to 5.54 per cent from 4.62 per cent in October, official data showed on Thursday. Similarly, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) last month was higher than the corresponding period[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS) A recent report on Internet found that 1.1 million children learn online that Saint Nick is a fictitious character, as the first article in the search says ‘as adults we know Santa Claus is not real.’ When searching ‘Is Santa real’ the first article that[Read More…]
Toronto, Dec 12 (IANS) The colour of our eyes or the straightness of our hair is linked to our DNA, but the development of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t exclusively linked to genetics, suggest new research. In the first study published about Alzheimer’s disease among identical triplets, researchers found that despite sharing[Read More…]
