Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actress Janhvi Kapoor says she likes mens perfume a lot. She added that she often wears a mix of mens and womens perfumes when she goes out at night. “I actually really liked Papa’s (Boney Kapoor) perfume, so as a kid I would enter his wardrobe[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the land acquisition cost in Kerala is “very high” and the Centre is not able to “bear” it for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects. The Minister made the announcement in the[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) After an overwhelming response last year, the second edition of Red Bull Shuttle Up — Indias first ever exclusive Womens Doubles tournament — will bring the curtains down with the National Finals which will be held at RCC Indoor Stadium in Secunderabad on December 8. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tweeted to stress the need to ensure stress-free examinations. The tweet on @narendramodi said: “Exams are approaching and so is Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC)! Let us keep working together to ensure stress-free examinations.” The tweet offered a unique contest[Read More…]
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Russia’s entity Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation on Thursday said the molten core catcher was installed in the design position under the reactor pit of the upcoming 1,000 MW Unit 3 at Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The core catcher or core melt[Read More…]
By Suyash Choudhary The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) shocked expectations by keeping rates on hold. While not acting on Thursday, the MPC has nevertheless acknowledged monetary policy space for future action. It also reiterated continuation “with the accommodative stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Singer-composer-actor Himesh Reshammiya’s film “Happy Hardy and Heer”, which was supposed to release on January 3, 2020, will now hit the screens on January 31 next year. “Since I have become a judge on ‘Indian Idol’, I had to adjust my dates for promotion (of the[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) The World T20 will be played in Australia next year and while the teams are playing with an eye on preparations for the showpiece event, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has revealed that he has some ideas which he will be sharing with the team management. “If[Read More…]
Dubai, Dec 5 (IANS) India’s G.S. Lakshmi will create history as the first female match referee to oversee a men’s One-Day International in the opening match of the third series of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 in the United Arab Emirates. As per an ICC release, Lakshmi[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Sports Authority of Indias (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has included the mens and womens hockey teams that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Fifteen athletes in five sports, namely Shooting, Archery, Para-Athletics, Para-Archery and Para-Badminton have[Read More…]
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday released its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20, Tweeple offered mixed responses to the development. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) led by Governor Shaktikanta Das decided to keep policy repo rate unchanged at 5.15[Read More…]
By Suyash Choudhary The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) shocked expectations by keeping rates on hold. While not acting on Thursday, the MPC has nevertheless acknowledged monetary policy space for future action. It also reiterated continuation “with the accommodative stance as long as it is necessary to revive growth, while ensuring[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Usha International, the manufacturer of sewing machines and electric fans, Premium Lighting (TISVA), and Small Domestic Appliances, on Thursday announced a partnership with former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest batsmen ever. Brian Lara’s match winning attitude and[Read More…]
Hong Kong, Dec 5 (IANS) 5G smartphones captured 5 per cent of the global premium market in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019 led by Samsung with 74 per cent share followed by LG with 11 per cent and Vivo with 5 per cent share, a new report by Counterpoint[Read More…]
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 5 (IANS) Asserting his government’s commitment to providing industry with a safe and stable environment for growth and investment, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday sent out a stern warning to Pakistan, as well as to anti-social elements within the state, against any attempt to destabilise[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The ICC has confirmed that the forthcoming T20I and ODI series between India and West Indies will be contested trialing technology to call front foot no-balls. Speaking to IANS, BCCI joint secretary Jayesh George had earlier confirmed the same and said: “Yes,[Read More…]
Malappuram (Kerala), Dec 5 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who represents Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, always attracts the limelight, but here on Thursday a Class XII girl student stole the show. He had arrived at the state-run higher secondary school in Karuvarakundu, near here, to inaugurate a science[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 5 (IANS) Apple is reportedly planing to use Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensor technology in one iPhone model, set to be released in 2020. The iPhone maker was partnering with Taiwanese touchscreen maker GIS to develop an iPhone for 2020 or 2021 that could use the under-display tech,[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 5 (IANS) Google has introduced a new feature ‘Focus Mode’ for Android devices designed to prevent its users from being consistently distracted by their smartphone. The feature allows users to turn off distractions – like social media updates or email notifications – for a period of time,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal for extending the existing Ashram flyover towards the DND flyway and Sarai Kale Khan to decongest the area, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. According to the PWD proposal, which got the Cabinet’s nod, the cost of the[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANSlife) More Indian food lovers are preferring to order-in food in the comfort of their homes, rather than eating out, says a new report by a food delivery platform. India has a dynamic food culture with 48 per cent Indians preferring to order[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) After the incident of a rape survivor being set ablaze in Unnao, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be discussing the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh with the strategy committee and chalk out a plan for mass agitation in the state. The Congress[Read More…]
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) The campaigning for the second of the five-phase Jharkhand assembly elections scheduled to be held on Saturday ended on Thursday, officials said. Of the 20 seats, polling will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 18 seats, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has been named the Sexiest Asian Man in the world for 2019, and also of the last decade, a media report said. He topped UK-based Eastern Eye newspaper’s 16th edition of the world-famous list published annually. Hrithik, famous for his Greek[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS) Voting in Karnataka’s 15 Assembly by-elections on Thursday gathered momentum and polling was brisk to moderate in many segments since afternoon, an official said. “Voting has been brisk to moderate in most of the Assembly segments since afternoon registering 47 per cent average at 3:00 p.m.,[Read More…]
