Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS) A group of minority voters in Karnataka’s Ranibennur constituency boycotted the by-elections on Thursday, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cheated them. Speaking in Kannada in a viral video, the Ranibennur voters belonging to a minority community complained about BJP, which is ruling the southern[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) From the next session, MPs may have to pay more for the food they are provided in Parliament canteen after they unanimously gave an in-principle approval to a proposal on Thursday to withdraw the subsidy they get on eatables. The lawmakers from all parties took[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed former Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) CMD Sanjay Singal’s bail plea in a money laundering case and remanded him to 14-day judicial custody. Singal in his plea said he was 59 years old “with a fragile heart”. “He is[Read More…]
By Sundeep Pouranik Bhopal, Dec 5 (IANS) Despite high demand, 18 seats at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) have remained vacant for this academic year, an RTI query revealed. The HRD ministry in August this year had claimed that all seats in various IITs have been filled. Activist Chandrashekhar[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Claiming that the media was “scared” to ask questions to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday urged journalists to show courage, shed their fears and pose queries where they needed to. Interacting with mediapersons outside the Assembly, the Governor took potshots[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on economic slowdown and termed the government an “incompetent manager of the economy”. He also described the disinvestment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) as a “scandal”.[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS) By-elections in Bengaluru city on Thursday received lukewarm response from voters by the end of the third round of polling. Though 10 Assembly seats recorded a voting percentage of more than 50 per cent at the end of the third round at 3 p.m., the four[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) To develop secondary market for corporate loans, the Reserve Bank of India will facilitate the setting up of a self-regulatory body (SRB) for such transactions. “As recommended by the Task Force, the Reserve Bank will facilitate the setting up of a self-regulatory body as a first[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Vivek Oberoi, who will next be seen in second season of web series titled “Inside Edge”, has said that censorship is an outdated concept. He added that viewers should have freedom to watch films or shows of their choice. “I think there shouldn’t be censorship[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) In the wake of protests against hike in tuition and hostel fees, the Jawahar Lal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) has resolved to boycott all academic activities, including examinations. A resolution circulated among the students by the JNUSU states that the university general body meeting[Read More…]
San Francisco, Dec 5 (IANS) Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk in the second day of his courtroom appearance as a defendant in a defamation case filed by Vernon Unsworth, a British man, over “pedo guy” tweet, disclosed that his net worth was $20 billion (roughly Rs 1,43,000 crore) but was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Public Policy Research Centre (PPRC), a think tank, has accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government of “misleading” the people over its claim that fiscal deficit of Delhi has improved to a surplus of Rs 113 crore in 2017-18, terming it a “blatant misrepresentation of[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli had said during the Test series against Bangladesh that this team has one of the best bowling attacks in the world and going into the West Indies T20I series, the captain once again reiterated the same and said that there was just[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000. Accordingly, the loading of such PPI will be only through a bank[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha considers the “Inside Edge” show as her “huge pet project”. As the second season of the cricket drama is about to launch, Richa shared that she felt “bad” for missing the promotional activities of the show. She said: “I have been in Lucknow[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, who has been shooting in Himachal Pradesh for his upcoming movie “Brahmastra”, calls it the “most rewarding experience”. Big B took to his blog and posted: “The affection and love of the ever hospitable people of Himachal Pradesh, has been quite overwhelming[Read More…]
Egham (UK), Dec 5 (IANS) In 2020, worldwide shipments of Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise drones (defined as flying drones) will total 526,000 units, an increase of 50 per cent from 2019, Gartner Inc. said on Thursday. The global shipments are forecast to reach 1.3 million units by 2023. “The[Read More…]
Unnao, Dec 5 (IANS) Days after the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad that led to national outrage, a girl was set ablaze, allegedly by the same accused who had raped her earlier, in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on Thursday. The victim has been admitted to the Civil[Read More…]
Canberra, Dec 5 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is undoubtedly one of the great batsmen in modern day cricket as he adapts to any situation beside being a great leader. Years ago, when the current Kiwi skipper toured Australia for the first time as a 21-year-old, wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Kunal Thakkur of “Kabir Singh” fame and actress Ananditaa have teamed up for an Indo-Mexican short film titled “Grim Reaper Inc.”. “My co-actor Ananditaa is one of the few people I know can hold a strong conversation. I love how she understood and showed what[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) If you love to watch movies or sports on big screens, think of bigger ones now as South Korean technology giant Samsung on Thursday introduced its modular MicroLED display “The Wall” that can stretch your imagination with its 146-inch, 219-inch, 292-inch screen sizes, costing you[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Shukla, who has been wooing the audience with his strong game in the ongoing season of “Bigg Boss”, is not well. He has been diagnosed with typhoid. According to a source, Sidharth is on proper medication and has been instructed by the doctors to[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Actress Mahira Sharma’s mother Sania Sharma says Paras Chhabra and her daughter have formed a strong bond but she needs to play independently in the “Bigg Boss” show now. “I am very happy and satisfied with how Mahira has been playing in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house.[Read More…]
Unnao, Dec 5 (IANS) The Unnao rape victim, who was set ablaze on Thursday morning by those who had raped her, is being airlifted to Delhi for advanced treatment. The state government is making arrangements for an air ambulance to take the victim, who has suffered around 90 per cent[Read More…]
