New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANSlife) Our Chinese neighbours seem to be ahead in the game when it comes to fashion. While they can successfully make everything (well almost everything) cheaper, the quality doesnt take a beating either. The fashion industry there is booming; they also focus on the various people[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 30 (IANS) Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger has been roped in to star in “Moxie”, directed by Amy Poehler for Netflix. Adapted from the Jennifer Mathieu novel, “Moxie” tells the story of a girl (Hadley Robinson) from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s Riot Girl past[Read More…]
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Brisbane, Oct 30 (IANS) Right-arm fast bowler Billy Stanlake will replace Mitchell Starc in the Australia XI for the second T20I against Sri Lanka to be played at The Gabba on Wednesday. Australia head coach Justin Langer confirmed Stanlake’s place in starting XI, with incumbent spearhead Starc to miss the[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raza believes the sanction imposed on Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is a lesson for all sports lovers and sportspersons that no one is bigger than the game. “So Shakib Al Hasan’s ban has a lesson for all sports lovers and[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 30 (IANS) Microsoft claimed that it has recently detected Russian hackers are trying to disrupt the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by infiltrating sporting and anti-doping agencies. The hacking group called Fancy Bear, APT28, or Strontium could impact the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the tech giant has warned. Analysts[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Atanu Chakraborty, the Department of Economic Affairs secretary, has been given additional charge of Department of Expenditure following G.C. Murmu’s appointment as first Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said he will be acting as the secretary of[Read More…]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANSlife) For most, motherhood is a lifetime jovialness, however many young mothers can feel the pressure of losing the postpartum weight quickly. This is especially true for celebrity moms. Bollywood actor Neha Dhupia, who is married to model-actor Angad Bedi, was blessed with[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Congress has demanded justice and answers from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Smriti Irani over the death of Satya Prakash Shukla who allegedly died in Uttar Pradesh Police’s custody. Congress leader from the state, Jitin Prasada took to Twitter and questioned[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Expressing shock at the killing of five workers from West Bengal in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her government would extend all help to the bereaved families. “We are shocked and deeply saddened at the brutal killings in Kashmir. Five workers[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Microsoft Research has developed a smartphone-based driving test system that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence to make a fair analysis of a driver’s ability before issuing him or her a license. The system has already been deployed at Dehradun Regional Transport Office (RTO) in[Read More…]
Amethi, Oct 30 (IANS) Union Minister Smriti Irani will be on a two-day visit to her Lok Sabha constituency Amethi from Wednesday. Her visit comes as things over a custodial death of a businessman heats up with Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi training guns at the reckless behavious of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina insists star cricketer Shakib-al-Hasan “made a mistake” by not reporting the corrupt approaches made to him because of which he has been banned from all cricket for two years. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday banned Shakib for two[Read More…]
Amethi, Oct 30 (IANS) Unidentified police personnel have been booked for the custodial death of Satya Prakash Shukla, who died in police custody on Tuesday after he was summoned for interrogation in a case of bank robbery. The FIR in the death of the 45-year-old businessman was registered at the[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav may be elated over his party’s victory in the recent by-elections, but party veterans feel that the poor margin of victory is no cause for celebrations. “It was merely a coincidence and a combination of factors that led to our[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) Expectations of further relief measures from the government in the form of tax cuts, along with hopes of healthy quarterly results, buoyed the key Indian equity indices higher during the early-morning trade session on Wednesday. Domestically, healthy buying was observed in capital goods, oil and gas[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the ‘Run for Unity’ on October 31 to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The Run for Unity will be organised in all districts of the state. The event will be celebrated with much fanfare[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Delhi Police will witness a history of sorts on Thursday as it will get a new headquarters after spending 44 years at the ITO. The current police headquarters on ITO Marg was shifted from Kashmere Gate in 1975-76. On October[Read More…]
United Nations, Oct 30 (IANS) China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun has refuted as “baseless” the comments on Xinjiang made by the US and other countries during a meeting attended by Pakistan, Russia. “The US and a few other countries made groundless accusations against China, which is gross[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 30 (IANS) Google has announced that people can apply for a .new domain from December 2 that will be secure and served over HTTPS. The company last year introduced .new shortcuts for its products and now aims to open it for the rest of the world. Google[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The BJP, which has been forging alliances across the country to form governments, had tried the same thing in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in 2014 by tying up with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but it did not last its full term. Even[Read More…]
Dubai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Netherlands and Namibia have joined Papua New Guinea and Ireland in booking their place for next year’s World T20 after winning their respective qualifying play-off in the ongoing T20 World Cup Qualifier In the first game played on Tuesday, the Netherlands registered a convincing eight-wicket[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) India’s first-ever Day-Night Test, slated to be played against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens, is likely to have an early start which will eliminate the dew factor to a considerable degree, said local curator Sujan Mukherjee. The experienced campaigner also said that the[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 30 (IANS) Facebook has sued an Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, saying it targeted 1,400 WhatsApp users, including respected members of the civil society, with highly sophisticated malware. This is the first time an encrypted messaging provider has taken legal action against a private entity that has[Read More…]