Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) on Wednesday approved creation of a new Department of Registration to provide hassle free and speedy service to people for registration of documents pertaining to property, mortgage etc. The SAC, which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya[Read More…]
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) Ahead of its formal bifurcation into two Union Territories on October 31, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday wound up the State Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights. “Consequent upon repeal of the Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Protection of Women &[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, Oct 24 (IANS) Declaring “let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand,” US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that there will be a “permanent ceasefire” in Northern Syria in the power vacuum left by the withdrawal of US troops. He said he was lifting[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Saying that he was in “pain and concern”, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday urged academicians, politicians and activists to “reflect on worrisome governance issues” he noticed during his visit to North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts a day back. The Governor’s comments[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Delhi government has been asked to check its price monitoring centres for pulses due to a mismatch between the prices reported by them and the Central government, it was announced on Wednesday. The Centre is also taking steps so that dal prices do not[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Industrial conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday reported a rise of 13.3 per cent increase in its overall consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 30 of financial year 2019-20. “The overall PAT at Rs 2,527 crore, including the PAT from discontinued operations for[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) Yoga, which gained global popularity after the United Nations in 2015 declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, continuous to fascinate and evoke interest among the common man as well as the aficionado. Grand Master Akshar became the latest spiritual guru to unveil his[Read More…]
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) In order to provide greater access to the civil and police administration to residents of Marwah and Gurez, the Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) on Wednesday approved the creation of police sub-divisions for the two areas. The SAC met under the chairmanship of Governor[Read More…]
Shillong, Oct 23 (IANS) Hundreds of people from across Meghalaya bade a tearful adieu to Archbishop Dominic Jala here on Wednesday, recalling his dedication and service to the church and the society as a whole. The funeral of the head of Shillong Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church was held[Read More…]
Wuhan (China), Oct 23 (IANS) Para-athletes Aneesh Kumar Surendran Pillai and Virender added two more gold medals to India’s tally at the ongoing World Military Games here on Wednesday, taking India’s gold haul to four. Pillai won gold in the men’s shotput IT1 event, finishing with a best effort of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) While the Centre on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for the rabi season crops like wheat, experts have slammed what they called a “modest” hike and went on to say that the “terms of trade are moving against agriculture”. Former Union Minister and[Read More…]
Lahore, Oct 23 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board has revoked no objection certificates (NOCs) given to its players to feature in the Abu Dhabi T10 league. The league is due to start from November 15 and is set to clash with a a fitness and medical assessment camp at the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court is expected to soon pronounce its judgment on a case relating to the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of telecom operators. The judgement, expected on Thursday, assumes significance as telecom operators might be required to pay around Rs 92,000 crore as[Read More…]
Paris, Oct 23 (IANS) Saina Nehwal beat Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi 23-21, 21-17 in 42 minutes to advance to the second round of the French Open here on Wednesday. Former world No. 1 Saina and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were the only Indians[Read More…]
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) With Assembly elections just a few months away, Congress on Wednesday showed faith in senior leader Subhash Chopra, whose name was approved by interim party President Sonia Gandhi as the new chief of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC). The Congress also[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) As the Union Cabinet gave its to regularisation of unauthorised colonies in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rushed in to take credit for it. While Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said despite not being in power,[Read More…]
Panaji, Oct 23 (IANS) In a late development Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant took on the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests over the granting of environment clearance to the Karnataka’s controversial Kalasa-Banduri project across the Mhadei river, saying his government was in the dark about the issue and would[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi here on Wednesday took a swipe over proposed merger of loss-making BSNL and MTNL saying it was a government ploy to first merge and then sell it cheaply to the crony capitalist. “Step 1: Merge. Step 2: Mismanage. Step 3:[Read More…]
BY SUMIT KUMAR SINGH New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) From changing building bye-laws to increasing floor area ratio (FAR) near and in cantonment areas, the Centre has agreed to make changes in the existing rules and regulations on Indian Army lands for “modernisation and democratisation”, sources said on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
Amaravati, Oct 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will decide, after receipt of the expert committee’s report, whether to go ahead with the development of Amaravati as the state capital or look for another location, Municipal Administration Minister Botsa Satyanarayana said on Wednesday. He told reporters in Visakhapatnam that the government will[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) probe into property deals related to Iqbal Mirchi, fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s close aide, has started revealing corporate connections with the agency summoning former promoter of Bhushan Steel over Rs 19 crore transaction. A senior ED official related to the[Read More…]
Baku (Azerbaijan), Oct 23 (IANS) Describing terrorism is the single biggest threat to international peace, security and development, India on Wednesday urged Non Aligned Member partners to renew the commitment to finalise the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and mobilise the international community towards achieving the goal. External Affairs[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar was released from Tihar jail on Wednesday night after the Delhi High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case. According to Tihar jail authorities, Shivakumar was released around 9 p.m. after completing all the[Read More…]
Margao (Goa), Oct 23 (IANS) FC Goa struck the right chords on the field to ease past Chennaiyin FC 3-0 in their first game of the Indian Super League 2019-20 season at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. Last year’s runner-up FC Goa were a step ahead of their[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 874.80 crore on a standalone basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The company also reported an exceptional item worth Rs 60.11 crore for the VRS that it has introduced in its standalone[Read More…]
