Indore, Oct 19 (IANS) The Indian and overseas industrial captains on Friday responded whole-heartedly to Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s request to invest in Madhya Pradesh by making the most of its central location in the country. The one-day global investment summit realised much of what he has been promising during[Read More…]
Gaza, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 69 Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza Strip along the borders with Israel, medics said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry in Gaza told reporters that 69 Palestinian demonstrators were injured, of whom 26 were shot by Israeli soldiers’[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for labelling opposition leaders as ‘traitors’ and their supporters as ‘terrorists’ whenever they voice opposition to the repealing of Article 370 of the Indian constitution that accorded a special status[Read More…]
Kabul, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 62 people were killed and around 60 others were wounded in two blasts inside a mosque in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan during Friday prayers. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the Nangarhar governor, confirmed the toll. The mosque is in the Jaw Dara area of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Reliance Jio continued to be the only operator to add new subscribers, as the telecom major added 84.45 lakh users in August, taking its customer base to 34.82 crore, while its competitors Airtel and Vodafone Idea kept losing their subscriber base. According to data released[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Friday welcomed the Central government’s decision to give land to build the Sant Ravidas Temple. The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court it proposed to give the site where the demolished temple stood to the devotees of Guru[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital on Friday night. The veteran actor was reportedly admitted to the hospital since Tuesday. While a lot of conflicting reports had been doing the rounds in various sections of the media since Thursday about his health[Read More…]
Howrah (West Bengal), Oct 18 (IANS) After two rounds of matches on the opening day of the UTT National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships, only 10 out of 21 sub-junior girls from West Bengal looked like making the main draw cut. However, a clear picture would emerge only on[Read More…]
Amaravati, Oct 18 (IANS) No interviews will be conducted henceforth for recruitment into government departments in Andhra Pradesh as Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to conduct only the written examinations. He has directed the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to do away with the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority aims to cover around 45 crore people in the unorganised sector under its schemes, its member Supratim Bandyopadhyay said on Friday. The PFRDA runs the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) and National Pension System (NPS) schemes, and has around[Read More…]
Rome, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eni have renewed their low-carbon energy research collaboration by extending the Italian energy giant’s tenure as a founding member of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) till 2023, MIT and Eni said in a statement. Eni will join the Mobility Systems[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Banking services could be affected next week as two bank unions have warned they will go on a 24-hour long strike on October 22 to protest against the recent bank mergers, falling deposit rates and a call for job security. The two unions – the[Read More…]
Brussels, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) Britain’s exit from the European Union with the deal agreed this week by its Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the bloc could offer an opportunity to strengthen its bilateral ties with Italy, Premier Giuseppe Conte claimed on Friday. “I am not happy at the news of[Read More…]
Lahore, Oct 18 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as Pakistan captain in Test and T20I cricket. While Azhar Ali has been appointed as Test captain, Babar Azam will lead Pakistan in T20Is until next year’s World T20. Sarfaraz, who has been facing criticism following Pakistan’s dismal performance in[Read More…]
Surat, Oct 18 (IANS) The 39th Junior National Kho Kho Championship will commence at the S.M.C. School here on October 19 with the participation of as many as 792 players. The five-day championship will be bigger and better this time with a total of 33 states, Union Territories and affiliated[Read More…]
Durban, Oct 18 (IANS) Gulam Bodi, the Indian-origin cricketer who played two ODIs and one T200 international for South Africa, has been sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on corruption charges. Bodi, who was born in Gujarat before his family moved to South Africa when he was a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) India will host the 91st General Assembly of Interpol in 2022 as part of the platinum jubilee celebration of its Independence, with the ongoing 88th Interpol General Assembly in Chile approving its proposal by a majority vote on Friday, an official statement said. Central Bureau[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) In the wake of a number of resignations in listed companies off late, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday floated stricter disclosure norms for resignation of auditors. In a circular, the regulator said that listed entities should disclose the detailed reasons to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said the Central Pollution Control Board has blamed the people of the national capital for a surge in pollution levels in the city. The AAP has also asked the body to publish a comprehensive report including shares of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday said that the Hindu side had not participated in any mediation effort after the hearing of appeals on the Ram Janmabhoomi issue commenced in the Supreme Court. Referring to news reports about a mediated settlement, VHP’s Working President[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Claiming that Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel had failed to maintain dignity of the House, Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta sought his resignation from the post. A Delhi Court on Friday awarded six-month jail term to Goel for trespassing on the house of a[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) No evidence has been found so far that a woman officer of public sector unit Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), who committed suicide here on Thursday, was being sexually harassed by her colleagues, police said on Friday. A police official told IANS that at the preliminary[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Reliance Jio on Friday reported Rs 990 crore net profit for Q2 ending September, marking a year-on-year growth of 45.4 per cent on a standalone basis even as its average revenue per user (ARPU) fell while both data and voice volume grew significantly. It’s standalone[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Central government had Rs 402 crore outstanding loans with the RBI in the week ended October 11, according to a weekly statistical supplement of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. The government had an outstanding loan of Rs 46,529 crore in the week[Read More…]
Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 18 (IANS) Three students of a private school were killed on Friday when a van carrying them from school fell in a well at Richhoda village near here. Sub Divisional Officer Umrao Singh Maravi said that 18 other students were rescued. Packed beyond capacity with 22[Read More…]
