Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS) Finnish-Russian digital solutions provider Zyfra said on Wednesday that its first two autonomous mining dump trucks – BELAZ-7513R – with a lifting capacity of 130 tons have been deployed in the mines in Khakassia (Eastern Siberia), Russia. A Zyfra release said that both automated mining dump[Read More…]
Jalalabad (Punjab), Oct 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday took the Jalalabad Assembly constituency of Sukhbir Badal by storm, declaring that the Akali leader’s arrogance will plunge his party into ignominy once again in these by-elections. Sukhbir Badal’s misconception that he has the people of Jalalabad in[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Farah Khan’s next directorial venture will be produced by Rohit Shetty, and the project has grabbed headlines because it marks the collaboration between two heavy-duty Bollywood filmmakers. Speculation have been rife about the project, including rumours that the film will star Hrithik Roshan and Anushka Sharma.[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Britain’s royal couple Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on Wednesday visited a melting mountain-top glacier in northern Pakistan to see the impact of climate change. The royal couple also flew in a helicopter to Hindu Kush’s Kalash Valley, which[Read More…]
Jaipur, Oct 16 (IANS) : The #MeToo Movement is being misused by women in the film and television industry to gain publicity, feels actor Achint Kaur. She adds that women who have actually faced harassment have not spoken about out because they do not want to upset their parents or[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A five-star hospitality property, the Ashok, situated in the prime Lutyen’s Delhi area may soon be up for grabs, as the government is looking at options to privatise the hotel owned by the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC). In a notice to the BSE,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his party will bag all the 70 Assembly seats here in the upcoming elections. Addressing party volunteers, he said that the Central government did not allow him to go for the C40 Cities Climate Leadership meet in[Read More…]
Shopian (J&K), Oct 16 (IANS) One fruit merchant was killed and another injured after militants fired upon them at Trenz village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Wednesday. The injured has been admitted to the hospital. The fruit merchant belonged to Punjab. This is the[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President-elect and former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said he will speak to the selectors about M.S. Dhoni’s future and seek their opinion before giving his views during the meeting on October 24. India’s T20 squad for[Read More…]
Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) The main opposition Congress in Goa on Wednesday condemned Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar’s threat to invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against over 200 lifeguards who are on strike demanding prompt payment of wages and better work conditions. A day after Ajgaonkar, who is also[Read More…]
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Vir Das entered the world of entertainment with the dream to become an actor after studying drama, and within a few years became a popular standup comedian, at a time when the whole wave of standup was just gaining visibility in pop culture.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) In a move to speed up its disinvestment process, the government is formed a consultative group headed by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management(DIPAM) for making recommendations for selection of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) for strategic divestment. According to a DIPAM office memorandum[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Sharp Business Systems (India) Private Ltd, a subsidiary of the Japanese major Sharp Corporation, is currently focused on strengthening its lifestyle and home appliances segment in the country. Shinji Minatogawa, Managing Director of Sharp Business Systems (India) told IANS on Wednesday that India is an[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir was seen in a different avatar on Wednesday when he met a group of protesting teachers who were upset at their appointments being put on hold. The East Delhi BJP MP spoke to the authorities on their behalf and it brought a[Read More…]
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Muslim side, on the last day of hearing in the Ayodhya title dispute on Wednesday, refuted the Hindu side’s claim that the observation of a District Judge in 1886 was in their favour. Senior counsel Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Muslim side,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima inaugurated a first-ever collaborative exhibition titled ‘India & The Netherlands in the Age of Rembrandt’ here on Wednesday, officials said. The two-month long exhibition has been organised jointly with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Congress has accused the BJP-led NDA government of not giving attention to PMC Bank scam in which three depositors have lost their lives. Party spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh said that Congress is challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce that the depositors of the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor says he got ‘Bollywood ka keeda’ while watching the 1989 film “Ram Lakhan”, which starred his uncle Anil Kapoor and actor Jackie Shroff. “I have seen ‘Ram Lakhan’ countless times. I remember how I was really young and was watching ‘Ram Lakhan’ on[Read More…]
Raipur, Oct 16 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced Rs 4 lakh financial assistance to the family of a worker from the state who was shot dead by militants on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sethi Kumar Sagar, who worked as a labourer at brick kiln, was[Read More…]
Dubai, Oct 16 (IANS) Three UAE players — Mohammed Naveed, Qadeer Ahmed and Shaiman Anwar — and a participant in cricket from Ajman have been provisionally suspended after being found guilty of breaching the ICC anti-corruption rules. Mohammed Naveed has been charged with the following two breaches of the ICC[Read More…]
London, Oct 16 (IANS) India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday shared a picture of him during his formative days in cricket. “Started from the bottom now we’re here,” he tweeted with two pictures of him holding a trophy during his junior days in cricket and now when he is[Read More…]
Guwahati, Oct 16 (IANS) In what might cheer conservationists and wildlife lovers, the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has directed the Assam government to take necessary steps to declare the Poba reserve forest in the state’s Dhemaji district a wildlife sanctuary. The development took place after Assm’s prominent[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) The Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-starrer “War” is a blockbuster, and so are the film’s the songs, especially “Ghungroo”. The peppy romantic number, a spin on the classic number “Ghungroo toot gaye”, is sung by Arijit Singh and Shilpa Rao. Its video has garnered over 90,144,929[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced the setting up of a medical college and hospital in Phulbani in the state’s Kandhamal district. “I am happy to announce that a government medical college and hospital would be set up at district headquarters hospital, Phulbani. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) In a move to reduce pollution levels in the capital, Member of Parliament (MP) and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari as well as East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday flagged off 40 water sprinkling tankers, two super-sucker machines, six suction-cum-jetting machines and 4 auto[Read More…]
