New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An alert about the presence of suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed modules in the national capital had the Delhi Police conducting searches in different areas all of Wednesday night but without success. Teams of the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Crime Branch carried out the all-night search[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) Two-time former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda will file his nomination papers for the October 21 Assembly polls on Friday. The Congress released its first list of 84 candidates, fielding 16 of the 17 sitting legislators, including four-term lawmaker Hooda from Garhi[Read More…]
Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) The US has announced plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods after the World Trade Organization (WTO) decided in favour of Washington and gave it permission to levy tariffs on the European Union exports to counteract subsidies to Airbus. The new duties[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 (IANS) Openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal on Thursday took India to a commanding position at lunch on Day 2 of the first Test against South Africa being played at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here. Starting the day at 202/0, Rohit and Mayank went on the offensive after[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) Planning a party at home and looking for some interesting cocktail ideas. Here are two unique recipes from William Grant & Sons, the global premium spirits company that owns brands such as Glenfiddich, Hendrick’s Gin and Grant’s Blended Scotch. * The Gem: Grant’s Espresso Martini[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANSlife) Five NewGen designers will be showcasing their collections at the 12th edition of the India Runway Week that begins October 4 at Select Citywalk, Saket in New Delhi. Rasleen Kohli, Priyanka Choudhary, Archana Makwana, Kaveh by Vinay Saurabh, Aastha by Aastha Kaushik are the 10th[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Flagging off the second semi-high speed indigenous Vande Bharat train from the national capital to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that Kashmir would be in the “list of most developed Indian states in next 10 years and[Read More…]
Seoul, Oct 3 (IANS) Four people were killed as Typhoon Mitag lashed the southern and eastern regions of South Korea with heavy rain and strong winds, authorities said on Thursday. The casualties are feared to grow further as four people are presumed to have been buried due to a landslide[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandes starrer heist film “Drive” will release on November 1 on digital platform Netflix. The streaming portal announced the launch date for “Drive” on Friday. It is directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Dharma Productions. The film’s first song[Read More…]
Seoul, Oct 3 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday said that it has successfully test-fired a new-type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), boasting that the success “ushered in a new phase” in its self-defence capabilities just two days before resuming nuclear talks with the US. The move marks a significant escalation[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The crisis in Manipur, where the BJP is facing a turf war as well as a rebellion against Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, has reached Delhi with the party’s state and national leadership trying to work out a solution agreeable to all two sides. Biren[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has unveiled his look as Laxmmi from the upcoming film “Laxmmi Bomb”. He says it is a character he’s both excited and nervous about but then life begins at the end of the comfort zone. Akshay on Thursday took to Twitter,[Read More…]
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Premium and mid-priced hotel segments have largely managed to beat economic slowdown thanks to lagging supply in the market and people keeping up with their discretionary travel spends. The sector is certainly not on high growth trajectory but managing a reasonable expansion.[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 (IANS) Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal on Thursday became the third Indian opening pair to stitch together a 300-run partnership in Test cricket. Rohit and Mayank together scored 317 runs for the first wicket during the opening Test of the three-match series against South Africa being played[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Three days after the Delhi High Court dismissed his bail plea, former Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday approached the Supreme Court seeking an early hearing on his bail plea in the INX media case. Chidambaram counsel and senior advocate Kapil Sibal moved the plea[Read More…]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Article 370 was a mistake and it was amended by withdrawing the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir said senior advocate Harish Salve expressing support to the Narendra Modi government’s decision to revoke the provisions of the article and making it a dead letter in[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) If Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s repeated forecast of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan comes true, anywhere between 5 crore to 12.5 crore people will die within a span of less than a week — more than the death toll during all six[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, Oct 3 (IANS) Demanding cooperation from the administration in collecting documents and evidence against US President Donald Trump, the Democrats have warned Trump that they were “not fooling around” with impeachment proceedings against him and he shot back with invectives calling their efforts “bull****”. With[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 (IANS) Right-handed batsman Mayank Agarwal on Thursday scored his maiden Test century. Mayank brought up his first century on Day 2 of the opening Test of the three-match series against South Africa at the VCA-ADCA Stadium. The 28-year-old, who made his debut against Australia in Melbourne in[Read More…]
Lahore, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar has become the first woman cricketer from her country to sign a deal with an international cricket league, having been picked by Sydney Thunder for this season’s Women Big Bash League (WBBL). Dar, who has long been one of Pakistan Women’s most[Read More…]
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Canberra, Oct 3 (IANS) Australian researchers have found that Andromeda, our neighbouring large galaxy, has a history of eating galaxies going back 10 billion years. International research published on Thursday, which was co-led by Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Sydney, found that Andromeda, which is on a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Facebook-owned Instagram is rolling out a new mode called “Restrict” globally that will let users stop people who bully them via offensive posts or abusive comments. You can restrict someone by swiping left on a comment, through the Privacy tab in Settings, or directly on[Read More…]
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) That even Delhi’s high security jails are no deterrent for criminals is an open secret. It only gets further underlined by every shocking incident that comes to light of prisoners going to unimaginable lengths to carry on their illegal activities[Read More…]
