Muzaffarabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the government of Pakistan to lay more emphasis on the right to self-determination of Kashmiri people through a plebiscite, guaranteed by the United Nations resolutions, Dawn newpaper reported. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday at the residence[Read More…]
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Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting China on October 7-8 to discuss ‘revival’ of stalled China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Dawn newspaper reported. “Removal of all bottlenecks in CPEC projects and their timely completion is the top priority of the government,” Imran Khan reiterated[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 3 (IANS) Google has launched couple of privacy-focused tools in its services like Maps and YouTube to protect its users’ data, including new ways to use Google apps with Incognito Mode, and options to automatically delete data like your Location History, searches and other activities. In May,[Read More…]
Doha, Oct 3 (IANS) Grant Holloway of the US won a dramatic gold in men’s 110m hurdles as defending champion Omar McLeod suffered disqualification in the finals at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha. The dramatic scene happened on Wednesday night when McLeod lost his balance stumbling on the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a negative note on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex trading nearly 200 points lower. The domestic indices traded in line with the Asian markets, which fell on fresh trade concerns after the US announced tariffs on products from the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Mohammed Shami have criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for issuing despicable threats and speaking about hatred during his speech at the UNGA last month. “Mahatma Gandhi spent his life spreading the message of love, harmony, and peace. Imran Khan[Read More…]
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) Fund crunch, space constraints and red-tape have delayed in making India’s tech hub open defecation-free (ODF), an official admitted. “Bengaluru is not fully ODF. It’s about 80-85 per cent, as making it fully ODF is a work in progress because funds are delayed[Read More…]
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 3 (IANS) The UN celebrated the International Day of Non-Violence with tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as the pioneer in climate action, whose ideas can guide the world to protect the environment. General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said on Wednesday that long before the world[Read More…]
Prayagraj, Oct 3 (IANS) A professor in the Allahabad University (AU) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house near Chandralok Crossing, under Kotwali police station here, on Wednesday. The deceased Sanjeev Bhadauria, 58, was a professor in Defence and Strategies Department of the university.[Read More…]
Kushinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Jamaluddin, a resident of Padrauna in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar, looks normal at first glance but he is not. All the organs in his body are placed on the wrong side — his heart is on the right side while his liver and gall bladder are on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Is there a highly secretive N-connection to the burgeoning relations between Pakistan and Turkey, besides of religion, that is making Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan so sharp in his comments against India? Erdogan has never made secret his desire for Turkey to become a nuclear-armed[Read More…]
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) Microsoft’s fascination for its own smartphone is not dead, yet. After failed Windows smartphones, the company has showcased a foldable smartphone – Surface Duo – that is more like the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy Fold and would run on Google’s Android. The Surface Duo will have[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) The Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, which boycotted the marathon 36-hour Assembly session, has been betrayed by its own Legislators. The biggest jolt was suffered by the Congress when its Legislator Aditi Singh not only attended the Assembly session, but even gave a speech in which she[Read More…]
Saharanpur, Oct 3 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has received a major jolt in Uttar Pradesh on the eve of the Assembly bye-elections on October 21, after its entire district unit of in Saharanpur joined the BJP. In all, 24 BSP leaders have switched loyalties, including two-time former MLA[Read More…]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) All-rounder Ben Stokes, who played a crucial role in England’s maiden World Cup win, has been voted Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) player of the year. Stokes, who was instrumental in England’s dramatic win over New Zealand in the World Cup final held in July, also made[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) In a rare gesture, actor Paresh Rawal has apologised to suspended Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan for his derogatory tweet, made two years ago. Rawal had called Kafeel a “hero in the eyes of the ever active termite clan” in a tweet soon after the BRD Medical[Read More…]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the recent Cheetah chopper crash, questions are being raised over their flight-worthiness, with experts favouring their replacement with new Light Utility Helicopters which has been pending for long. A twin-seater, single-engine Indian Cheetah helicopter crashed on September 27[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government has removed two IAS officers from their posts after they faced CBI raids in connection with the mining scam. The two officers, Ajay Kumar Singh and Pawan Kumar have been put on the waiting list late on Wednesday. Singh was posted as[Read More…]
By Rohan Agarwal New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Unaffected by the economic slowdown, the Tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in India, making significant contribution to the GDP. The major factors contributing to the growth of the tourism sector include various government initiatives, such as e-visa, which[Read More…]
Barcelona, Oct 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona edged Inter Milan 2-1 on two second-half goals by Luis Suarez to move into a tie on points for the lead in Group F of the ongoing Champions League. Both Borussia Dortmund, who beat Slavia Prague 2-0 on Wednesday, and Barca are on four[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The slowdown has left many sectors like auto and real estate struggling but there are a few segments which are not only immune from it but booming. Food and beverage (F&B) segment especially high-end restaurants have bucked the trend and continue to register higher footfall.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) If you have seen long queues outside Apple Authorised Reseller stores waiting for hours to grab new iPhones, the picture is clear: smartphone industry in India is not impacted by economic slowdown and is, in fact, moving towards a record festive quarter this year. Apple[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 Thursday. 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…]
