Bhopal, Oct 2 (IANS) It is not the best of time for Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who has now encountered a major sex racket in Madhya Pradesh that spells trouble with its alleged clientele, starting with politicians it also has entrapped bureaucrats and journalists. The dilemma is such that the[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh was declared 100 per cent ODF in January this year with 97,641 villages being declared open defecation-free in 75 districts, yet it continues to remain a sordid reality in most villages. Most newly-built toilets in villages are either used as storerooms or kept locked[Read More…]
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The cooling economy has its impact on domestic air travel too with average air fares on most routes rising just 10-15 per cent in the festive season starting October. This is against the airlines’ expectations of 20-25 per cent in the peak[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The government should garner more revenues from disinvestments given that now the stock market is up, and additionally the RBI may have to pay an interim dividend to support resource mobilization, CARE Ratings has said. Going forward, there is an increased likelihood of lower revenue collections[Read More…]
San Francisco, Oct 2 (IANS) The upcoming Google Pixel smartphones — Pixel 4 and 4 XL — would feature ‘Live Caption’ that transcribes audio into subtitles and puts them on the screen. The Live Caption feature is similar to Live Transcribe. But, Live Transcribe listens to what people around are[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Actress Sara Ali Khan and her brother Ibrahim Ali Khan’s first magazine cover has taken the Internet by storm. Sara on Tuesday shared a couple of photos of the magazine cover on her Instagram profile. In the pictures, Sara looks stunning in a net sari[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Fintech firm LoanTap on Wednesday said it had raised $12 million in series-B funding led by Avaana Capital. “The current round also saw participation from existing investors 3one4 Capital, India Quotient, Shunwei Capital and Kae Capital,” the firm said in a statement. LoanTap offers customised[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam, Oct 2 (IANS) Star India batsman Rohit Sharma, who scored a brilliant hundred on his debut innings as Test opener, has insisted that his plan was to trust his game and abilities and that’s what he was able to achieve on the opening day of the first Test against[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Total major subsidies — on food, nutrient-based fertilisers, urea and petroleum — accounted for Rs 1.89 lakh crore up to August of this fiscal which is 63 per cent of the budgeted amount, according to the latest numbers of Controller of Government Accounts (CGA). The[Read More…]
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and lodged a protest over “indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” by Indian forces along the Line of Control. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, the alleged ceasefire violation took place on Tuesday, and it resulted in the death[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the passengers travelling in the national transporter no longer have to “suffer” as the quality of services has improved in the last five years, and India in the coming years will become the world’s biggest[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has joined hands with National Geographic’s ‘Choose The Planet’ initiative and has called upon people to reduce single-use plastic and make India free of the menace. On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandya tweeted: “When it comes[Read More…]
Bamako, Oct 2 (IANS) At least 25 Malian soldiers were killed and 60 others were missing after militants attacked two army outposts, the government said. Camps in the towns of Boulkessy and Mondoro near the border with Burkina Faso came under attack on Monday, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Singer Justin Timberlake was targeted by serial prankster Vitalii Sediuk as he arrived at the Louis Vuitton Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday afternoon with wife Jessica Biel. The actor and singer, 38, was heading inside the show when notorious pransker Vitalii Sediuk grabbed a[Read More…]
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has suspended R. Vasumathi, Assistant Director (Programme) of Doordarshan (DD) allegedly for not allowing live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the Singapore-India Hackathon 2019 on DD Podhigai on September 30. The Singapore-India Hackathon 2019 prize distribution function was[Read More…]
Visakhapatnam, Oct 2 (IANS) Swashbuckling Indian batsman Rohit Sharma grabbed the opportunity to open the innings with both hands as he struck a blistering hundred on the rain-hit opening day of the first Test against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday. Rohit, in his debut innings as Test[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Rohit Sharma was the point of discussion in Indian cricket after he was picked in the playing XI for the first Test against South Africa as an opener. While many felt it was a wrong move, some of the pundits also supported his elevation. And[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Actor Anshuman Jha will be seen playing the lead role in the film adaptation of author Pankaj Dubey’s book “What A Loser”. The story is about a Bihari Boy from Begusarai, and his struggle with love and politics in Delhi University, and his IAS dreams. Excited[Read More…]
BY RAJNISH SINGH New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) As the country celebrates Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth anniversary amid economic slowdown and questions over polity, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi President Ramchandra Rahi said the Father of the Nation would always pitch for “decentralization of economic and political power”. Gandhi’s philosophy on economy[Read More…]
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday exchanged congratulatory messages on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic ties. In his congratulatory message, Xi said that the China-Russia relationship has achieved the highest level among major-country relations[Read More…]
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) Nearly 150 prisoners will walk free on Gandhi Jayanti from various jails in Uttar Pradesh. The prisoners who are being released on the occasion are those who have completed their term but have not been able to pay the fine amount. Some of the prisoners who[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber, who recently tied the knot with his wife Hailey Baldwin for the second time, has shared a couple of his pictures from the wedding ceremony. “My bride is ..,” he captioned an image in which Bieber is seen kissing Hailey. Sharing a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) To mark the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Wednesday paid tributes to the two leaders at their ‘samadhis’. They visited Vijay Ghat and Raj Ghat — the places where Shastri[Read More…]
Basel, Oct 2 (IANS) Tennis legend Roger Federer on Wednesday expressed his desire to watch an Indian movie. “A Bollywood classic maybe?” 38-year old Federer tweeted with fans flooding him with suggestions almost immediately. While some advised the 20-time Grand Slam winner to watch blockbuster Baahubali, there were many with[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Singer Demi Lovato says her spiritual trip to Israel helped her find a connection with God. The 27-year-old took to Instagram on Tuesday to detail her pilgrimage to the place she called “magical”, and reminded her of her family heritage, reports aceshowbiz.com. “I am an[Read More…]
