New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) This Wednesday, on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start the day with a visit to Rajghat, the resting place of the father of the nation. It will be followed by a Modi visiting Vijayghat, the[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) Punjab’s former Chief Minister the late Beant Singh’s family said on Tuesday that it would move the Supreme Court against the Centre’s move to commute the death sentence of his killer Balwant Singh Rajoana. The Union Home Ministry has decided to commute Rajoana’s death sentence to[Read More…]
Shimla, Oct 1 (IANS) The central government has approved a ropeway project with an outlay of Rs 600 crore for Pangi area in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Tuesday. The ropeway would be constructed to help avoid the Saach Pass. He said the ropeway[Read More…]
Sanaa, Oct 1 (IANS) UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday to meet Houthi rebels over stalled peace talks. The Houthis this week signalled their readiness for peace, saying they would stop cross-border missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, which backs the exiled internationally-recognized[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Video surveillance products and solutions provider Prama Hikvision on Tuesday announced it has invested Rs 500 crore in a world-class security and surveillance manufacturing facility at Vasai in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The plant aims to fulfill over 35 per cent of the domestic market demand monthly,[Read More…]
Sydney, Oct 1 (IANS) After former Greens party leader Bob Brown accused billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani of “leeching” off the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Adani Australia on Tuesday said the Gandhian values are at the core of the company. Brown held a protest at a statue of Gandhi in Brisbane[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government of Bihar for “mishandling” the flood situation in the state, alleging that such a situation had arisen as “no work” had been done in the last 15 years to ensure a clear drainage system. The[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) The first official promo of “Beyhadh 2” is out, and lead actress Jennifer Winget looks deadlier than ever as the lethal Maya. In the promo, she is seen sitting on the floor, dressed in black and holding an alarm clock. While playing with the clock, she[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday took a class on dengue for children in the city government schools explaining them the risks of the disease and how to prevent it. While Kejriwal took the class at the Veer Savarkar Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji,[Read More…]
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Tempers rose on the 35th day of hearing in Ayodhya title dispute on Tuesday as Hindu parties claimed that the Muslim side was attempting to drag on the case, citing the cross-examination of a witness where he was asked to spot the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Reflecting the consumption slowdown in the economy, the goods and services tax (GST) collection fell 2.67 per cent to Rs 91,916 crore in September on a year-on-year basis. This is the lowest monthly number since February 2018, adding pressure on the government’s finances. The figure[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday searched 11 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in connection with illegal sand mining leases given in the Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, the agency said. Separate Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teams conducted simultaneous raids at these locations, including in Saharanpur, Dehradun[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors has reported a 48.02 per cent slump in September sales, including exports, on the year-on-year basis. The company sold 36,376 vehicles in domestic and international markets last month compared with 69,991 in a year-ago month. It reported 50 per cent decline in[Read More…]
Manila, Oct 1 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday took off for an official visit to Russia where he will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin amid strained ties with several European countries over rights situation in the Southeast Asian country. Duterte’s visit will end on October 5 and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo might not be getting any younger, but even at 34, the kind of fitness and discipline he displays has seen him dominate the world of football. And while he did recently speak of retiring from the game in a year or two, he[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) In a first, the passengers of India’s first privately-operated Tejas Express train on the Lucknow-New Delhi route will be compensated by the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) if the train gets delayed. “The IRCTC will pay Rs 100 to each passenger if the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Automobile majors Mahindra & Mahindra and Ford Motor Company will create a joint venture (JV) firm, valued at $275 million, that will develop, market and distribute the US-based auto maker’s products in India. The majority stake of the JV will be held by M&M at 51[Read More…]
New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Researchers have found that women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of testosterone than women who do not have the disease. “Our study results suggest that the circulating sex hormones estradiol and ‘free’ (not attached to proteins) testosterone contribute to sex differences[Read More…]
Karnal, Oct 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from the Karnal assembly seat. He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders during the nomination filing. “I expect people will shower more love and[Read More…]
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s most expensive buy, Lucas Hernandez, feels the current fees on the transfer market puts pressure on players to deliver as clubs spend a fortune to get their signature. “Transfer fees have recently become more and more exaggerated. Unbelievable sums are being paid,” Hernandez was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Zomato on Tuesday said that despite the Logout campaign run by the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), more dine-out restaurants have joined its Gold programme in days that followed, and those who returned to Gold have seen a 100 per cent increase in revenue.[Read More…]
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of ‘misleading’ the people on NRC, Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that all Hindu refugees, as also Sikhs, Christians, Jains and Buddhists, will be given permanent citizenship by passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Invoking subtle Hindutva, RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat took the names of Hanuman, Shivaji and RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in the same breath, during a book launch in Delhi on Tuesday. While much of his speech was on projecting a liberal face of the RSS,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the personal liberty will have to be balanced against the requirements of national security while hearing petitions relating to the communications blackout in Kashmir. The observation by a three-judge bench of Justices N.V. Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy and[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Actor Sahil Vaid has joined the cast of the upcoming film “Coolie No. 1”, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Varun announced: “Back with my all time best friend @Sahilwalavaid. Welcome to the family of #coolieno1”. An excited Sahil also[Read More…]
