By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Hours after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Ethics Officer D.K. Jain sent a notice to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy with regards to allegations of conflict of interest, as[Read More…]
Manchester, Sep 29 (IANS) Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling struck in the final 20 minutes as Manchester City beat Everton 3-1 on a day Liverpool continued their winning run in the English Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United. Georginio Wijnaldum scored for league leaders Liverpool as they[Read More…]
Sao Paulo, Sep 29 (IANS) A team of global researchers has discovered that a lipid — produced in response to cold by brown adipose tissue in the human body — helps reduce blood sugar. The discovery with the lipid known as 12-HEPE can pave the way for new treatments for[Read More…]
Vienna, Sep 29 (IANS) Austrians on Sunday cast their ballots in the snap parliamentary elections, after a video sting scandal in May collapsed the coalition government. Voting began at 6 a.m. and is due to end at 5 p.m., with the estimated results expected to be released shortly after, reports[Read More…]
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Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A man was shot dead by police in the US state of Maryland after he stabbed five people, authorities said. Police officers responded to the incident at around 1.45 p.m. on Saturday at the Hunt Valley Towne Centre in Cockeysville, where they found that the five[Read More…]
By Taponeel Mukherjee As the focus continues to be on additional steps to provide further impetus to the Indian economy, the microstructure of the financial markets assumes significance. From a financial market perspective, the focus must now be on “structures, security design, and market access”. Mainly, further accelerating capital flow[Read More…]
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Kanpur, Sep 29 (IANS) After Varanasi and Lucknow, Kanpur — once known as the Manchester of the East — is emerging as a favourite shooting location in Uttar Pradesh for Hindi filmmakers. The spate of films being shot in the city have raised hopes of its subsidiary economy coming alive,[Read More…]
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (IANS) Food deliveries have seen a sharp increase across Hong Kong as people preferred to stay at their homes due to the ongoing protests and civil unrest that has disrupted the city on weekends and discouraged people from going out to eat, a media report said[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Can Prime Minister Narendra Modi governments ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas agenda ensure fulfillment of Mahatma Gandhis dream of ending social discrimination like untouchability? This question may be asked as the country celebrates 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, who had fought against[Read More…]
Pune (Maharashtra), Sep 29 (IANS) Days ahead of Mahatma Gandhis sesquicentennary celebrations, the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) announced discovering 30 reels of raw footage — or six hours of black-and-white films — on the Father of the Nation, shot by prominent film studios of that era, a top[Read More…]
Manila, Sep 29 (IANS) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Philippines’ Davao Occidental province on Sunday, according to disaster management officials. Previously, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the quake was at 6.1-magnitude, Xinhua news agency reported. In the updated report, Phivolcs said that the offshore quake,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is going to attend the convocation ceremony of IIT Madras in Chennai on Monday, has asked IITians and IIT alumni to share their ideas for his speech. “Tomorrow I would be in Chennai for the convocation ceremony of IIT Madras.[Read More…]
Dubai, Sep 29 (IANS) Stena Impero, a British-flagged oil tanker, which left Iran after more than two months in custody, has docked in Dubai, media reports said on Sunday. The Stena Impero, which sailed out of Iranian waters on Friday, was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of[Read More…]
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) The expected easing of the monetary policy as well as fresh foreign fund inflows are likely to lift the Indian equity markets in the coming week, say experts. However, analysts warn that continued decline in automobile sales and any rethink on the accommodative[Read More…]
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Leaders and the workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were set to give Prime Minister Imran Khan an unprecedented welcome at the Islamabad airport as he was scheduled to arrive on Sunday from New York. PTI’s chief organizer Saifullah Khan Niazi asked the party workers to reach[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of the nine-day long Navaratri. Modi said in a tweet: “Happy Navaratri to all the countrymen. Jai Mata Di. Many congratulations to all of you on Navratri, the holy festival of worshipping Shakti.[Read More…]
Singapore, Sep 29 (IANS) Nepal cricket team captain Paras Khadka became the Himalayan nation’s first batsman to score a T20I century as they registered a nine-wicket victory over hosts Singapore in the tri-series here on Saturday. Khadka also became the first skipper to slam a century in T20I cricket while[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) In a major twist, Team India head coach Ravi Shastris position (appointed till the 2021 World T20 in India) could come under the scanner and he will need to be re-appointed at the post if the Board of Control for Cricket in[Read More…]
By RAJNISH SINGH New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced launching of ‘Swacch Bharat programme on August 15, 2014, it was a major initiative towards fulfilling the dream of Mahatma Gandhi. Modi, who announced the programme in his first Independence Day address as the Prime Minister,[Read More…]
Shamli, Sep 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan’s troubles started earlier this month when he had a spat with Kairana Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Amit Pal Sharma over a traffic violation. Hasan was allegedly driving an SUV without valid papers and misbehaved with the government servant. After a video of[Read More…]