New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day and raksha bandhan. Extending his Independence Day greetings, Rahul Gandhi used the words of Mahatma Gandhi and tweeted: “Complete independence will be complete only to the extent of[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for organising peaceful movements to preserve freedom and democratic rights, adding that secularism is what identifies and unites India as a nation. In a midnight tweet on the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day, Banerjee urged one[Read More…]
New York, Aug 15 (IANS) Actress Neetu Kapoor shared a video comparing her veteran actor husband and actor son Ranbir Kapoor. The actor took to her Instagram account to share a post where she compared Rishi’s scene from the song “Tere mere hontho pe” from “Chandni” and Ranbir’s clip from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is one of the major defence reforms which has been a “work in progress” for nearly 20 years. Having a CDS, the fourth four star officer apart from the three service chiefs,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) As India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday, a gamut of Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Karan Johar, took to social media to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day and saluted the brave men and women who fought valiantly for the country.[Read More…]
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday hoisted the tricolour at the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, the first Independence Day celebrations here following the revocation of special status and splitting the state in two. Addressing the gathering, Malik said the government is committed to[Read More…]
By Amita Verma Ayodhya, Aug 15 (IANS) He is ‘Ayodhya Naresh — the king of Ayodhya — and yet he is not a stakeholder in the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. Vimlendra Mohan Prasad Misra is a descendant of the rulers of Ayodhya and continues to be referred to as “Ayodhya Naresh”[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) The family of the Dayton, Ohio shooter, who on August 4 shot dead nine people, have apologised for releasing an “insensitive” obituary that failed to mention the “terrible tragedy”. Conner & Koch, a funeral home in Bellbrooke, Ohio, posted the obituary to its website on Tuesday[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) A 33-year-old woman hacker who broke into over 100 million customers’ personal data in a massive breach at the financial giant and credit card issuer Capital One, is also believed to have stolen data from more than 30 other companies. According to ZDNet which went through[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday unfurled the Tricolour in the presence of 8,000 people who gathered here to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of India. The day-long event at the Field Marshal Manekshaw parade ground in the city centre began with the rendering of[Read More…]
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Two cases of couples committing suicide due to the opposition of their families have been reported in Kanpur and Hathras districts of Uttar Pradesh. In Kanpur, a man and a woman belonging to different communities committed suicide on Wednesday after they realised that their families would[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) At least six police officers were injured in a shooting and a subsequent stand-off in the US city of Philadelphia, authorities said, adding the gunman was in custody after he surrendered. The shooting took place the between police and the male suspect on Wednesday evening when[Read More…]
Melbourne, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Smith has not only made a remarkable comeback to Test cricket scoring twin centuries in the first Ashes Test to lead his side to an emphatic 251-run win over England in Birmingham, but has also had a windfall of sorts off the[Read More…]
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a youth from Baghpat district, whose photograph with a huge cache of weapons, live bullets and a hand grenade had gone viral on the social media. After the photographs went viral on the social media on Wednesday, the[Read More…]
Saharanpur, Aug 15 (IANS) Bhim Army Vice President Manjeet Singh Nautiyal has been booked on charges of sedition after he uploaded an ‘inflammatory speech’ on the social media. According to the police, Nautiyal, in his speech, warned of dire consequences for those ‘creating obstacles’ in reconstructing a demolished temple and[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 15 (IANS) Swedish music streaming service Spotify is reportedly in a truce with Apple to let iPhone users tell voice assistant Siri to play songs, playlists and albums. According to a report in The Information on Wednesday, the talks come amid a growing anti-trust battle between the[Read More…]
Port of Spain, Aug 15 (IANS) After India registered a commanding series-clinching win over West Indies in the third ODI, skipper Virat Kohli was all praise for young batsman Shreyas Iyer, saying the 24-year-old has presented a strong case for himself to be a regular feature of the team in[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday announced the trifurcation of Vellore district and creating two new districts – Ranipet and Tirupattur. He made the announcement after unfurling the national flag to mark the 73rd Independence Day from the ramparts of the Fort St.George. the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Targeting Pakistan without naming it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India stands strongly against terrorism, and is presenting before the world the “true colours” of those who shelter and finance terrorism. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence[Read More…]
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Seventy-three prisoners will walk free on Independence Day on Thursday from various jails in Uttar Pradesh. The prisoners are those who have served their sentences but continued to remain in jail for not paying their fine amount. Principal Secretary (Home) Avanish Kumar Awasthi said that necessary[Read More…]
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s office in the state capital will be made bulletproof, in the wake of inputs given by intelligence agencies about a possible threat to him. A senior official said that Adityanath’s office located on the fifth floor of the newly constructed[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 15 (IANS) Microsoft has admitted that third-party contractors listen to your voice conversations on Skype and virtual assistant Cortana. The revelation came after Motherboard found contractors were listening to audio from both services, including sensitive and personal conversations of Microsoft customers. “We realised, based on questions raised[Read More…]
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Aug 15 (IANS) Several Rajput families from Rajasthan, including the erstwhile royals of Jaipur and Udaipur, a Congress Minister and partys spokesperson, have joined the league of claimants to the rich legacy of Lord Ram. Claiming to be descendants of Lord Rama soon after the Supreme[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The inaugural season of the Euro T20 Slam, a new franchise league that was set to launch this summer, has been postponed till next year. Euro T20 Slam, a collaborative venture between Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland, the Netherlands’ KNCB and commercial partners GS Holdings, was[Read More…]
Melbourne, Aug 15 (IANS) An Australian court on Thursday announced that it would hand down its judgment on Cardinal George Pell, who has been convicted to six years in prison for abusing two boys in the 1990s, next week. The Supreme Court of Victoria here said that the judgment on[Read More…]
