Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Television actress Shweta Tiwari’s daughter Palak has responded to reports of “molestation” by her stepfather, Abhinav Kohli. She says Kohli never “physically molested” her or “touched inappropriately”. Shweta, who became a household name as a K-soap bahu and winning a season of “Bigg Boss”, had filed[Read More…]
Unnao, Aug 13 (IANS) A BJP leader and two others were critically injured in a blast that took place when a gas cylinder was thrown off a truck here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. According to reports, BJP district President Shrikant Gautam and two others were going to Lucknow[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) August 13 marks the 56th birth anniversary of the late superstar Sridevi, and her family members including daughter Janhvi Kapoor, and her former co-star and brother-in-law Anil Kapoor, took to social media to pen emotional, heartfelt notes in the memory of the veteran actress. “Happy birthday[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Centre government required time to bring back normalcy in the Kashmir Valley as nothing can be done overnight. An apex court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra made the observation when the Central government informed the court that[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor-host Jay Bhanushali says he has no preference when it comes to the gender of his unborn child but hopes his wife and actress Mahi Vij, who is expecting their first child together, delivers a baby girl. The actors are already parents to two children, whom[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Samir Kochhar will be reprising his role of SP Markand in “Sacred Games” season two, which brings back Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in key roles. “Working with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan was a lifetime’s experience for me. The passion and dedication they[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) When it comes to marriage, every two in three Indians believe that women with long, straight hair have an edge in finding a wedding prospect. No wonder then a massive 87 per cent Indians advise women against keeping their hair short, a study by a[Read More…]
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Cybersecurity researchers have identified more than 1,600 vulnerabilities in the support ecosystem behind the top 5,000 free apps available in the Google Play Store. While the researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and The Ohio State University studied only applications in the Google Play Store,[Read More…]
Wayanad (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday told Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik that he does not need an aircraft but the “freedom to travel and meet people” in the Kashmir Valley. “Dear Governor Malik, a delegation of opposition leaders and I will[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman and her two children were burnt to death after a fire broke out at their residence in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district, police said on Tuesday. “Gita Burman, 35, her daughter (10) and son (2) died due to a fire at their house late on[Read More…]
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Just two days after UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was made the interim President of the Congress, she is set to take a major decision on people holding multiple posts in the party to give more opportunities to everyone. A senior Congress leader[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Major subsidies on food, fertilisers, urea and petroleum have totalled Rs 1.51 lakh crore as on June-end 2019, touching 51 per cent of the Budget Estimates, up from 44 per cent during same period of the last fiscal. The Controller General of Accounts’ (CGA) June[Read More…]
Sydney, Aug 13 (IANS) Drones, smartphones and sensors can provide relief to the elderly who are at risk of falls as researchers, including one of an Indian origin, have designed a new system to remotely monitor the elderly and provide quick first-aid when needed. The system detects abnormalities in the[Read More…]
Dubai, Aug 13 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday announced that women’s T20 cricket has been confirmed for inclusion at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games following a joint bid by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday that the Army is committed to maintain cordial relations with the general public of Jammu and Kashmir even as the armed forces are prepared to deal with any threat from Pakistan. Rawat was speaking at a seminar[Read More…]
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Mario Balotelli has agreed to hold talks with Flamengo amid mounting speculation that the Italian striker will complete a surprise move to Rio de Janeiro, according to Brazilian media reports. Flamengo vice president Marcos Braz and football director Bruno Spindel traveled to Europe on[Read More…]
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) As security agencies rounded up separatist and radical trouble makers from the Kashmir Valley, incidents of stone pelting have drastically fallen despite escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the axing of Article 370. In the past 48 hours, the Valley has been[Read More…]
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s envoy to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, had to leave an event in a hurry when a Pakistani loudly berated her, demanding to know what the government has done for the past 15 years and accused them of being thieves. At an informal interaction with[Read More…]
Meerut, Aug 13 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government is preparing to withdraw seven cases registered against Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Sangeet Som. According to sources, these cases were registered against Som between 2013 and 2017 in Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Meerut and Gautam Buddh Nagar. These include the case in Muzaffarnagar during[Read More…]
Varanasi, Aug 13 (IANS) Seven camels in Uttar Pradesh have been rescued from being sacrificed on Eid by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and local activists. According to The Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, animals permitted to be killed[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) to be in contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002, for abuse of dominant position in the market. The abuse has been identified with independent residential units such[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Goldman Sachs India Securities said India has already attracted $13 billion net foriegn funds so far this year and expects the trend to continue. “India has already attracted net capital inflows of about $13 billion so far this year which contrasts with net outflows of $11[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Makarand S. Kulkarni, the brother of Pune-based realtor Deepak S. Kulkarni, both of them accused in a Rs 2,000-crore investors scam, was detained at the airport here on Tuesday and not allowed to leave the country. Makarand is one of the directors in the D.S. Kulkarni[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 13 (IANS) US carrier major Verizon has sold micro-blogging and social networking website Tumblr to blogging site WordPress’ parent company Automattic Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Post the acquisition, Tumblr would act as a “complementary” site to WordPress. After purchasing Yahoo, Verizon had acquired Tumblr in 2017[Read More…]
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) Mobile internet services have been suspended in Jaipur for 24 hours after two groups clashed over an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims, police said on Tuesday. On Monday night, a communal clash erupted between two communities here at Eidgah road after some people pelted stones[Read More…]
