By Arjun Sharma Amritsar, Aug 10 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Amrik Singh, 46, a Bathinda-based farmer, was in despair after the entire cotton crop on his three-acre land was destroyed by whitefly in 2017. He then decided not to sow cotton anymore and switched to cultivate other crops, such as paddy. Amrik[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan has formally suspended its trade relations with India, in retaliation against New Delhi’s decision to revoke Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the media reported on Saturday. On Friday, the federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan endorsed the decisions[Read More…]
Amsterdam, Aug 10 (IANS) Veteran batsman Suresh Raina will not be available for most part of India’s upcoming domestic season after undergoing a knee surgery here on Friday. Raina is set to miss at least four to six weeks of action. “Mr Suresh Raina underwent a knee surgery where he[Read More…]
Lamjung, Aug 10 (IANS) Newly discovered Kajin Sara lake in Manang district of Nepal is all set to become the world’s highest lake replacing Tilicho lake (also in Manang), which currently holds the title. The Himalayan Times reported that the lake is situated at a height of 5,200 metres at[Read More…]
El Paso (Texas), Aug 10 (IANS) The suspect accused of killing 22 people in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, has confessed that his motive was to massacre Mexicans, according to an arrest affidavit. “I’m the shooter,” the affidavit, which was seen by Efe news on[Read More…]
Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS) Real Madrid has announced the teams new shirt numbers for the upcoming season, revealing that Eden Hazard has been given the famed number seven jersey, a legacy of former legends at the club. After the departure of Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo to Italy’s Juventus last summer,[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 10 (IANS) Google said it has resolved an issue that prevented news stories from appearing in Google News. According to The Verge, it tested and found the technical glitch in Google indexing, which has now been fixed. “Thanks for all your feedback along the way. Wishing you[Read More…]
Moscow/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Russia has backed India’s moves on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the changes are within the framework of the Indian Constitution, even as it urged India and Pakistan to maintain peace. In response to a question during its press briefing on Friday, the Ministry of[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 10 (IANS) Facebook is in talks with news publishers to offer as much as $3 million for the rights to publish content on its upcoming news tab. According to CNET, the social networking platform aims to launch a feature in the US later this year to offer[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for “intelligent background checks” on gun buyers in response to the two mass shootings last week in Texas and Ohio that claimed the lives of 31 people. “Frankly, we need intelligent background checks,” Trump told reporters on Friday as he[Read More…]
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) He once famously said that “the only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves”. He has been compared to Joseph Conrad, widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He has[Read More…]
By Amit Kapoor The special status of Jammu & Kashmir has been revoked and the state has been bifurcated into two Union Territories. Those are the facts. Much has been discussed and debated over these decisions. But it is time to consider its future implications now. Altering the long-held governance[Read More…]
Montreal, Aug 10 (IANS) A pair of 23-year-old Russian rising stars rolled into the semi-finals of the Canadian Open with straight-set victories. Ninth-ranked Daniil Medvedev became the first of the two to book his spot in the final four of this hard-court ATP Tour Masters 1000 event when he wrapped[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Orlando, Aug 10 (IANS) Trailing 16-25 at halftime, the Indian Under-14 boys almost pulled off an improbable heist before agonisingly going down 56-64 in Over Time to heavyweights Canada in a rip-roaring quarter final contest of the Jr. NBA Global Championships here at HP Fieldhouse courts on[Read More…]
Geneva, Aug 10 (IANS) The Russian Ambassador to UN, Gennady Gatilov, said that Moscow believes that regardless of “recent negative developments” over disarmament, it was open for dialogue with the US to maintain the world’s strategic stability. Gatilov addressed media persons here on Friday on Moscow’s future steps in non-proliferation[Read More…]
Liverpool, Aug 10 (IANS) Liverpool began the 2019-2020 Premier League season with the same quality and intensity that brought them to within a point of the title in the last campaign, punishing newly promoted Norwich City 4-1. The Champions League holders needed less than 30 minutes to build a 3-0[Read More…]
Toronto, Aug 10 (IANS) Serena Williams has sailed into the Rogers Cup semi-final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Naomi Osaka. Williams came out strongly in the contest here on Friday night and delivered a serving masterclass that denied Osaka any break point opportunities. The match, played in windy conditions,[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) At least one million people were evacuated to safer areas as typhoon Lekima, the ninth typhoon of the year, made landfall in China’s Zhejiang province on Saturday, authorities said. With a maximum wind force of 187 km/h, the super typhoon is expected to bring heavy rain[Read More…]
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Nearly a million people have been affected by a major power cut across large areas of England and Wales, affecting homes and transport networks, the media reported on Saturday. National Grid, the electricity system operator in the country, said the outage on Friday was caused by[Read More…]
By Taponeel Mukherjee Steps taken to boost the Indian economy, especially with a view to providing a fillip to the credit markets, have lately dominated the news headlines. This is an excellent time to look at the need for the more significant role that the leasing companies must play to[Read More…]
Seoul, Aug 10 (IANS) North Korea again fired two more projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of saber-rattling moves against the joint exercise between Seoul and Washington. The projectiles were fired at 5.32 a.m.[Read More…]
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Actors Alia Bhatt, Sonam Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Taapsee Pannu, Sunny Leone and singer Shaan are some of the stars who have their own apps despite being active on social networking sites like Twitter and Instagram. The latest to join the list is[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) National award-winning actress Kalki Koechlin, who is playing a pivotal role in the upcoming show “Sacred Games 2” has bagged the project through an audition process. Despite having a successful career in the film industry, she says that she has no problem with auditioning to prove[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A photograph showing a woman CRPF personnel shaking hands with a Kashmiri child has gone viral on social media, earning widespread appreciation. The photo has been liked by thousands on Twitter and retweeted by over 700 times. Several Twitter users appreciated the adorable photograph. “This[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As tension between India and Pakistan escalates over scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has hastily reactivated nearly a dozen terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and close to the International Border along Jammu and Kashmir. During the past week, hectic[Read More…]
