Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Debutant director Sagnik Chatterjee is overwhelmed on winning a National Award for his very first effort, the documentary film, “Feluda: 50 Years Of Rays detective”. The film won in the “Best Debut Non-Feature Film Of A Director” category at the 66th National Awards, announced on Friday.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The suspense over the new Congress chief will end on Saturday as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will sit to decide on the successor of Rahul Gandhi who has resigned from the top post taking moral responsibility for the party’s loss in the Lok Sabha[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) As Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in Beijing to seek counsel on how to tackle India’s moves on Kashmir, China on Friday called on both the neighbours to hold dialogue to resolve bilateral disputes even as it stuck to its earlier position, asking India[Read More…]
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IANS) Allaying fears over the revocation of existing special constitutional provisions for some Northeastern states, Assam BJP President Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Friday said that there will be no change in the special provisions for these states. Following the Central government’s abrogating of Article 370 that gave[Read More…]
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IANS) Security of all major railway stations, including Guwahati, has been tightened by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) ahead of the Independence Day, said an NFR official on Friday. NFR Chief Public Relation Officer P.J. Sharma said a coordination meeting with General Railway Police (GRP), Local Police, and[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Changing its strategy for India, Swedish home furnishing multinational IKEA is now looking at a multi-channel approach with focus on ensuring accessibility. On completion of one year of its first India store here on Friday, the home furnishing retailer said that it would open stores across[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of uneasiness and weakness and was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), a hospital official said. “… He is currently undergoing[Read More…]
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Friday said the debate about mainland India and north-east India is not based on reality but a manufactured one. “It is time the northeastern states stopped bemoaning what Delhi has not done for the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India’s industrial growth fell to a three-month low of two per cent in June from seven per cent in the comparable period last year, in yet another sign of the economy losing steam. Earlier, the growth in six core industries plummeted to 0.2 per cent[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) The Punjab Special Task Force (STF) to combat drugs on Friday arrested three women on a charge of possessing habit-forming pharmaceutical drugs. This is for the first time that drugs have been seized from women in the state. They were arrested during checks in Fazilka town,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The fourth day of hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case in Ayodhya in the Supreme Court focused on the applicability of law on temple, idols and ‘janmasthan’ (birthplace) — a confluence contributing to the Hindu faith. Senior advocate K. Parasaran (93), appearing[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Founders of NDTV Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika were prevented from leaving the country at Mumbai airport here on Friday. The two have return tickets to India for Aug 16, but were stopped from travelling abroad over alleged corruption cases filed by the Central Bureau[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated the winning artistes of the state at the 66th National Film Awards. “I am very happy to share with all of you that Bengal has received three National Awards this year. Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to[Read More…]
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Prohibitory orders in Jammu were on Friday withdrawn, and all schools and colleges asked to open from Saturday, even as the orders remained in force in Kashmir Valley, though they were eased ahead of Eid celebrations on Monday. According to the order issued by Jammu District[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) In a major blow to the defaulting company IL&FS’ auditors Deloitte and BSR and Associates, the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday said that it has jurisdiction over these firms and the authority to ban them under the Companies Act for[Read More…]
By Natalia Ningthoujam, Arundhuti Banerjee, Sugandha Rawal & Ahana Bhattacharya New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Its been a Bollywood sweep at the National Film Awards this year, and the industry is rejoicing since Friday afternoon. The winners – especially young, first-time winners such as Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal –[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Indian captain Anil Kumble said that conflict of interests is something that could be found in every walk of life. Kumble made the statement in relation to the recent issue of India Under-19 and India ‘A’ team head coach Rahul Dravid being served a conflict[Read More…]
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By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) UN Security Council President Joanna Wronecka has refused to comment on the letter from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the situation in Kashmir. Asked about it by reporters, she shook her and murmured “No,” before walking[Read More…]
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government gave a patient hearing to the suggestions coming from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) on the new tax proposed in the Budget but is yet to take a call on either revoking or minimising the impact of the new surcharge that[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of uneasiness and weakness. Senior doctors at AIIMS later said that Jaitley was “undergoing a medical check-up” and his condition was “stable”. Prime[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. So far, 20 deaths caused by the floods have been reported across the state.[Read More…]
Brampton, Aug 9 (IANS) In a startling revelation, Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal had on Wednesday reported a match-fixing offer which was made to him during the ongoing Global T20 Canada league. Akmal had accused former Test player Mansoor Akhtar, who was part of the Winnipeg Hawks management, of approaching him.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) With Eid to be celebrated on Monday, the administration and security agencies have made fool-proof arrangements to ensure it goes off smoothly in Jammu and Kashmir, but are yet to take a call on whether to allow prayers in the large open grounds where thousands[Read More…]
