Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) A labourer was killed when a fire-ravaged, dilapidated four-storied building was being demolished in south Mumbai on Friday, the BMC Disaster Control said. The incident occurred when a private contractor’s workers were razing the Sayyad Building, near Nagdevi Street, after it had caught fire on August[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Leading digital workflow company ServiceNow on Friday opened its new India Development Centre (IDC) here. It will be the company’s largest research and development centre in Asia and its second largest globally. The facility will play an important role in the company’s innovation efforts, where employees[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Director Adrian Grunberg says “Rambo: Last Blood” will wrap up the long-running “Rambo” franchise on a satisfactory note. Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone will return as John Rambo in “Rambo: Last Blood”, the fifth and final instalment of the franchise. This time, Stallone’s Rambo will[Read More…]
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) A non-bailable warrant has been issued against singer Yo Yo Honey Singh by a local court in a seven-year-old case lodged by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur. The FIR was lodged against Singh on December 31, 2012, at the Gomti Nagar police station. The complainant claimed that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In view of the mass kite flying tradition on Independence Day in the national capital, Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES issued an advisory on Friday cautioning people against flying kites near electrical installations as metal-coated kite strings can cause trippings and electrocutions. In an[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman named Ranu Mondal, who became Internet sensation after her video of crooning the evergreen Lata Mangeshkar hit, “Ek pyaar ka nagma hai” went viral, has reportedly got a chance to participate in a reality singing show, and has also received a makeover from the[Read More…]
Hong Kong, Aug 9 (IANS) Hundreds of demonstrators on Friday joined a three-day mass sit-in at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Friday in a fresh round of anti-government protests with an aim to secure international backing for the movement. Activists gathered at the arrival hall of the airport,[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 9 (IANS) In a rare display of political camaraderie across party lines, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday urged the Speaker of the state legislative assembly to felicitate former Chief Minister and sitting Congress MLA Pratapsingh Rane who’s all set to complete 50 continuous years as a legislator.[Read More…]
Coimbatore, Aug 9 (IANS) Round 1 winner Dean Mascarenhas of Mangaluru will aim to consolidate his lead at the top of the leader-board, as the Rally of Coimbatore, Round 2 of the Champions Yacht Club FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2019, unfolds over the weekend. The INRC 2 driver (with[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Sensex and Nifty gained for the second straight day on Friday amid reports that the government could roll-back or tweak the controversial tax on the Foreign Porfolio Investors (FPIs). Markets had bled heavily owing to the foreign fund outflow ever since the tax on FPIs was[Read More…]
By Ezaz Ahmad New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) For Manju Rani, participating in the AIBA World Championships is a dream come true. The pugilist is part of the 10-member squad that makes up the Indian women’s contingent that will travel to Russia for the Championships which will be held from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) “Hamid” director Aijaz Khan is ecstatic that his film, set against the backdrop of terror in Kashmir, has won two National Film Awards, but says he is heartbroken for being unable to share the winning moment with child actor Talha Arshad Reshi, who lives in[Read More…]
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 9 (IANS) On World Tribal Day on Friday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced debts taken by tribals from private moneylenders would be waived off. Apart from this, he promised to give tribals a debit card through which they can get up to Rs 10,000.[Read More…]
Lahore, Aug 9 (IANS) Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq is likely to fill the post of Pakistan head coach after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided not to renew contract of Mickey Arthur following team’s dismal performance in World Cup in England and Wales. According to a report in thenews.com.pk, Misbah is emerging[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the private sector defence industry production in India was Rs 16,000 crore in the financial year 2018-19. Addressing a round table conference of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of defence and aerospace companies here, Rajnath Singh further[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Orlando, Aug 9 (IANS) Four Indian cagers from the country will head to Japan to take part in the 11th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia camp from August 14 to 17 in Tokyo, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said[Read More…]
Zhuhai (China), Aug 9 (IANS) With Round 5 of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) starting on Friday, the three free practices gave the IDEMITSU Honda Racing India teams riders Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar their first taste of the Zhuhai circuit in southern tip of China. Barring the solo[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by a Muslim party objecting to daily hearings in Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. A Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, reiterated that the day-to-day hearings will go on, and told the Muslim[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei’s upcoming Mate 30 Lite would be the first smartphone to run the company’s in-house Harmony OS while the international variant would come with the Android Q and EMUI 10, news portal GizmoChina reported on Friday. Going by the leaks and rumours, the[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Suresh Kumar, Maneka and Keerthy Suresh, often referred to as Kerala’s complete film family, were in celebration mood after Keerthy Suresh bagged the best actress national award for her role in the bilingual film ‘Mahanati’. Speaking to IANS, Keerthy’s father Suresh Kumar, one of Malayalam film[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) At least 300 immigrant workers detained in Mississippi have been released, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested nearly 700 people in sweeping raids on several food-processing plants in the US state earlier this week. The workers from seven agricultural processing plants were arrested on[Read More…]
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) In yet another case of honey trap, the Rajasthan Police have arrested a woman and her aide for demanding Rs 30 lakh from two innocent men for changing her statement after levelling rape charges against them. According to Vikas Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jaipur West,[Read More…]
By Suyash Chaudhary What went by: Bonds continued their positive run with the 10-year bond yield falling by 51 basis points (bps) while the 10-year ‘AAA’ and 10-year SDL eased by 33 bps on the decision of the government to stick to fiscal consolidation in their FY20 budget, announcement of[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Friday in connection with the probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, a CBI officer said. The senior Trinamool leader was summoned by the CBI to join the probe[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) US-based software giant Salesforce signed an agreement to acquire Israeli workplace management company Clicksoftware for $1.35 billion, the two companies have announced. Clicksoftware, founded in 1996, produces and markets resource management software in customer service systems. Salesforce, a leading global company in customer relations management,[Read More…]
