Guyana, Aug 9 (IANS) The first contest of the three-match rubber between India and West Indies has been called off due to continuous rains at the Providence Stadium, here on Thursday. After a delayed toss, which was won by India skipper Virat Kohli who opted to bowl first, just 13[Read More…]
Amaravati, Aug 9 (IANS) In another major decision, Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday cancelled the concession agreement for development of Machilipatnam port. The state government issued an order, resuming 412 acres of land which was given on lease. The order issued by the department of industry, infrastructure, investment and commerce,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a fresh twist to the case of a JNU student alleging that she was drugged and raped by a cab driver late last Friday, the police said that they have found CCTV footage in which the woman can purportedly be seen leaving the campus[Read More…]
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Manchester City announced on Thursday that its winger Leroy Sane will undergo surgery to fix a ligament tear in his right knee. “Manchester City FC can confirm that Leroy Sane has damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee,” the Premier League champions said in[Read More…]
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres came out on Thursday against changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and backed Security Council resolutions, of which the main one requires Pakistan to withdraw all its nationals from Kashmir. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said:[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 9 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and several others injured due to heavy rains and floods in 12 northwest and coastal districts of Karnataka, an official said on Thursday. “Of the 9 rain-related deaths, 6 were in Belagavi, 2 in Uttara Kannada and one in Shivamogga.[Read More…]
Shillong, Aug 9 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Thursday that connectivity in the Northeast remains a core issue and a matter of great concern. “The connectivity issue is something that we really need to look. No matter how many platforms we come out with, if connectivity[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Unnao rape survivor, who was brought to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here earlier this week, continues to be critical and is on advanced life support systems. Talking to IANS, an AIIMS official said, “The victim continues to be in critical[Read More…]
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday signed a controversial new security law but ordered revisions to parts of the legislation including “unreasonable” fines of up to a million euros for boats that enter Italian waters without permission – a sanction intended to target NGO vessels. In[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Slamming the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena coalition government for delays, the Maharashtra opposition has demanded handing over the flood rescue operations to the army and an immediate Rs 4,000 crore central assistance for relief and rehabilitation measures. Speaking to mediapersons, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief[Read More…]
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IANS) Two months after the tragic loss of an An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, a Su-30 fighter jet crashed near Assam’s Tezpur on Thursday, a defence official said. Defence spokesman, Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh said that the aircraft was on a routine training mission[Read More…]
Rome, Aug 8 (IANS/AKI) A $54.8 million dollar investment will help over 342,000 impoverished people living on coastal sand islands (chars) in southeast Bangladesh, who are often the worst hit by climate change, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development said on Thursday. Inhabitants of Bangladesh’s coastal chars often[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet on Thursday approved free WiFi hotspots across the national capital. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said there will be 11,000 hotspots all over the city. “A total of 4,000 hotspots will be installed at bus shelters and 7,000 in various[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Almost three weeks after Neeraj Shekhar, the son of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, resigned from the Rajya Sabha and the Samajwadi Party (SP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the saffron outfit on Thursday named him as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) Genetic diagnostic and drug discovery research firm MedGeneome Labs on Thursday claimed to have developed the first whole genomic sequencing-based test to detect early drug-resistant mutation in tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. “The breakthrough DNA test will enable a doctor to correctly prescribe the most effective drug to[Read More…]
By Rohan Agarwal New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) With complaints of hotels, travel agencies and shops near tourist hotspot misusing and even illegally using the Tourism Ministry monogram, the government has decided to include a QR code with the monogram. According to sources, the ministry has started scrutinising establishments misusing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday said research is the foundation for the development of any country and that India will “again become a world leader by giving boost to research in the country”. The minister said the higher education today[Read More…]
Kohima, Aug 8 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday urged all the stakeholders to come forward and support the exercise for listing indigenous inhabitants in the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). “It was unfortunate that the Opposition members did not turn up for the consultative meeting[Read More…]
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 8 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres came out on Thursday against changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and backed Security Council resolutions, of which the main one requires Pakistan to withdraw all its nationals from Kashmir. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said:[Read More…]
Kohima, Aug 8 (IANS) The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has expressed apprehension over the Centre’s commitment to solve the Naga political issue. In an August 1 letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NSCN-IM chief Q Tuccu and general secretary (chief negotiator) Th Muivah lamented that the talks, which[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Coffee Day Enterprises on Thursday appointed Ernst & Young LLP to investigate into the circumstances leading to statements made in the letter by its late Chairman V.G. Siddhartha. EY would also scrutinise the books of the company and its subsidiaries, Coffee Day Enterprises said in a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Pakistan used Article 370 and 35A as a weapon to instigate the feelings of some people against the country, and that the two articles gave Jammu and Kashmir people nothing but separatism, terrorism and huge corruption. In[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) City football giants Mohun Bagan on Thursday condemned the incident in which some persons wearing their club jerseys brought down East Bengal’s overhead gate erected to commemorate the centenary celebrations at the club tent. “We have come to know from social media that some supporters wearing[Read More…]
Malda, West Bengal, Aug 8 (IANS) A married woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband and in-laws in a dispute over dowry in West Bengal’s Malda district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in Malda’s Manikchawk police station area on Wednesday night. The family members of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) The recapitalisation of public sector banks (PSBs) by the government has not contributed to credit growth, rating agency India Ratings said. The government has infused huge capital in PSBs but they have largely been used to mitigate losses and has failed to contribute meaningfully to credit[Read More…]
