New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Can children born to illegal migrants till the year 1987 be considered citizens of Indian origin as per the Citizenship Act? This query was posed before the Supreme Court on Thursday as the August 31 deadline to publish the final National Register of Citizens (NRC)[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Following a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, India Inc is hopeful of receiving a stimulus from the Finance Ministry aimed at helping revive demand and consumption. The government is holding a series of consultations with industry to ascertain the key causes of[Read More…]
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Kabul, Aug 8 (IANS) Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah on Thursday raised “doubts and concerns” about peace talks with the US to put an end to nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan amid an increase in attacks. “The increasing blind and brutal bombings by America during the negotiation process, attacks[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian civil aviation sector is showing signs of recovery months after the grounding of Jet Airways with domestic air passenger traffic demand grew 7.9 per cent in June, a global airline association said on Thursday. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India’s[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the probe into the Rose Valley chit fund scam case, a CBI official said. Kumar, whom the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government appointed as the additional director general[Read More…]
Madrid, Aug 8 (IANS) Clyclist Enric Mas has signed a three-year contract with Movistar, the Spanish WorldTour squad announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old Spaniard, who debuted in the 2019 Tour de France, joined Movistar from Belgian team Deceuninck-Quick Step. “Mas’ arrival to the Movistar Team unites the most renowned Spanish[Read More…]
Shimla, Aug 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday decided to increase the financial assistance of destitute women and widows under Mother Teresa Asahaya Matri Sambal Yojana to Rs 6,000 from Rs 5,000 per child per annum subject to maximum of two children for their upbringing. The Cabinet, presided[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Twenty-four people, including liquor trader Shiv Lal Doda, were sentenced to life in jail by a trial court in Punjab on Thursday in the Bhim Sain Tank murder case. Limbs of Tank, a Dalit, were chopped off at a farmhouse in Abohar, a sub-division of the[Read More…]
Amaravati, Aug 8 (IANS) Seltos, the first car manufactured for India by South Korean auto major Kia Motors, rolled out of its plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Thursday. The world’s eighth largest automaker rolled out the production version of the sports utility vehicle (SUV), which will be launched[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Even as rumours on WhatsApp have been linked to dozens of deaths in India, the Facebook-owned messaging app is yet to address a security flaw pointed out a year ago by Check Point, an Israeli security software firm. According to security researchers, this vulnerability could[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan is not looking at military option in the row with India over Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday as tensions flare up between the two neighbours following New Delhi’s revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir. “We are rather looking at[Read More…]
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) National Conference leader and Anantnag MP, Justice (retd)Hasnain Masoodi, has urged the Central government to put decisions related to Jammu and Kashmir, like dividing the state into two Union Territories (UTs), on hold before its repercussions start unfolding. Speaking to IANS, Masoodi[Read More…]
Kolhapur/Sangli (Maharashtra), Aug 8 (IANS) At least 16 people have been killed, including four in Kolhapur and 12 in Sangli, as rains wreaked havoc in these districts for the past over one week, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Thursday. Along with his cabinet colleagues Chandrakanat Patil, Girish Mahajan[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that India’s decision to change the status quo in Jammu and Kashmir “must be addressed” before it leads to a further escalation of tensions with Pakistan. Graham, in tweets on late Wednesday, said that he spoke to Pakistan’s Foreign[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) After veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday said there were “several positives” in the government decision on Jammu and Kashmir and his son Vikramaditya Singh fully backed the integration of J&K into India, Union Minister Jitendra Singh took a swipe at the Congress saying[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian railways passengers from now on can enjoy shopping while travelling. The Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway has started on-board shopping for passengers in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express from Thursday. A senior Railway Ministry official said here: “The Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has released an official confirmation on the Weibo microblogging website that its iQOO Pro 5G smartphone would be debuting in China on August 22, news portal GSMArena reported on Thursday. The device is expected to come powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Eight people, including a one-year-old child, were killed and over 3,000 evacuated to over 60 relief camps after rains battered several parts of Kerala, officials said here on Thursday. State Revenue Minister E. Chandrashekeran said Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad, Kasargode and Idukki districts were the worst[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has committed to invest Rs 130 crore in Srinivasa Farms, a Hyderabad-based poultry production, breeding and animal feed player. The company said that it will use the IFC investment for pan India expansion and product[Read More…]
By Durga Chakravarty Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) After Pakistan government announced the banning of Indian films from its cinemas across the nation, members of the Indian film fraternity say it does not make any difference to India and that it is Pakistans loss. Firdous Ashiq Awan, special assistant to Prime[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In view of flood in many parts of the country, outgoing Congress President Rahul Gandhi here on Thursday urged party workers to help the flood-hit people. “The flood situation in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam and Bihar is grim, with lakhs of citizens stranded[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad’s Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship(CfHE)-Incubated Startup BeAble Health on Thursday launched ‘Arm Able’, an interactive arm training rehabilitative device offering a solution for arm rehabilitation. The product is aimed towards neuro-rehabilitation of stroke victims and motor rehabilitation of victims with upper[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Former President Pranab Mukherjeee on Thursday received the Bharat Ratna — the highest civilian award in the country — which was also conferred to late social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and late singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika. Deshmukh and Hazarika’s family members received the awards on their behalf[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indians are more likely to support blanket ban on social media in the event of a crisis with over 88 per cent favouring it, according to a survey by market research firm Ipsos. The survey was carried out across 28 markets on whether the government[Read More…]
