Ferozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 1 (IANS) It is rare for police to get a taste of their own medicine but in Uttar Pradesh it has happened and a ‘Power’ man has made it happen. In Ferozabad district on Wednesday when a lineman was issued a challan of Rs 500 for[Read More…]
New Dehli, Aug 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it has arrested the Chief Manager of the Indian Bank’s Zonal Office in Tamil Nadu in an on-going investigation of the Srijan scam case. The arrested Chief Manager was identified as Deo Shankar Mishra, who was[Read More…]
Amritsar, Aug 1 (IANS) A ‘nagar kirtan’ comprising 500 Sikh pilgrims returned to India from Pakistan via road on Thursday after paying obeisance at the historic Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev. The ‘nagar kirtan’ or religious procession was associated with the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of[Read More…]
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, a fortnight after the ICJ ruling, and has informed India about it. New Delhi confirmed on Thursday it has received the Pakistani proposal and said it will communicate with Islamabad through diplomatic channels.[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia, the third time in five days, to protest against “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian forces along the LoC, that had led to several casualties. Mohammed Faisal, Foreign Office spokesperson and Director General (South Asia & SAARC),[Read More…]
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd is targeting to save about Rs 500 crore in operating costs by sifting through the expense heads while investing about Rs 1,700-2,000 crore for capex, a senior official said on Thursday. Whole Time Director and Chief Financial Officer Gopal Mahadevan[Read More…]
Hong Kong, Aug 1 (IANS) In a thinly-veiled warning to pro-democracy protesters, China’s Army in Hong Kong has released a three-minute video showing troops carrying out “anti-riot” exercises. Chen Daoxiang, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Hong Kong garrison, said that violent clashes would not be tolerated and[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 1 (IANS) In an attempt to refresh the way users reset their PCs, Microsoft is testing a way to facilitate Cloud-based dowloading of the Windows 10 operating system (OS). While the “Cloud download” feature has not been made available for public testing as yet, it would appear[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar feels Virat Kohli should remain India skipper across formats as a lot of investment has been made upon him and thus, it will be foolish to remove him. Following India’s World Cup exit in the semi-finals, voices have been raised[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The deployment of additional 10,000 troopers in Jammu and Kashmir seems to have worried Pakistan as it said it would raise the issue on the global forum. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi after briefing the parliamentary committee on Kashmir affairs here on Wednesday raised questions[Read More…]
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) Early onset of menstruation is associated with a higher risk of Type-2 diabetes, but body mass index (BMI) may mediate this link, says a study. Each year of delay in menarche age correlated with a six per cent lower risk of Type-2 diabetes, said the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A special court here on Thursday extended, till August 9, Hyderabad-based businessman Satish Sana Babu’s ED custody in a money-laundering probe involving controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi. The court had on Saturday sent the businessman, a close aide of the meat exporter, to five days[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) The Congress party in Kerala on Thursday cried foul over the appointment of a CPI-M leader, who lost the Lok Sabha polls, with ‘Cabinet rank’ status in Delhi to liaison with the Centre. Reacting to the Cabinet decision of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government appointing three-time[Read More…]
Bangkok, Aug 1 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the ongoing Thailand Open after suffering defeats in their respective second-round matches of the BWF $350,000 tournament here on Thursday. Seventh seed Saina, who won against Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan in the opening round, squandered a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Serendipity Arts Foundation on Thursday announced the grantees of their first annual grants for 2019-2020 in six categories of visual and performing arts. For the visual arts research grant, which supports research initiatives in the arts discourse around South Asia, the grantee is Pinaki[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy met his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrashekar Rao here on Thursday to discuss the outstanding issues between the two sibling states. The meeting assumed significance in view of the upcoming meeting of the two states convened by the Union[Read More…]
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Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Essar Vizag Terminal Ltd (EVTL), which operates the 24 MT (million tonne) Vizag terminal, on Thursday announced a 45 per cent growth in overall cargo throughput in the quarter ended June 2019 on a year-on-year basis. “The significant growth in overall cargo was primarily driven by[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai while discussing the invitation for application of coaching staff for the Indian team had announced that skipper Virat Kohli would have no say in the appointment of the head coach. Surprisingly, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Shanti Sena, a peace brigade conceptualised by Mahatma Gandhi and taken forward by Vinoba Bhave, is likely to be revived by a group of Gandhian organisations. The Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, the Gandhi Peace Mission and the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh along with[Read More…]
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, in accordance with the International Court of Justice’s ruling, and has informed India about it. New Delhi confirmed on Thursday it has received the Pakistani proposal and said it will communicate with Islamabad[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) After much dilly-dallying, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday succumbed to immense public pressure and expelled four-time Uttar Pradesh legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is under scanner for an alleged attempt to kill the woman he was accused of raping. The party’s decision came[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The first schedule of filmmaker Anees Bazmee’s movie “Pagalpanti” has wrapped up in Hyderabad. Anees took to Twitter on Thursday and wrote in Hindi: “And it’s a schedule wrap for ‘Pagalpanti’ in Hyderabad… I can’t thank enough the cast and crew. The time just flew by[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Shanti Sena, a peace brigade conceptualised by Mahatma Gandhi and taken forward by Vinoba Bhave, is likely to be revived by a group of Gandhian organisations. The Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, the Gandhi Peace Mission and the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh along with[Read More…]
By Arjun Sharma Jammu, Aug 1 (101Reporters/IANS) Twenty years after Tiger Hills in Kargil became a household name in the entire nation, the hill might soon be opened for the general public as a tourist destination. Apart from this, at least 16 other peaks in Kargil that saw action during[Read More…]
