New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Stressing the need for a robust last-mile connectivity, the Centre has urged the Delhi government to release funds to buy 427 electric buses by Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC). Informed sources said that DMRC had submitted a proposal in January 2018 to the Delhi government[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday suspended one of its leaders in Tamil Nadu, Karate Thiagarajan, for “anti-party activities”. A Congress statement said the suspension went into immediate effect. Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said the demand for taking stern disciplinary action against the South Chennai District[Read More…]
San Francisco, June 27 (IANS) Providing a timely, trusted and comprehensive look at the 20 US Democratic presidential candidates participating in the first 2020 Democratic debate, Apple News has launched a detailed candidate guide. Accessible within the News app in Apple devices, the candidate guide is a collection of information[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached a Swiss bank account with a balance of Rs 283 crore of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi’s sister Purvi Modi in its investigation into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud. A senior ED official told[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels there is a little bit of a biographical writer, director and producer in every human being. Shah Rukh was interacting with the media at the music and trailer launch of a Marathi film titled “Smile Please” along with fashion designer and[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha’s upcoming film “Khandaani Shafakhana” will now release on August 2 instead of July 26, and will clash with Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra-starrer “Jabariya Jodi” at the box office. On Thursday Sonakshi took to social media to announce the change in the release[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to correct an error in cigarette taxation under the new tax regime, which did not account for the cascading effect on excise duty that existed in the pre-GST system. FAIFA is[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached four Swiss bank accounts of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi and his sister Purvi with a balance of Rs 283 crore in its investigation into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. A senior ED[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Following back to back defeats in the last two World Cup games, England’s chances of making it to the semi-finals are in jeopardy. And Pakistan’s win over New Zealand on Wednesday has made the scenario much more difficult for England. With eight points from seven[Read More…]
Manchester, June 27 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli will need to score 37 runs in order to become the fastest batsman to score 20,000 international runs when he faces the West Indies during their World Cup tie at the Old Trafford on Thursday. Kohli currently has 19, 963 runs to[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The government will launch the exclusive financial sector-based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which will include state run banks, insurance companies and financial institutes by November, and has sought proposals from merchant bankers by July 26. On Thursday, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management[Read More…]
Chester-le-Street (England), June 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka will aim for nothing but a win to keep themselves alive in the ongoing World Cup when they take on South Africa at the Riverside Cricket Stadium on Friday. Sri Lanka are currently seventh in the standings with two wins and two no-results,[Read More…]
Shenzhen, June 27 (IANS) After a trade ban by the US, Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Thursday warned against “politicising” of innovation and intellectual property (IP) while adding that IP is the cornerstone of innovation and its politicisation threatens progress across the world. “If politicians use IP as a political[Read More…]
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) One person was killed and two others were injured on Thursday in a an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The victim was identified as Nazir Ahmad Bhat. The incident took place in in Chuder-Ban village of Khudwani area. “Preliminary investigation suggests that[Read More…]
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Actor Amala Paul on Thursday revealed that she has been thrown out of upcoming Tamil film “VSP33” because the makers found her to be ‘not production-friendly’. A day after the makers of “VSP33” said Amala chose to exit the project due to date issues, she has[Read More…]
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), June 27 (IANS) Tension is mounting in Sikandrau town of Hathras district after villagers found bodies of a young inter-caste couple hanging from a tree early on Thursday. The bodies have been sent for post mortem. Extra police has been deployed in the locality to maintain peace,[Read More…]
Hyderabad, June 27 (IANS) Amid protests by opposition parties and ignoring appeals by descendants of a noble family to save a heritage building, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the new Secretariat and Legislature complexes. While the new Secretariat complex will be built[Read More…]
Osaka (Japan), June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday dubbed as “unacceptable” the tariffs hiked by India on American products and demanded that they be withdrawn. “I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high tariffs[Read More…]
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Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) Security forces have found the body of a militant and apprehended another in an injured condition in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Thursday. The body of Adil Ahmad was recovered from Sirhama village of Bijbehara area on Wednesday evening. The other militant, Arif[Read More…]
San Francisco, June 27 (IANS) Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing a feature that would give users the option of sharing their status Stories directly on other social networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Gmail and Google Photos. Just like Instagram, WhatsApp’s status Stories let users post images, text and[Read More…]
Birmingham, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed had to face a lot of backlash on social media after their defeat to arch-rivals India in the ongoing World Cup. After the defeat, the team went on to become the butt of all jokes with fans criticising the players’ fitness and[Read More…]
Osaka (Japan), June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday described as “unacceptable” the tariffs hiked by India on American products and demanded that they be withdrawn. “I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high tariffs[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Indian men’s football team is currently going through a transition period, with a number of players getting their debuts under new head coach Igor Stimac. One such player is Michael Soosairaj, who has impressed one and all over the course of the last two[Read More…]
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) A group of Hindu women in Jharkhand’s Seraikela district have lodged an FIR claiming that some people sympathising with Tabrez Ansari, the victim of a recent mob lynching incident in the state, have threatened to rape them, police said on Thursday. “A group of women have[Read More…]
