Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) A man was killed as violence erupted in North 24 Parganas district’s Bhatpara on Thursday following which police opened fire and deployed the Rapid Action Force amid the ongoing post-poll violence in West Bengal. BJP MP Arjun Singh claimed that the victim was shot in the[Read More…]
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New York, June 20 (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, currently undergoing medical treatment in New York, posed for a photograph with his “famjam”. Rishi’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni posted a photograph of herself along with daughter Samara and parents Rishi and Neetu Kapoor. “Famjam. NYC diaries, happy days only. No[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday urged all MPs to consider the government’s ‘one nation, one election’ concept and emphasized the need to ensure stringent punishment for crimes against women as part of efforts to build a secure nation. Addressing a joint session of both[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) With the change in weather conditions in the state, the Odisha government on Thursday ordered the reopening of all schools from June 21. While the schools were earlier scheduled to reopen on June 26 on account of the heat wave conditions, a change in weather conditions[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a global Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, marked World Refugee Day on Thursday with a special message. The 36-year-old star pledged her support to children who have been forced to flee their homes. She even shared a video of herself from[Read More…]
London, June 20 (IANS) Police investigating the death of footballer Emiliano Sala have confirmed the arrest of a 64-year-old man on the suspicion of manslaughter. The Argentinean footballer died on January 21 when the light plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel as he was flying from[Read More…]
By Gauarv Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) China on Thursday said that one of the top leaders of the Taliban was in Beijing to discuss the Afghan peace process and issue of terrorism with its officials. “Head of the Taliban office in Doha, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and his aides[Read More…]
Jamnagar, June 20 (IANS) A Gujarat court on Thursday sentenced sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old custodial death case, finding him guilty of murder. Jamnagar District and Sessions Court Judge D.M. Vyas also awarded similar penalty to police constable Pravinsinh Jhala. The verdict came after[Read More…]
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) All of 6, Rupsa Batabyal was the star of “Super Dancer Chapter 3”, where her belly dancing and ‘latka jhatkas’ won the hearts of the celebrity judges who dubbed her an “angel of dance”. She is just one of the many children[Read More…]
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Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Chinese handset maker Xiaomi reportedly stole an artist named Peter Tarka’s work to promote company’s products on its Spanish website. The images in question were stolen from Tarka’s Behance portfolio without any credit or payment. Moreover, some of the elements used were actually commissioned pieces for[Read More…]
Hong Kong, June 20 (IANS) Representatives of opposition movements in Hong Kong on Thursday gave an ultimatum to Chief Executive Carrie Lam to permanently withdraw the controversial extradition bill or be prepared for new protests. Pro-democratic opposition newspaper Apple Daily called for fresh protests from Friday if Lam did not[Read More…]
Varanasi, June 20 (IANS) A case has been registered against rapper Hard Kaur under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including sedition for her posts against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. The complaint was filed in Varanasi by lawyer Shashank Shekhar under IPC[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Yogesh Chander Modi met Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday and briefed him about the investigation in a terror funding case in the Kashmir Valley. According to agency sources, the NIA chief also briefed Gauba about the evidence[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Struggling to keep your hair shiny and skin dewy during summer time? Go for moisturisers with hydrating ingredients and do oil your hair, suggest experts. Rajat Mathur, Senior Manager – Education, Marketing and Visual Merchandiser, Kiehl’s and Chandini, Brand Trainer, Paul Mitchell, have doled out[Read More…]
Kannur (Kerala), June 20 (IANS) A team of police officials from Mumbai is in Kannur to arrest Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI-M Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, after a rape case was filed against him in Mumbai. But Binoy, who was in Kannur, has slipped away and his mobile phones have[Read More…]
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s fans in Lucknow are in a frenzy ever since Big B arrived in the Uttar Pradesh state capital for a month-long schedule of his new film “Gulabo Sitabo”. Amitabh began shooting for the film on Wednesday at the famous Mahmoodabad House in Qaiserbagh[Read More…]
Nottingham, June 20 (IANS) Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in their World Cup fixture at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Australia have made three changes to their line-up. They have included Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Adam Zampa in the playing XI in[Read More…]
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei on Thursday pleaded guilty in a Chinese court to accepting bribes worth over 14 million yuan ($2 million), the state media reported. In the first hearing of the trial in China’s Tianjin city, Meng — who had not appeared in public[Read More…]
BY VISHAL GULATI Shimla, June 20 (IANS) In a threat to native wildlife mammal species, authorities at the Great Himalayan National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, are perplexed with the spotting of alien invader wild boar in the park’s core zone for the first time. It was accidentally caught[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) In a move to highlight the journeys of some of India’s best athletes as they train with the aim to bring home Gold at Tokyo 2020, the Infotainment channel EPIC brings alive stories of the players on June 23 — International Olympic Day. The initiative has[Read More…]
Hanoi, June 20 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation and German football club VfL Wolfsburg have signed a two-year deal aimed at promoting the development of football in Vietnam, local media reported on Thursday. The partnership will focus on organizing friendly matches and training courses in Vietnam and Germany, developing professional[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day after the Congress dissolved its Karnataka unit, party sources said on Thursday that more heads will start rolling following its rout in the Lok Sabha elections. Senior party sources said more such action was in store in the coming days, hinting that the[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Oil prices surged more than 2 per cent on Thursday over fears of a possible conflict between Iran and the US as Tehran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that it had shot down an “intruding” US spy drone. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was[Read More…]
