Kathmandu, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattarai, who is currently in the New Delhi seeking medical treatment, has begun consultation with doctors on Tuesday at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. The senior leader of Janata Samajwadi Party had left for India on February 21 citing[Read More…]
Kathmandu, Feb 23 (IANS) At least 25 special priests from various sacred temples of South India have reached Kathmandu to perform ‘Kshama Puja’ (forgiveness worship) at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu as the authorities have started work to replace the existing silver jalhari of the temple with gold-plated jalhari. Kshama Puja[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Hollywood star Eddie Murphy is set to reprise his popular role of Akeem from the 1988 comedy hit Coming To America in a sequel. The sequel titled Coming 2 America is gearing up for a global premiere on March 5. Murphy said: “In Coming To[Read More…]
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) A soldier was killed in a firing accident in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in Jammu district. “Gunner Sayan Ghosh of Artillery Regiment suffered fatal injury due to a firing accident while carrying out live firing training at Field Firing Ranges in Akhnoor Sector on February[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (IANS) The MoU signed between the Kerala government’s KSIDC and a private company EMCC International India (Pvt. Ltd.), for the promotion and upgradation of the deep sea fishing industry in the state with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore is against the Indian Biodiversity Act of 2002[Read More…]
Kathmandu, Feb 23 (IANS) Nepal on Tuesday reported 110 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 273,666. In the last 24 hours, 53 new cases surfaced in Kathmandu valley. Of the newly infected, 21 are females and 32 are[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Chehre, starring Amitabh Bachchan with Rhea Chakraborty and Emraan Haashmi, has been confirmed for theatrical release on April 30. Big B tweeted the first poster of the film, where it seems that he is interrogating Emraan while the others such as Annu Kapoor and Krystle D’souza[Read More…]
Hwaseong, Feb 23 (IANS) The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency in South Korea arrested nine foreign nationals in a recent assault case that sparked public outrage after video of the attack went viral on social media, officials said Tuesday. The police agency said the suspects from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has created 1.3 times more shareholder wealth than any other company in India over the last 25 years. As per a presentation on the proposed reorganization of O2C business of RIL, the company said it has created 1.3 more wealth. Reorganization[Read More…]
Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) Drugs worth Rs 14 crore were seized from two trucks and three persons were arrested in Imphal West district, said police officials on Tuesday. They suspect the consignment was bound for Myanmar. Imphal West District Superintendent of Police K. Meghachandra said that on the basis of[Read More…]
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Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) South Korean stocks slumped on Tuesday for a second day amid lingering inflation concerns, with major tech and bio stocks coming under heavy selling pressure. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. After veering in and out negative terrain, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price[Read More…]
By Sundeep Pouranik Ujjain, Feb 23 (IANS) There is a saying that there is no age barrier for reading and learning that a person can continue to learn and grow throughout life. This adage has come true for Sasikala Rawal of Ujjain, who has been awarded a PhD in Sanskrit[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) As winter winds up with February approaching its end, the whole of north India is experiencing the blazing sun which is rare for this time of year. The temperature on Tuesday afternoon touched 31 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal, and is expected to soar[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg ‘Toolkit’ conspiracy case. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana allowed the bail to the accused on the condition of two surety of Rs one lakh each. During the three-hour-long bail[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has spent a total of Rs 13,352.85 crore in preventing the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Tuesday. He also said the state is expected to log a positive growth rate of 2.02 per cent. Panneerselvam, who[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s capitulation for 36 in the second innings of the first Test in Australia, a day-night game played with a pink ball in December, will not have an impact on the third Test against England that begins under lights here on Wednesday at the reconstructed Motera[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The JEE mains examination have commenced from Tuesday. This is the first time that JEE examinations are being conducted under the country’s new education policy. Under the new education policy, this time round, students are also appearing for the JEE mains examinations in Telugu, Tamil,[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has launched an accident-cum-life insurance scheme for the benefit of the below poverty line families in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday. Panneerselvam, who also holds the finance portfolio, stated this while presenting the interim Budget for 2021-22[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Samsung on Tuesday launched a new range of ‘Digi-Touch Cool TM 5-in-1’ single-door refrigerators in India at a starting price of Rs 17,990. The new refrigerators come with an advanced digital touch technology that will empower consumers to control their refrigerator settings with a simple[Read More…]
Lahore, Feb 23 (IANS) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan decided to seek the record from a known private laboratory about procuring Covid-19 vaccine from Russia and its proposed plan to charge over $100 [per head] profit. The NAB Lahore has initiated a probe into a complaint that the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s men’s football team will play two international friendlies in March against Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in what will be their first assignment since November 2019, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. The matches will be played in Dubai[Read More…]
By Subir Bhaumik Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy and Coast Guard personnel have been feeding and providing medical attention to a group of 90 Rohingya refugees and three Bangladesh crewmen on a boat that was stranded on high seas after it drifted into India’s territorial waters on Monday.[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Government IT spending in India is set to total $7.3 billion in 2021, a growth of 9.4 per cent from 2020, according to a forecast by Gartner on Tuesday. The first ever digital census this year will be pivotal in increasing government IT spending in India.[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23 (IANS) The Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) has crossed Rs 5,000 crore in loan assets as on December 31, 2020, from the previous year’s figure of Rs 2,838 crore. “KFC has achieved the highest growth among the government-owned State Financial Corporations (SFCs) in India. This important achievement was[Read More…]
