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Washington, May 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has outlined a less restrictive view of abortion than what was recently passed by Alabama’s Republican state government. Alabama has banned abortion except if there is a “serious health risk” to the mother, with no exceptions for rape and incest. The President[Read More…]
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Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) Actress Sophie Turner, who battled with weight at a young age, has learnt that she has to put her mental health first, beyond anything “otherwise Im screwed and then I might actually end up in rehab”. The 23-year-old became a popular name after starring as[Read More…]
Washington, May 19 (IANS) NASA has completed the first hardware test of a robot in space that would take care of the International Space Station (ISS) in the near future. The robot named Bumble is one of three Astrobee robots that will research automated caretaking aboard the ISS. Bumble, and[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA is poised to get 300 seats, the Congress-led UPA 126 and “non-aligned” parties 116 seats, according to poll of polls done by NDTV. –IANS ps/vd
Vienna, May 19 (IANS) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced snap elections in September after Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache resigned over a corruption scandal. After a meeting with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the President told the media the beginning of September had been earmarked for the elections, Xinhua[Read More…]
Bangkok, May 19 (IANS) Indias young paddlers sparkled in the SET Thailand Junior & Cadet Open, clinching four bronze medals here on Sunday. Oishik Ghosh and Ashish Jain (Hope Boys’ Singles), Sayani Panda (Hope Girls’ Singles) and the Junior Boys’ Team of Manush Shah, Reagan Albuquerque and Deepit Patil displayed[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian women cricket team’s young batting sensation Jemimah Rodrigues has been spotted trying her hands in the hockey field with her pet dog ‘Theo’, also earning appreciation from Hockey India (HI). Posting a video of her on microblogging website Twitter, the 18-year-old wrote, “A lil’[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Amid violent clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, with hurling of bombs and ransacking of police vehicles, the Bhatpara Assembly constituency turned into a battleground during the by-polls on Sunday. Bhatpara’s Ghoshpara and Kankinara areas were more violent as workers[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks set to form the government again, according to the exit polls conducted by Republic TV. The Republic double exit poll said that the National Democratic Alliance is likely to form the government as CVoter exit poll projected that the BJP-led[Read More…]
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) It’s a close fight between Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress’s Jaganmohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh in the general election. The INS-CVoter exit poll has predicted 14 seats for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) while giving 11 to main rival YSR Congress. Compared to the tally in[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Mangalore bike racer Adnaan Ahamed proved to be the consummate racer in the opening round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Sprint Championship here on Sunday, winning two categories in style on an action packed day. Adnaan, winner of various national and regional championships, clocked the[Read More…]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Though labelled ‘Babua’ by his political rivals, Akhilesh Yadav, the key architect of the gathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, seems to have mastered the art of managing the unmanageable in UP. The way Samajwadi Party President, Akhilesh managed BSP’s Mayawati, perceived as an[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Internet activism or hacktivism — the subversive use of Internet-connected devices and networks to promote a political or social agenda — saw a massive drop of nearly 95 per cent from 2015 to 2018, a new report has said. According to the “IBM X-Force Threat[Read More…]
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Even as commercial drones are waiting in the wings to take off, foreign majors are eyeing big opportunities in the sector in India. Skylock of Israel has started scouting for deals in the fledgling sector and is exploring the sale of its[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) As the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections got over, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Election Commission (EC), saying its “capitulation before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his gang is obvious” and that the poll panel was not being respected anymore. “From Electoral Bonds[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Barasat parliamentary constituency, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, on Sunday accused the central forces of vandalising her party’s camp offices and influencing the people to cast their votes for the BJP in the Rajarhat-Newtown area near Kolkata. “The CAPF personnel are intimidating[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Catapulted into the limelight for the wrong reasons, Kashmiri goalkeeper Afshan Ashiq is keen to grow out of the ‘stone-pelter-turned footballer’ tag after taking part in the ongoing Indian Women’s League (IWL). A photo of Afshan had gone viral on social media in December 2017[Read More…]
Aligarh, May 19 (IANS) The controversy over Nathuram Godse refuses to die down. The All India Hindu Mahasabha on Sunday celebrated the birthday of the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi with a “havan” here. A heavy deployment of police was seen at the Bidas compound under Gandhi Park police station where[Read More…]
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