New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Given the extent of the malfeasance due to the extraordinary risk exposure to virus-infected IL&FS bonds (IANS has done a series of stories), the Finance Ministry has now asked Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) whether the fund has enough surplus to pay the 8.65 per[Read More…]
Panaji, May 7 (IANS) A day after a video in which a visibly irritated Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai knocked a mobile phone from a government officer’s hand went viral, the politician said on Tuesday that he is an “aggressive person” by nature and not quite an “English gentleman”.[Read More…]
Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) A Christian priest and three others were convicted on Tuesday for the gang-rape of five girls in Jharkhand’s Khuti district. “Four people including Father Alphanso have been convicted by the Additional District Judge. The quantum of sentence will be delivered on May 15,” Sushil Jaiswal, Public[Read More…]
London, May 7 (IANS) The US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned Norway that a prominent Arab activist who is living in the country under asylum protection is facing a potential threat from Saudi Arabia, the media reported on Tuesday. Pro-democracy activist Iyad el-Baghdadi is a vocal critic of Saudi[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Weeks before the results of general election are known, the central government has shifted many Ministerial staff back to regular departmental postings. While a government official pointed to possible uncertainty over the current government returning power or the Ministers being retained, a Secretary-level official termed[Read More…]
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices may increase sharply soon after new government comes to power at the Centre with oil companies looking to raise the retail price of the two transport fuels between Rs 3-5 per litre in phases and make up for[Read More…]
Cairo, May 7 (IANS) Egypt’s highest appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence awarded to 13 people on charges of terrorist attacks. The appeals of 39 people were rejected by the Court of Cassation, official news agency MENA reported. The court also confirmed life sentences, an equivalent of 25[Read More…]
Pune, May 7 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Pune Police (Rural) has recovered a golden dome which was stolen from the revered Ekvira Devi Temple near Karla in Lonavala on October 3, 2017, a top official said on Tuesday. The theft of the dome had created a huge embarrassment[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 7 (IANS) Amazon faced at least seven lawsuits filed by pregnant warehouse workers who were fired over the last eight years, tech portal CNET reported. The women who had worked at the retail giants warehouses claimed they were discriminated against because of their pregnancy. Beverly Rosales, one[Read More…]
Washington, May 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday abruptly cancelled a scheduled trip to Germany “due to pressing issues,” his department said on Tuesday. No specific reason was given for the cancellation. The press pool travelling with Pompeo were not told where they were going next[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) On Rabindranath Tagores 158th birth anniversary, the series Stories By Rabindranath Tagore was made more accessible to a larger audience by making it available in English and Tamil, apart from its original Hindi version. Directed by director Anurag Basu, the series features Radhika Apte, Sumeet Vyas[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Alpa Shah’s “Nightmarch: A Journey into Indias Naxal Heartlands” that chronicles a seven-night march the anthropologist undertook with a group of Maoists to understand what makes them tick is among the 12 works longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, it was announced on[Read More…]
Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Former Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has urged Saudi Arabia and Qatar not to let extremist groups in their countries finance Muslim fundamentalists in Sri Lanka like the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) which carried out the Easter Sunday bombings. Jayasekara, who is the General Secretary of the[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) WhatsApp would stop support for Windows Phone on December 31, 2019 which is aligned with Microsoft’s decision to end support for their operating system, the Facebook-owned platform said on Tuesday. After Microsoft pulls support in December, device backups for settings and some apps will continue[Read More…]
New York, May 7 (IANS) Despite significant advances in medical and surgical treatments for heart failure in the past decade, premature deaths caused by heart failure are on the rise in the US, especially among younger adults, says a study. Death rates due to heart failure have been increasing since[Read More…]
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 7 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Punjab’s Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat Sunny Deol on Tuesday promised that he would solve all problems of the constituency effectively after winning the elections. Addressing election meetings, he said the way people of Gurdaspur have instilled confidence in him and[Read More…]
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday took serious note of the free flow of liquor and drugs in Congress-ruled Punjab in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections on May 19. In a statement here, Leader of Opposition Harpal Cheema said the unprecedented liquor[Read More…]
Patna, May 7 (IANS) “Sea to Source: Ganges” an international all-female expedition to study plastic pollution in one of the world’s most iconic waterways, is part of National Geographic’s journey to better understand and document how plastic waste travels from source to sea and to fill critical knowledge gaps around[Read More…]
Fazilka (Punjab), May 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on his predecessor, the late Rajiv Gandhi. “The Prime Minister has absolutely no decency in him as he has not spared even a man who was no more[Read More…]
By Vishal Gulati Patiala, May 7 (IANS) Only the Congress can alleviate the woes of the people and put India back on the track of development, as the party did in Punjab, said Congress candidate and three-time Member of Parliament Preneet Kaur, who is in the fray for the fifth[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Around 79.96 per cent voting was recorded in the fifth phase of elections for West Bengal’s seven parliamentary constituencies, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The polling percentage was 82.61 in Bangaon, 76.81 in Barrackpur, 74.78 in Howrah, 81.16 in Uluberia, 78.48 in Sreerampur, 82.47 in[Read More…]
Colombo, May 7 (IANS) Over 166,900 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka last month, which was a 7.5 per cent decline compared to the same period last year due to large cancellations following the Easter Sunday bombings, according to official statistics on Tuesday. The April 21 attacks at three churches, three[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) ‘Dreamgirl’ Hema Malini is a star in her own right, but she brought along her husband Dharmendra, once famous as Bollywood’s ‘He-Man’, for campaigning to boost her prospects in the Lok Sabha elections. Last month, veteran actor Dharmendra brought his filmy side alive and enthralled[Read More…]
Mehtar Lam (Afghanistan), May 7 (IANS) Four police officers including a district police chief were killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Laghman province on Tuesday, officials said. “Alingar district police Chief Colonel Harif Saadat was martyred together with three police officers following an improvised explosive device attack in Miskinabad[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi “Bhrashtachari No. 1 (Corrupt No. 1)” at a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh last week. In an additional affidavit filed before the court, Congress MP Sushmita[Read More…]
