Chennai, April 4 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday warned DMK President M.K. Stalin against linking Chief Minister K. Palaniswami to the theft-cum-murder that happened in Kodanad Estate that belonged to late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. The court said it would be constrained to remove the stay on hearing[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Christian organisation’s plea seeking rescheduling of the April 18 polling for the Lok Sabha in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. A SC Bench, comprising Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Indira Banerjee, declined the plea for[Read More…]
Erfoud (Morocco), April 4 (IANS) The third stage of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally, which comprised a 230-km marathon stage, saw mixed fortunes for the Sherco TVS Rally Factory team here on Thursday. India’s Aravind K.P. put up a good show to finish the stage at P32 in the rally category,[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Muted growth and subdued inflation prompted the RBI on Thursday to lower its key lending rate for commercial banks by 25 basis points (bps) to 6 per cent, even as industry expressed the hope that the second consecutive rate cut would translate into lower lending rates[Read More…]
Wayanad (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad amid an outpouring of support from thousands on the streets, leading the party to claim it will sweep all 20 seats in Kerala. Thousands of men and women, and[Read More…]
Wellington, April 4 (IANS) The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch terror attack will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, New Zealand police said on Thursday. “Other charges are still under consideration,” the police said in a statement. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28,[Read More…]
Ranchi, April 4 (IANS) Six legislators, including one minister, are in the Lok Sabha poll fray in Jharkhand. While the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress have fielded two MLAs each, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM-P) have given poll ticket to one[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication app specifically designed for small businesses, is now officially available for iPhone users in several countries, including in India. The WhatsApp Business app, used by businesses to support customers, grow their businesses and serve their communities all over the[Read More…]
By Archana Sharma Jodhpur, April 4 (IANS) The stage is all set for a high-voltage political battle here with the Congress officially fielding Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot for the forthcoming parliamentary elections against the BJP’s Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the incumbent[Read More…]
Tokyo, April 4 (IANS) Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested on Thursday while out on bail pending trial on suspicion of misappropriating the company’s money. His fourth arrest came less than 24 hours after he announced from a newly launched Twitter account that he was “getting ready to tell[Read More…]
Los Angeles, April 4 (IANS) Model Amber Rose is expecting her second child. She and her boyfriend Alexander Edwards announced on Instagram on Wednesday that they were expecting their first child together, reports eonline.com. Rose also has a six-year-old son named Sebastian Taylor Thomaz with rapper Wiz Khalifa. Rose and[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) “Yeh chappal kahaan se liya (Where did you buy these slippers from)?” Ranbir Kapoor took a paparazzo by surprise when he posed the funny question to him at the airport here recently. Before heading to New York to meet his ailing father Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir unleashed[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, April 4 (IANS) Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu was knocked out of the Malaysia Open 2019 while Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the next round here on Thursday. In the women’s singles category, Sindhu was the last hope for India as Saina Nehwal had crashed out of the tournament[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices fell on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered the country’s growth projection for 2019-20 to 7.2 per cent. Accordingly, the equity market had a flat start in line with sluggish global cues only to slide during the mid session.[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Delhi Police allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by jumping before a metro train at the Jahangirpuri station in north Delhi, police said. The incident occurred at 11.58 a.m. when ASI Ajay Kumar (45), who was posted with the communications[Read More…]
Beijing, April 4 (IANS) In a bid to suppress what may turn into a mass outcry, major Chinese companies like Tencent and Xiaomi are trying to censor a page on software development platform GitHub where workers are protesting against the overtime work culture that is prevalent in China. The “996.icu”[Read More…]
Amethi, April 4 (IANS) Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi for betraying the people of Amethi and assured them that she would not leave them in the lurch. Irani is on a two-day visit to Amethi, from where she is contesting[Read More…]
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission will maintain a strict vigil against abuse of money power in the April 18 polls for the Lok Sabha and by-elections for 18 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, top officials said on Thursday. Following review meetings held with political parties, District Electoral Officers,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) After the Supreme Court on Thursday set the date for hearing on the biopic “PM Narendra Modi” for April 8, its makers said they won’t release the film as scheduled on Friday. “This is to confirm, our film ‘PM Narendra Modi’ is not releasing on[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Ferit Cricket Bash (FCB), India’s first independent cricket league for amateurs, is conducting preliminary trials for Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi trials began on Thursday at the Karnail Singh Stadium, where a large number of participants got selected, and will continue till April 8.[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Indian football team moved up two places to 101 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. India, who have not been in action since the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup in January, had dropped six spots to 103 in the February edition[Read More…]
New York, April 4 (IANS) Airplane toilets are loud. For kids, they could be downright terrifying. Now, a team of US researchers has invented a vacuum-assisted toilet that is about half as loud as the regular airplane commode. “People have told us they don’t want their kids to be scared[Read More…]
By Suyash Choudhary The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut repo rate by 25 bps (4:2 majority) while keeping stance neutral (5:1 majority). The Reserve Bank of India has cut both its growth and inflation forecast as well. Prima facie there is nothing to complain in this policy. However,[Read More…]
Panaji, April 4 (IANS) The BJP is preparing ground to foist late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s “dynasty” upon Goa, the Congress said on Thursday. The Congress reaction comes days after the former Defence Minister’s sons Utpal and Abhijat in a joint statement said that they would honour their father’s life[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Indian football team moved up two places to 101 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. India, who have not been in action since the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup in January, had dropped six spots to 103 in the February edition[Read More…]
