New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an end to the practice of post-retirement jobs for judges as it affects judicial neutrality. He cited specific instances of judgments influenced by outgoing Supreme Court and High Courts judges. “In[Read More…]
New York, Feb 22 (IANS) An asteroid or comet impact 66 million years ago reignited massive volcanic eruptions in India, and may have contributed to the dinosaurs’ extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period, finds a study. In the study, scientists from the University of California – Berkeley, report[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The government has issued the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019 to prevent chit fund scams and protect small investors. The ordinance, which prevents any individual or group of individuals from taking any deposit or loan from any person other than relatives, got President[Read More…]
Tirupati, Feb 22 (IANS) Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy making a movie about himself even after receiving the news that 40 CRPF troopers were killed in a terror attack in Kashmir, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Modi should be ashamed. Addressing a rally in this[Read More…]
New York, Feb 22 (IANS) Feeling depressed? It’s time to cut out the unhealthy junk food from your diet as it increases the risk of psychological disorders including bipolar disorder and depression, say researchers. Junk food is not only harmful for metabolism but also increases the risk of psychological problems[Read More…]
Panchkula, Feb 22 (IANS) Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC are all set to host northeastern outfit Neroca FC in their penultimate I-League home fixture with pride in mind here on Saturday. Minerva are currently placed in the ninth spot with 14 points from 16 games, while Neroca FC are placed[Read More…]
Shillong, Feb 22 (IANS) Shillong Lajong held Gokulam Kerala FC to a 1-1 draw in their final home fixture of the I-League football match at the JLN Stadium here on Friday. Following the result, Lajong are still stranded at the bottom of the table with 11 points from 18 matches[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday questioned Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, for over seven hours in a money laundering case, for the fifth time. The case relates to overseas ownership of undisclosed assets worth 1.9 million pounds. Vadra arrived at the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) World champions England had their batswomen to blame as they made heavy weather of a small target and lost to India by 66 runs in the opening ODI at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. In the first fixture of this ICC Women’s Championship rubber, Ekta[Read More…]
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh, General Secretary of the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA), feels the government needs to take some hard decisions and solid steps to isolate Pakistan rather than simply look towards the Indian entertainment industry for a ban. Sushant said:[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) The state-owned defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd on Friday handed over the first three advanced light helicopters (ALHs) as part of the 22 ALH MK III contract to the Indian Army at the ongoing Aero India show. “We have handed over the documents of the first[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday announced that it will hold a three-day festival ‘Moscow Days’ in the national capital later this year to celebrate the bilateral ties between India and Russia. The announcement came following a meeting between Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a white paper released on Friday said although deployment of the 5G network would require substantial investments, the operators which currently have 4G network would need a lesser amount of investment as they can use their existing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Pointing out that India will lose if it decides to boycott Pakistan at the ICC World Cup, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar asserted that the best revenge for the Pulwama terror attack will be to beat the arch rivals on the biggest stage cricket has to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea by the J&K government seeking the shifting of seven Pakistani terrorists from Jammu prison to Tihar Jail. The top court bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A day after the Congress formed a committee on national security headed by Lt. General D.S. Hooda (retired), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said his appointment was grudging “recognition” and “acceptance” of the 2016 surgical strikes that India carried out to avenge the killing of soldiers[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) National Award-winning composer Amit Trivedi says it is very important to have the right platform and mentor for an upcoming artiste. “An upcoming artiste can face a number of challenges and, having been on this journey myself, I can fully attest to how impactful the right[Read More…]
New York, Feb 22 (IANS) A common ingredient found in toothpastes and handwashes could make antibiotics less effective in treating conditions like urinary tract infections (UTIs), which, if left untreated, can become life-threatening, say researchers. Triclosan is the active ingredient responsible for the “antibacterial” property which is added to toothpaste,[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town. Police said one of the militants, whose identity is yet to be established, was killed in Warpora locality. “The operation against the militants is still going on,” a[Read More…]
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Rescuers on Friday failed to carry out search operation owing to inclement weather near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh, where a snow avalanche killed a soldier while five others went missing earlier this week. As the searches entered the third day, the authorities suspected that[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) A day after Akali leader Parkash Singh Badal taunted the Punjab Chief Minister that he was ready to be “arrested” over the 2015 scarilige cases and police firing, Amarinder Singh chided his political bete noire for “persistently indulging in theatrics.” Badal’s was “an obvious panic reaction[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) The 47th Rose Festival began at the Rose Garden here on Friday, after paying homage to CRPF troopers who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14. The three-day festival, which attracts thousands of people from the region, was inaugurated[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Four persons were killed and six injured when a fire broke out in a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district on Friday, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said. Expressing grief, Palaniswami said a solarium of Rs 100,000 will be paid to the family of the dead,[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Slamming the central government for “making false promises”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP and the RSS of spreading rumours to incite violence in the state and also said her government would not allow this. Banerjee said that she would not[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) GMR Airports Limited, along with its Greek partner Terna Group, will develop the new international airport of Heraklion at Crete, Greece. On Friday, the consortium signed a concession agreement for design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and exploitation of the new airport for a period of 35[Read More…]
