Belgrade, Feb 21 (IANS) The same-sex partner of Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has given birth to a boy in what the Prime Minister’s office called a “historic event” in a country that does not recognize gay marriage. A statement from Brnabic’s office said Milica Djurdjic, who gave birth on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday met the protesting employees of the Delhi government and promised them that he would take up their demands with the Lt Governor and the Union Home Minister. “In this decisive fight, the government is with you,” Sisodia[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Digital Communications Commission, the inter-ministerial panel of DoT, has given in-principle nod for monetisation of fibre assets of the Pan India broadband connectivity project, BharatNet, so that these can be offered to private telcos through auction, lease or by outright sale. Sources said the[Read More…]
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Jammu, Feb 21 (IANS) While mainstream politicians on Thursday said withdrawal/downgrading of their security cover would make them vulnerable to attacks, separatist leaders have dismissed the decision as a ‘non-issue’. Reacting to the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to withdraw/downgrade the security cover of 155 mainstream politicians, former Chief Minister[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) West Bengal on Thursday observed the International Mother Language Day with floral tributes, processions and cultural programmes as people remembered the martyrs who laid down their lives for the cause of the Bengali language in Dhaka (then in East Pakistan) in 1952. Earlier, this day was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to give reasons for seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to self-styled godman Daati Maharaj in a rape case. The court sought documents from the CBI to support its application. The[Read More…]
Karachi, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistani actor Ali Zafar says he cannot feature as legendary playback singer-actor Kishore Kumar in a prospective biopic as he feels he cannot match up to the late genius’ talent. On Thursday, a social media user tweeted to Ali while actor Ayushmann Khurrana has hinted on[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Director Anees Bazmee always wanted to make more romantic films, and is happy to return to the genre with his upcoming rom-com. “Romantic films have always been close to my heart. I love them,” Bazmee told IANS. “I always wanted to make romantic films. But after[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Amid the hate and tensions, an independent Pakistani journalist, Sehyr Mirza, has begun an #AntiHateChallenge on Facebook, condemning the Pulwama suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir which killed 40 CRPF troopers. Mirza expressed anguish over the terror attack and asked fellow citizens to join in[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) “Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan” actor Ram Yashvardhan likes to share fitness tips with his fans online. Inspired by the actor’s posts on fitness regime, his fans often ask him to share workout tips and give a sneak peek into his work-outs. Ram often shares[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed its former judge Justice D.K. Jain as BCCI’s first Ombudsman for the resolution of disputes arising in the apex cricketing body in the course of administration of its affairs. The top court bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati University Dilip Kumar Sinha and ex-Registrar Dilip Kumar Mukherjee were sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of conspiracy and forgery by a lower court in the Birbhum district on Thursday. Mukti Deb, a one-time woman professor at the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre and the state governments to protect Kashmiri students, being targeted across the country in the wake of Pulwama terror attack. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) Over a month after announcing an alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced the allocation of seats to each partner on Thursday. In a statement, SP President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati announced that[Read More…]
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) On a day that the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced the seat allocation formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav said that the party he founded 27 years back had been given a raw deal. Addressing party[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the inter-ministerial panel of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has given in-principle nod for monetisation of fibre assets of BharatNet. These assets will be offered to the private telcos through auction, lease for 20 years or by outright sale. The[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Jaya Prada got nostalgic while shooting for a dance show where a contestant performed on the hit song “Dafli wale dafli baja”, which was picturised on her years ago. The veteran actress said the song wasn’t even going to feature in the 1979 movie “Sargam”. Jaya[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday flew in indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) at the Aero India 2019 air show here. “It was a wonderful experience flying the LCA. The avionics of the aircraft was very good. I[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Digital Communications Commission, an inter-ministerial panel of DoT, on Thursday discussed the revival proposals of two of its struggling PSUs – BSNL and MTNL – where the department proposed issue of 10-year bonds to fund their VRS plans and that their huge land assets[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress for their silence over attacks on Kashmiri students in parts of the country. Addressing the media here, Abdullah said: “Attacks on Kashmiri students will result in further alienation[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) A 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Manoj Yadava on Thursday took over as the Haryana Director General of Police (DGP). Yadava took charge at the state police headquarters in Panchkula in the presence of senior police officers. IPS officer K.P. Singh was officiating as the[Read More…]
Vatican City, Feb 21 (IANS) Pope Francis said here on Thursday the world was waiting not only for the Catholic Church to condemn child sexual abuse by members of clergy but also for “concrete measures” to eradicate it. The head of the Church said this in his speech at the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Pharma major Piramal Enterprises on Thursday said Saridon, its pain relief tablet, has been exempted from the list of banned fixed dose combinations (FDCs) by the Supreme Court. In September last year, the apex court had stayed the ban, allowing Piramal to continue manufacturing, distribution[Read More…]
Ghaziabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to build a ‘gaushala’ spread over 18,000 square metres here. “We have initiated the process and have invited tenders for the same,” GDA spokesman Amardeep Singh said. –IANS sps/pg/bg
