By Anand Singh New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U), which is one of the partners of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, had witnessed a rise in its fortunes in the elections whenever it had contested the Lok Sabha polls with the BJP in the state[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Veteran music composer Khayyam, who has turned 92, didn’t feel like celebrating his birthday here and said he has donated Rs 500,000 towards relief efforts for the family members of those who died in the Pulwama terror attack. Khayyam turned 92 on Monday. Talking to the[Read More…]
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Japanese carmaker Honda announced on Tuesday that it was closing its only manufacturing unit in the European Union (EU) that employs 3,500 people. Honda has made more than 3 million cars in the plant located in the English town of Swindon since it opened three decades[Read More…]
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) A 20-year youth from Jalgaon, who suffered from a major and extremely rare congenital heart defect, was saved after a record 16-hour plus surgery at the Asian Heart Institute (AHI) by a team led by a doctor who had performed heart bypass surgery[Read More…]
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Just over six years into the game, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which routed the Congress in the 2015 Delhi Assembly polls, is now giving the BJP a taste of its own political tricks as it gears up for the Lok Sabha[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) “Love you zindagi” fame singer Jasleen Royal says it takes a series of projects to get one successful project in hand. “I got a lot of love from people after the release of ‘Love you zindagi’ song. Every age group knows the song. People started[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 19 (IANS) Android’s next major update tentatively named “Q” could see the removal of the back button and a quicker app-changing animation when users swipe to the right. “Most of the complaints that people have towards Android Pie’s gestures focus on the presence of the dedicated back[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) In a major reshuffle, Additional Director General of West Bengal Police (Law and Order) Anuj Sharma on Tuesday took charge as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner. He replaced Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajeev Kumar, a statement issued by the state’s Home and Hills Affairs Department[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) An IAF pilot died on Tuesday after two Surya Kiran aircraft collided in the air and crashed while rehearsing near the Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru where the ‘Aero India 2019’ air show begins on Wednesday. The crash occurred on the outskirts of the airbase in the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday announced its partnership with Bengaluru-based predictive workspace automation provider Nanoheal to facilitate enterprises’ cognitive and self-healing end-user device management solutions. Combining TCS’ workspace management and deep delivery capabilities with Nanoheal’s automated, proactive, self-healing device platform, the partnership[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Nanak Singh, widely regarded as the father of the Punjabi novel, was present at the Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919 ,when the massacre took place and to mark the centenary of the bloody event, his lost manuscript, “Khooni Vaisakhi”, translated for the first time[Read More…]
Toronto, Feb 19 (IANS) Using a common medication to treat vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy could be associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, researchers warned. While topical treatments are used as the first line for pregnant women with fungal infections, oral drug fluconazole is also used during pregnancy. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that merely launching of schemes and initiatives is not sufficient, rather how to make them effective should be the priority. “Just launching of any scheme or initiative is not sufficient. What matters is how much[Read More…]
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The government has decided to give a push to its strategic disinvestment plan within the current fiscal year itself by clearing sale of 100 per cent stake in three special steel producing units of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), including Salem[Read More…]
London, Feb 19 (IANS) At least 1,000 tonnes of mercury is released into the atmosphere and millions of men, women and children worldwide are exposed to its toxic emissions due to gold production every year. A new $180-million five-year programme to reform the artisanal and small-scale mining sector, which accounts[Read More…]
Varanasi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is with the hard-working and honest people of the nation and in the past four-and-a-half years the BJP government under him has reversed the country’s downslide, besides changing the attitude of ‘sab chalta hai’ (everything is acceptable)[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Indian Americans across the US have expressed solidarity to the families of the 40 CRPF troopers who lost their lives in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, by holding candlelight vigils, peaceful protests and fundraisers. In Atlanta, Georgia, members of the Gujarat Samaj gathered at the[Read More…]
Betul (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 19 (IANS) Three persons were ran over by a truck and killed here while trying to help a motorcyclist who met with an accident minutes before, police said. At least three others were also injured when the group of good samaritans tried to help the biker[Read More…]
Sydney, Feb 19 (IANS) Two 20-year-old backpackers, one from Britain and the other from France, have gone missing at a beach in Australia, police said on Tuesday. The police have identified them as Hugo Palmer from the UK and his French companion Erwan Ferrieux, CNN reported. The men’s clothes, keys[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Last year’s winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bengaluru in the opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 that will begin on March 23. The schedule of the 2019 edition of the IPL will be released in[Read More…]
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pledged that his government will act against any Pakistani national found involved in the suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir if India provided “actionable intelligence”. In a nationwide broadcast, Khan also said that Pakistan will have no option but[Read More…]
By D C Pathak The horrendous killing of 40 troopers of the CRPF in a frontal attack on its convoy on February 14 at Pulwama – not too far away from Srinagar – by a locally-recruited suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) comes as a stark reminder of how the Pakistan[Read More…]
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Expressing confidence that he will claim a medal at the upcoming ISSF World Cup here, Indian shooter Abhishek Verma said that the hosts will have to deal with increased expectations and home ground pressure in order to emerge triumphant. “There is an[Read More…]
Taipei, Feb 19 (IANS) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday said that she will run for re-election as the island’s leader in 2020, despite her flagging popularity and growing hostility from Beijing. Tsai revealed her plans in an exclusive interview with CNN while aboard her presidential plane, saying she wanted[Read More…]
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Stargazers on Tuesday are in for a celestial delight as the biggest and brightest Supermoon of the year, also called the Snowmoon, is set to brighten up the night sky after 8.30 p.m. The Snowmoon will reach its peak at 10.54 a.m. EST in the[Read More…]
