Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar, who started an open conversation on menstrual hygiene with his film “PadMan”, says he is proud to see how talks have transformed into a grassroot-level movement. The actor invited all ‘Pad Heroes’ across India to join him and the Niine Movement for a[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot died on Tuesday after two Surya Kiran aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision while rehearsing near the Yelahanka airbase here where the ‘Aero India 2019’ air show begins on Wednesday. Two Hawk aircraft of Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team of IAF[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) In the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, Kartik Aaryan’s “Luka Chuppi” and Diljit Dosanjh’s “Arjun Patiala” will not release in Pakistan. Producer Dinesh Vijan announced on Tuesday via a statement that he has cancelled a contract with the Pakistan distributor of the films, and that[Read More…]
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his country will have no other option to retaliate if India wages war against it in the wake of the February 14 suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF troopers. “If you (Indian government) think[Read More…]
Vatican City, Feb 19 (IANS) The Vatican has revealed that it has secret rules for priests who father children despite their celibacy vows, The New York Times said in a report. The Vatican has also confirmed that its department overseeing the world’s priests has general guidelines for what to do[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Tuesday sealed an electoral alliance with the PMK for the Lok Sabha polls whereby the latter will contest in seven constituencies and for one Rajya Sabha seat. Speaking to reporters here after signing the pact, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said:[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The mid-air collision between two Hawk aircraft of the aerobatic team Surya Kiran in Bengaluru on Tuesday is probably the first after the elite unit was re-grouped in 2015 after a gap of four years but the show-stopping high-risk display flying arm of the Indian[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel which has favoured 3 per cent tax on the affordable housing category, down from 8 per cent, has submitted its report to the GST Council for taking it up and decide on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would commence hearing from March 26 on a batch of petitions challenging amendment to SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that restored the stringent provision of immediate arrest and no anticipatory bail for the accused on a complaint under[Read More…]
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Using advanced construction methods can help India plan energy efficient homes as well as reduce its carbon footprint, an Indian-origin researcher has suggested. Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere as a result of the[Read More…]
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) Nineteen wagons of two goods trains derailed near here on Tuesday, disrupting services, a railway official said. The first train derailed between Khelari and Garwah stations. The second train coming from the opposite direction collided with the derailed wagons, leading to its own derailment, Rajesh Kumar[Read More…]
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) At a time when digital assistants in smart devices at home or office are talking to us like never before, some users have begun to worry: Is Alexa or Google Home listening and recording personal conversations beyond the “wake” word? There are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS It is time to move on from dating apps like Tinder or Bumble as a French online dating community platform called Gleeden – the world’s first extra-marital dating website for married people – is making waves in India. Primarily marketed to women – specifically those[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday performed groundbreaking-cum-inauguration ceremonies for 18 industrial units, which will collectively invest Rs 2,196.30 crore and employ 3,465 people. The Chief Minister performed groundbreaking of 14 new projects and inaugurated four industrial projects through video-conferencing here. Among others, he inaugurated[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) The Emami Group’s stocks rose sharply by over 14 per cent on Tuesday after the group promoters sold their 10 per cent stake in Emami Limited, raising about Rs 1,600 crore to reduce debts. During the afternoon session of the trade, shares of Emami traded 14.83[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) A cash compensation of Rs 2.5 million, a brand new house, a permanent government job and free education for the two children of CRPF havaldar V.V. Vasanth Kumar were announced on Tuesday after the trooper was killed in the February 14 Pulwama terror attack. Kerala Chief[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) The Army said on Tuesday that it is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the American military pullout and negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan on the security situation in Kashmir. Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon, Corps Commander of the Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps, told the[Read More…]
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) With its heavy-lift capacity severely depleted, the Indian Air Force (IAF) station here is preparing itself to become the base for the first of the 10-tonne capacity Chinook CH-47 helicopters from the United States. The double-rotor Chinook helicopters, four of which have already[Read More…]
Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday received snowfall, leading to a surge in tourist footfalls as the visitors flocked to enjoy the snow-covered landscape. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since early (Tuesday) morning,” an official of the Meteorological Department here told IANS.[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) More than two months after assuming office, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday expanded his cabinet by inducting 10 ministers. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. Of the new ministers sworn[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking custodial interrogation of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar in connection with a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) case. A Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anu Malhotra asked NGO Advantage[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Two Surya Kiran aircraft crashed after a mid-air collision while rehearsing near the Yelahanka airbase here on Tuesday. The airbase is where the ‘Aero India 2019’ air show begins on Wednesday. Police said one of the pilots was suspected to have died. “Two Hawk aircraft of[Read More…]
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Big players in the Indian construction and general mechanics sectors are looking to embrace experience platforms in a big way, says French global 3DEXPERIENCE giant Dassault Systemes’s Vice Chairman and CEO Bernard Charles. “I’d say that the capacity of the Indian companies[Read More…]
By K.S.Jayaraman Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Pre-treatment of maize seeds with a small dose of gamma radiation improves crop productivity and yield without using chemical fertilizers, scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi have found. Reporting their findings in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, Achchhelal[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian Army on Tuesday said that all the top leadership of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit have been eliminated by security forces in the Kashmir Valley within 100 hours of the terror attack in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed. Addressing a joint press conference with[Read More…]
