Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) The failure of the BJP-led NDA government to pass the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday brought cheers to most protesting organisations in Assam, but the ruling BJP termed it a “defeat” for the state. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its 100th Next-Gen Airtel store in the country with the opening of a store in Kolkata’s Park Street area. In a statement, Airtel said that it plans to roll out 10 Next-Gen stores across Kolkata[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Over 31 lakh students from Class 10 and 12 will appear in board examinations this year at nearly 5,000 centres in the country and abroad, the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) said here on Wednesday. According to CBSE, 18,27,472 students from Class 10 and[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) Tourists arrival in Goa is on decline, acknowledged Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar here on Wednesday and underlined the need to work out solutions to address the issue. “There is a drop in tourist arrivals in Goa and it needs to be looked into seriously,” Ajgaonkar told[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ three-day visit to India starting Wednesday comes at a crucial time when American giants Walmart and Amazon are facing fresh difficulties after changes in the country’s FDI norms for the e-commerce segment. Sources said the US Secretary is likely to[Read More…]
Amaravati, Feb 13 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to give free smartphones to all members of women’s self-help groups in the state to enable them to avail various government services on digital platform. The state has around 1.4 crore members in Development of Women and Children in Rural[Read More…]
Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the alleged “arbitrary and illegal” transfer of prosecuting officers of the Delhi government’s Directorate of Prosecution and seeking departmental action against its director Pankaj Sanghi for “misusing” his powers. The Public[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev called on Washington and Moscow to resume nuclear arms talks, warning of dangers of not doing so after President Donald Trump confirmed the USA plan to leave a key Cold War-era treaty. Gorbachev (President of the USSR in 1990-1991) in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Those who applied for the Lokpal panel during the term of the previous committee will have to apply again, as the Search Committee on Wednesday ruled that their earlier applications are no longer valid. The Search Committee held its second meeting for recommending a panel[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Union Cabinet Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad are among Indians who have enrolled for e-Residency programme initiated by Estonia, said Riho Kruuv, Ambassador of Estonia to India here on Wednesday. Launched in 2014, Estonia’s e-Residency programme saw enrollment[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Ten years after Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani created that iconic scene in the film “3 Idiots” where Chatur (nicknamed “Silencer”) reads out a text secretly edited by Rancho at a Teachers Day celebration, much to the disappointment of the principal “Virus”, something similar unfolded for[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Twenty-eight students were injured on Wednesday in a powerful but mysterious explosion in a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel. The tuition-cum-coaching centre was being run in a private school called ‘Falai-e-Millat’ in Narbal village near Kakapora[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran actor Richard Gere has once again become a father at the age of 69 after his wife Alejandra Silva gave birth to a boy. Gere and Silva, 35, were blessed with a son on Monday, reports cnn.com. This is the first child for the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The cost of generating solar energy in India is set to fall to as low as Rs 1.9 per unit by 2030 with technological advancements increasing efficiency, a joint study by TERI and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) revealed on Wednesday. “By 2030, we project that[Read More…]
Geneva, Feb 13 (IANS) Global unemployment levels fell one percentile to a steady 5 per cent in 2018, the lowest figures since the economic crisis that wreaked havoc on labour markets, the International Labour Organization said in a report published on Wednesday. The “World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019”[Read More…]
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system to restrict fake profiles designed to con people on dating apps and websites. The computing algorithms have been designed specifically to understand what fake dating profiles look like and then to apply this knowledge to scan profiles submitted[Read More…]
By Ravi Dutta Mishra and Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Stock-specific volatility along with caution ahead of the general election and global uncertainty have caused a sharp decline in Mid and Small Caps. However, brokers feel that low valuations have made them attractive once again. Data from the past[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) The failure to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was described as a “defeat for Assam” by Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. “It is a defeat for Assam. My party and I extended full support to the Bill. We[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Managing Trustee of Tata Trusts R. Venkataramanan has decided to quit after completing his tenure, said an official here on Wednesday. Venkataramanan has requested the Tata Trusts Chairman and Trustees that since he was completing five years in the post soon and was exploring other options,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Referring to the findings of experts in the Indian negotiating team for the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said here on Wednesday the two major claims made by the government of cheaper deal and faster delivery of aircraft stood demolished. “The two pillars of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the contempt petitions filed by Ericsson AB against Reliance Communications and its Chairman Anil Ambani, who was present in the court for the second day. The contempt petitions were filed against Anil Ambani and RCom for failing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Ten years after Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani created that iconic scene in the film “3 Idiots” where Chatur (nicknamed “Silencer”) reads out a text secretly edited by Rancho at a Teachers Day celebration, much to the disappointment of the principal “Virus”, something similar unfolded for[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Putting India and England as favourites to win the forthcoming ICC World Cup, batting great V.V.S. Laxman on Wednesday said Virat Kohli and Co. are peaking at the right time after their historic ODI series triumphs in Australia and New Zealand. “It’s all about peaking at[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday confronted Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case involving the Bikaner land deal case about the loan given by the Bhushan Steel and Power to a French firm to buy his company’s land. An[Read More…]
Imphal Feb 13 (IANS) The lapsing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as it was not cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday “is a victory of the people”. This was stated by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren who has been camping in Delhi along with representatives of nine political[Read More…]