Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Wednesday said it has seized nearly 20 kilograms of gold, smuggled into India from Myanmar and worth Rs 6.73 crore, from Howrah district near here. Two persons have been arrested by the DRI in the case. Specific information was[Read More…]
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Feb 6 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday claimed that his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge victorious in all 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “I can promise that BJP will emerge victorious in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday made a strong political statement of openly backing her controversial husband Robert Vadra by dropping him at the Enforcement Directorate office when he came to face questioning in connection with a money laundering case filed against him. “I stand by my[Read More…]
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) A fatty diet provided our early human ancestors with the nutrition to develop bigger brains, finds a study challenging the widely held view that eating meat was the critical factor in setting the stage for the evolution of humans. The study by Yale University researchers[Read More…]
Dubai, Feb 6 (IANS) Makandure Madush, most-wanted Sri Lankan underworld drug kingpin, and several others have been arrested in a raid at a hotel here, the police said. Sri Lankan singer Amal Perera, his son Nadimal and underworld criminals Keselwatte Dinuka and Kachcipani Imran were among the 20 people who[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking contempt action on two government notifications issued on the court’s orders relating to high security vehicle number plates over 10 years. A bench of Justice R. Bhanumati and Justice R. Subhash[Read More…]
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Children who have more conflict with their mothers during early years of elementary school may be at difficulty finding a sense of purpose in life during adulthood, suggests a new research. A sense of purpose involves having the belief that one has a stable, far-reaching[Read More…]
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their lives had significantly higher concentrations of sperm compared with men who have never smoked weed, according to a new research by Harvard University. The study looked at men who were seeking help at fertility clinics,[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Somen Mitra on Wednesday demanded that a CBI probe into the Ponzi scam be accelerated and criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not taking action against the “culprits”. Taking a swipe at Banerjee’s “Save Constitution” dharna on Sunday evening after a[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) Despite whips issued by various parties to their legislators to be present on the first day of the Budget session of Karnataka legislature, as many as nine MLAs from the Congress and three from the BJP on Wednesday were found absent from the House. The nine[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Pulled down by issues affecting the sector, Adani Power on Wednesday reported a net loss of Rs 1,180.78 crore for the third quarter ended in December, although the loss was lower as compared to what the company had suffered in the same quarter last year. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) As much as Rs 356 crore were collected and Rs 170 crore were spent by political parties which contested the May 2018 Karnataka elections. The BJP was the highest grosser with Rs 213 crore and spent nearly Rs 139 crore, also the most. The Janata[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Focussing on its mission to empower women, social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday launched a digital skilling and mentorship initiative across five states in India that would encourage tribal girls to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities. Named GOAL (Going Online As Leaders),[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) To improve child sex ratio and to keep a check on those involved in sex selective abortions, the Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved a scheme to reward as much as Rs 150,000 to informers. The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal,[Read More…]
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the powerful military and intelligence agencies against interfering in political matters and curtailing media freedom in the country. The unusual criticism of the armed forces was part of a court verdict about a protest carried out by a hardline Islamist[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A class 12 student was critically injured in an attacked by a spurned lover on Wednesday, police said. The assailant was later arrested. The incident occurred in Barkatpura neighbourhood in the heart of the city when the 17-year-old student was on her way to the college.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Rubbishing claims that the new broadcast tariff regime would increase bill amounts of cable TV and DTH subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday said the new framework may actually decrease TV bills. The statement comes after a Crisil report on Monday[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Actress Helly Shah of “Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur” fame last played a lead role in the 2017 daily soap “Devanshi”. After featuring in a reality show and an episodic format project, she will play a lead role in the upcoming show “Sufiyana Ishq”. She[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) AAP leader Elvis Golmes, who was the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate in the 2007 Assembly elections, will be the Lok Sabha candidate from South Goa, the party announced on Wednesday. “As the AAP gears up for the election campaign, the PAC (Political Affairs Committee) has[Read More…]
Kharagpur, West Bengal, Feb 6 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “unending corruption and appeasement” and claimed she was the second leader to divide Bengal after Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of British India. Curzon announced the[Read More…]
By Darshan Desai Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (IANS) In a major revelation, firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel has stated that he is satisfied with the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections in the general category announced by the Centre. Patel also said he may[Read More…]
Nagpur, Feb 6 (IANS) Vidarbha put themselves in pole position to retain the title by blunting Saurashtra’s challenge on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final here on Wednesday. Star India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara failed for the second successive time as left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once again turned out[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A 34-year-old man was arrested for stealing in a Delhi Metro train the wallet of a British national that had 3,900 pounds, police said on Wednesday. Manish, a resident of Sarojini Nagar, was arrested on Tuesday following a tip from Raja Garden area in west[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the Sabarimala temple, on Wednesday joined the Kerala government in supporting entry of women of all ages into the hilltop shrine, saying that any practice has to be consistent with the Constitution’s dominant theme – “all persons are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Some do ‘japa’, some ‘puja’, but for their ‘saadhana’, artists sing and dance. These words of West Bengal’s Baul folk singer Parvathy Baul echoed in the premises of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Meghdoot Theatre here, as a festival featuring the 2017 Akademi awardees kicked off[Read More…]
