New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) US-based software company Cloudera on Friday said it has completed its merger with data management platform and solutions firm Hortonworks. The merger was announced in October last year. Cloudera will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CLDR”, the company[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Moderation in new work order generation slowed the growth of India’s services activity in December, an economic data point showed on Friday. Accordingly, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index inched lower to 53.2 in December from 53.7 in November. An index reading of[Read More…]
Cuttack, Jan 4 (IANS) The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSBP) men’s team made a bold statement and almost ensured their berth in the pre-quarterfinals of the 80th edition of the 11Even Sports Senior National Table Tennis Championships which began at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday. It was child’s[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and Meghalaya to file a status report on the steps taken to augment the operations to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal flooded coal mine, observing that the authorities failed to make serious efforts in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) More than 8 lakh tuberculosis patients registered under Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) have received the benefit so far under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, Minister of State Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Friday. “As on January 1, 2019, out of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A day after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party, anti-Sikh riots petitioner H.S. Phoolka on Friday said he will float a non-political organisation of social workers based out of Punjab and meet anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare soon. Addressing the media here, he said that after[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The security situation in Afghanistan and elections in the war-ravaged country came up for discussion during a meeting between National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Afghan counterpart Hamdullah Mohib here on Friday. According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry, both[Read More…]
Gurugram, Jan 4 (IANS) Punjab Royals picked up Bajrang Punia, Indian wrestlings hottest property at the moment, for Rs 30 lakhs, during the players draft of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) here on Friday. Vinesh Phogat, who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the[Read More…]
Vasco da Gama (Goa), Jan 4 (IANS) Churchill Brothers FC will take on defending champions Minerva Punjab FC in an I-League clash at the Tilak Maidan here on Saturday. Churchill are clear favourites on the back of their impressive attacking display till the halfway stage of the tournament. When the[Read More…]
Vadodara, Jan 4 (IANS) Delhi girls made their presence felt at the 64th National School Games Table Tennis Championship, cornering two bronze medals at the Sama Indoor Sports Complex here on Friday. Akshita Gupta led the charge, springing a surprise and upsetting India No. 43 Kheya Shah to clinch a[Read More…]
Jalandhar, Jan 4 (IANS) Maybe to give a glimpse of clumsy lifestyle and unyielding gadgets of the early decades of 21st century, a time capsule containing utility and other items was buried here on Friday by two Nobel Laureates, which will remain buried till next 100 years to come. Israeli[Read More…]
Imphal, Jan 4 (IANS) Neroca FC remained unbeaten at home, defeating a young Shillong Lajong FC 3-2 in an I-League encounter here on Friday. Neroca drew first blood through a penalty from Katsumi Yusa on the eighth minute followed by their second goal in the 21st minute from Singham Subash[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Mumbai Rockets will hope to continue their winning streak when they take on Chennai Smashers in a blockbuster Premier Badminton League (PBL) tie here on Saturday. With both the teams coming on the back of two consecutive wins, this face-off will end the winning streak of[Read More…]
Shillong, Jan 4 (IANS) Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awardee, Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly, said on Friday that coal mining disaster in Meghalaya could have been prevented if the state mining policy was in place. At least 15 miners are trapped inside the rat-hole coal mine, which are on the lateral[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, women MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday asked the Modi government to pass the women reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha ensuring 33 per cent quota for women. Raising the issue during zero hour, women members from the Congress, Samajwadi[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The government has so far sanctioned projects worth Rs 66,300 crore as part of the Rs 80,068-crore special package for development of Jammu and Kashmir announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2015, the Union Home Ministry said on Friday. Out of the 63[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Despite adverse meteorological conditions, a sudden increase in wind speed improved the toxic air quality of the national capital to ‘very poor’ on Friday and as per the Met, it is likely to improve a few more notches over the next few days. “Despite unfavourable[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday dismissed all allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal and said it was “far better on every count” on pricing, processes and other factors and hit back at the Congress saying while the Bofors deal was a[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) A common food additive, used in sausages, cheese, bread, dairy, baked and other processed foods, could both cause and trigger celiac disease, warns a recent study. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder, where gluten triggers the immune system to attack the gut. The study showed that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A two-day Dalit Literature Festival will take place at Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College here on February 3 and will address “longstanding and overdue questions” of Indian society’s marginalised society, the organisers said. Organised by a “group of public intellectuals, university professors, and social activists”,[Read More…]
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IANS) Indonesia’s U-22 national football team has set a target of passing qualification of AFC U-23 in 2020, Indonesian football association said here on Friday. For that goal, secretary general of the association Ratu Tisha said that the team would make the AFF 2019 championship a warm-up[Read More…]
Berlin, Jan 4 (IANS) Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have had their personal details hacked and published online, authorities said on Friday. Hackers managed to get hold of telephone numbers, private addresses, party memos, personal banking information and family information belonging to politicians[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) If you thought that obesity affects only humans, you may be wrong. It can also shorten lives of your canine friends, finds a research. The research, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two-and-half years[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to state on affidavit the steps taken to date in pursuance to the long-awaited appointment of the Lokpal. The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked the Attorney General K.K. Venugopal to[Read More…]
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh minister S.P. Singh Baghel said on Friday that Mamata Banerjee government’s attempts to deter BJP’s ‘Rath-Yatra’ rallies in West Bengal showed that the ruling party was scared of the saffron outfit’s growing popularity in the state. Stating that the matter should not have gone[Read More…]
