Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) Around 150 hutments in Noida were gutted in a massive fire that broke out on Friday morning, police said. The incident took place at Sarfabad village in Sector 49 of Noida. Fourteen fire tenders were pressed into service which took nearly three hours to douse the[Read More…]
Perth, Jan 4 (IANS) Spain on Friday earned its first Group A win at the 2019 Hopman Cup as it prevailed 2-1 over France to wrap up its participation in the tournament in the third spot. The tie, however, brought bad news for Spain, as Garbiñe Muguruza was forced to[Read More…]
Brisbane, Jan 4 (IANS) World No. 34 Donna Vekic of Croatia on Friday nailed the Brisbane International quarterfinal round after defeating Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-0. The 22-year-old emerged victorious in less than an hour, qualifying for the tournament’s semifinal for the first time in her career, reports Efe news.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) All MPs and MLAs of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will stage a one-day ‘dharna’ here on Tuesday to demand higher MSP for paddy. Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik will also join the protest at Talkatora Stadium to demand Minimum Support Price (MSP)[Read More…]
Brisbane, Jan 4 (IANS) Fourth-seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Friday had to rally from a one set deficit to defeat big-serving Milos Raonic of Canada 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 and qualify for the semifinal of the Brisbane International. Medvedev found a way to save all eight break points he[Read More…]
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Bangladeshi President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who ruled the country from 1982 to 1990, will become the leader of the opposition in the Parliament following Sunday’s general election, his party said on Friday. Ershad’s Jatiya Party, a key ally of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League[Read More…]
Berlin, Jan 4 (IANS) German authorities on Friday said they were investigating a hacking attack that saw the personal details of numerous politicians and media personalities shared on the social media. Hackers managed to get hold of several telephone numbers, private addresses, party memos, personal banking information and family information[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman evaded his questions on the controversial Rafale deal and “ran away” when asked a pointed question if the Air Force objected to the changes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in “two minutes”[Read More…]
Ranchi, Jan 4 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Friday, police said. “There was information of Maoist movement in the Kurkheta jungle. A joint team of the police and CRPF was sent to the forest for search operations,”[Read More…]
Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Vikram Saini created a flutter saying given the charge of the Union home ministry, he would bomb all those who are “traitors” opposing ‘Bharat Mata-ki-Jai’ slogan and the singing of ‘Vande Matram’. Speaking at Chapaar in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday, the ruling party[Read More…]
Brisbane, Jan 4 (IANS) World No. 8 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Friday booked a place in the Brisbane International semifinal following a 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia. The 2017 champion eliminated the last player representing Australia in the tournament after one hour and[Read More…]
Colombo, Jan 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of ministers has granted approval to commence work on a Light Rail Transit (LRT) project here and its surrounding areas in order to ease the traffic congestion in the populated Colombo district, the media reported on Friday. Following a proposal by Finance and[Read More…]
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 159 on the second day of the fourth Test match against Australia on Friday, said anyone who is going through a lean patch can learn a lot while batting along side Cheteshwar Pujara. Pant showcased his[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) The US has urged its citizens to “exercise increased caution” when travelling to China as they could face arbitrary detention there, a move that came amid tense relations between the countries dominated by trade row and the recent American-requested arrest of a high-profile Chinese executive in[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 hit back at Congress saying while Bofors deal was a scam, the Rafale deal was in national interest which would bring Narendra Modi back as Prime Minister.[Read More…]
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) A civilian was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The gunmen shot and critically injured Simranjeet Singh in Khasipora village of Tral tehsil. He was shifted to a local hospital and then taken to Srinagar where he[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Singer Shalmali Kholgade, who wore a shimmering hot pants with a crop top in latest song “Khullam Khulla”, featuring Diplo and Vishal Dadlani, says it’s important to complement the music visually. The indie pop diva exudes confidence in the outfit which also gives a retro[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The restoration of the mausoleums of Hakims and Commander at the well-known Qutub Shahi Tombs here has been completed with the support under the Cultural Preservation Programme of Germany. Three structures in the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, as the entire complex is called, have been restored[Read More…]
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 4 (IANS) The absence of Brazil great Ronaldinho from the annual Globe Soccer awards in Dubai this week had nothing to do with a court-ordered travel ban, his lawyer said. Ronaldinho was a notable absentee at Wednesday’s event, whose guests included the 38-year-old’s former national team[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Amid reports of gradual phasing out of Rs 2,000 notes, the government on Friday clarified that there had been no decision on the printing of the high denomination note “recently”, while hinting that their printing has been stopped as there is “more than adequate” stock[Read More…]
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Indian stocks ended higher on Friday despite negative global cues as financials stocks led the gains on major equity indices. In addition, the sentiments were lifted as the Indian currency strengthened by over 30 paise on Friday to trade at 69.85 per dollar, against the previous[Read More…]
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) Syed Ashraful Islam, Bangladesh’s Public Administration Minister and former general secretary of the ruling Awami League, has passed away at 67 in Bangkok after a long battle with cancer. Islam, who had been re-elected member of the Parliament in the national election on December 30, breathed[Read More…]
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Besides removing those wrinkles and enhancing your beauty, botox has also been proven to be effective and safe in treating chronic migraine that affects your daily activities, says a new study. Chronic migraine is defined as at least 15 headache attacks per month for more than[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Six people have been killed and eight others injured in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in the US state of Florida, authorities said. The incident took place on Thursday on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, said Alachua County Fire Rescue on the social media. The Florida[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called Iran’s planned space rocket launches as defiance of a UN Security Council resolution, demanding Tehran to cease the related activities. In a statement issued by the State Department on Thursday, Pompeo warned that Iran’s plans to launch three[Read More…]
