New Delhi/Kolkata/Mumbai/Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Banking services at branches of state-run banks across the country were hit on Wednesday following the strike by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda, even as they promised to step up pressure on the government if[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Air Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations), the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. He has earlier served in three out of the four wings of Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) headquarters. Commissioned as an Indian Air Force[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 7-year-old girl from Uzbekistan got a new lease of life after doctors successfully treated the patient suffering from viral Myocarditis — inflammation of the middle layer of the heart wall — from the age of two. The girl had swelling all over her body[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday claimed to have busted an Islamic State module by arresting 10 people, including the group leader, who were allegedly planning terror attacks targeting some political personalities and security establishments as well as crowded places in Delhi and the national capital region.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Wednesday defaced a signboard of Rajiv Chowk in Connaught Place and demanded the renaming of the place after revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh. A video, which surfaced online, showed the protesters, including women, raising slogans against Rajiv Gandhi[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) All India Students’ Federation (AISF) leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doing communal politics and vowed to fight against anybody acting against the country’s Constitution and democracy. “It is true that Modi is destroying[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) Punjab Education Minister O.P. Soni on Wednesday warned that officers and principals will be held fully accountable for the poor performance of students in examinations. Presiding over a meeting with the District Education Officers (DEOs), Soni said that DEOs should regularly check schools and punctuality among[Read More…]
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Australia batsman Travis Head rued their failure to dismiss Indian captain Virat Kohli on the opening day of the third Test here on Wednesday. Kohli, batting on 47, was dropped on the same score by skipper Time Paine behind the stumps off Mitchell Starc’s bowling. “The[Read More…]
Panaji, Dec 26 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of being “communal”, after police, early on Christmas eve, stopped a traditional Christmas eve gala dance at Nuvem village, citing absence of permission. Addressing a press conference in South Goa’s Margao town on Wednesday, state[Read More…]
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) A civilian was killed on Wednesday in Pakistan ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said here: “At around 12 p.m today (Wednesday), the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked firing in Nowshera Sector resulting in critical[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will have separate high courts from January 1 with the Centre issuing orders for bifurcation of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. The orders, signed by President Ram Nath Kovind and issued by the Union Law Ministry on Wednesday, said[Read More…]
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd. became the latest official sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the organizing Committee announced here on Wednesday. Shunxin will supply Beijing 2022 with fresh meat, seafood, fruits, and vegetables, according to the partnership. Zhang Jiandong, Beijing’s vice[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Delhi Metro on Wednesday inaugurated kiosks for two major cab aggregators — Ola and Uber — here at the Dwarka Sector-21 and Rajiv Chowk metro stations for commuters to book their cabs and get information regarding already booked ones and their locations. The move,[Read More…]
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS) In a welcome move, 60 couples each from the Indian Army and the Myanmar Army visited the neighbouring countries recently to boost the centuries-old ties between the two nations. Defence spokesman, Col. Chiranjeet Konwar, said on Wednesday that 60 couples from the Indian Army visited Myanmar,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NITI Aayog will on Thursday release the second delta ranking of the most backward districts of the country — which it has dubbed as “aspirational districts” — reflecting the incremental progress made by them between June and October. The government think-tank said the districts[Read More…]
San Sebastian (Spain), Dec 26 (IANS) Spain’s Real Sociedad on Wednesday announced that it has parted company with its first team’s head coach Asier Garitano as well as his staff member Miguel Perez. Sociedad currently lies in the 15th spot in the La Liga standings with 19 points, having collected[Read More…]
Rome, Dec 26 (IANS) AC Milan failed to get the maximum points for their run into the top four as they drew 0-0 with Frosinone on Wednesday. The only point AC Milan received from the draw was not enough to push them up to the fourth place in Serie A[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) Claiming the nation is going through an “unprecedented crisis” under the BJP-led Central government, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday said there should be “unprecedented alliances” between parties to defeat the current regime at any cost in the coming elections. Terming the BJP as a fascist[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday claimed that it has arrested 10 people, including a group leader of a newly-traced Islamic State module, “Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam”, that was allegedly planning terror attacks on some political personalities and the security establishment as well as crowded places in Delhi and the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Value buying on the back of attractive valuations along withshort-covering ahead of derivatives expiry and low crude oil prices buoyed the major domestic equity indices on Wednesday, with the barometer BSE Sensex gaining 180 points. The volatile trade session closed with the equity market making a[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India has recalled 5,900 units of light commercial vehicle Super Carry. According to the company, it is “proactively and voluntarily” undertaking the recall campaign. “The company will inspect a possible defect in fuel filter of 5,900 Super Carry vehicles manufactured between[Read More…]
Gurugram, Dec 26 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl has alleged rape by her accounts tutor at knife point. The police has registered a case based on the complaint lodged by the victim’s mother. The class 12 student took tuitions in accounts from tutor Yogendra Vashisth. After the incident, the victim apparently[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Punjab minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Laxmi Kanta Chawla has rapped Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for alleged apathy towards the common man and asked them to forget about the “bullet” train. In a video that went viral[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) After four consecutive days of “severe” air pollution, Delhi’s air quality improved to “very poor” and according to the weatherman, it is likely to remain in the same zone for the next three days, with dense fog engulfing the city. “Although the overall air quality[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says that he had to work really hard to get the personality and mannerisms right to play the role of late politician Bal Thackeray on the big screen. During the trailer launch of “Thackeray” on Wednesday, Nawazuddin said: “Getting the mannerisms,[Read More…]
