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  • Retire deadwood employees prematurely: Himachal HC

    Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to explore the possibility of invoking its powers to retire employees prematurely wherever they have become deadwood or liability on account of doubtful integrity. The order on a petition came when a bench led by Justice Surya[Read More…]

  • Naidu wonders if KCR met Modi to brief him on Federal Front

    Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday wondered aloud if his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrashekhar Rao had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to brief him on the formation of the proposed Federal Front. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief told reporters here[Read More…]

  • Bank staff strike against merger hits services

    New Delhi/Kolkata/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. Bank staff are protesting the proposed amalgamation on the ground of its[Read More…]

  • AAP to launch ‘Bhajpa Bhagao, Bhagwan Bachao Yatra’ in UP

    Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will undertake a statewide “Bhajpa Bhagao, Bhagwan Bachao Yatra” from January 12, party leader Sanjay Singh announced in the state capital on Wednesday. Interacting with media persons here, the Rajya Sabha member said the Yatra will start from Ayodhya. This Yatra,[Read More…]

  • Blue Prism appoints Peter Gartenberg to lead India operations

    New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Britain-based global robotic process automation specialist Blue Prism on Wednesday announced the appointment of Peter Gartenberg as the company’s Managing Director and President, Indian subcontinent. Gartenberg, who was leading Microsoft India’s enterprise business till April this year, joins Blue Prism with over 30 years’ industry[Read More…]

  • KCR makes courtesy call on PM

    New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office in Hyderabad described it as a courtesy call. This was KCR’s first meeting with Modi after the former was sworn in[Read More…]

  • North Eastern Warriors seek to improve PBL fortunes (Preview)

    Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The North Eastern Warriors (NEW) will look to turn their fortunes around when skipper Saina Nehwal takes the court for the first time in the 4th Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL) against Mumbai Rockets here on Thursday. With a close 2-3 win-loss record out of the[Read More…]

  • Akhilesh lashes out at Congress for leaving lone SP MLA out of MP cabinet

    Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for not including its sole legislator in Madhya Pradesh in the cabinet despite its support in formation of the government and attaining the majority mark. Talking to the media, the former UP Chief[Read More…]

  • Nobody can ban ‘Thackeray’: Sanjay Raut

    Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Politician Sanjay Raut, who has written the story of “Thackeray”, based on the life of Bal Thackeray, says that nobody can ban the film and that the CBFC, which has raised objections on the movie, will understand the vision of the Shiv Sena founder. During the[Read More…]

  • Celta’s Iago Aspas to be sidelined due to injury

    Vigo (Spain), Dec 26 (IANS) Celta Vigo and Spain striker Iago Aspas is set to be sidelined for about four weeks due to a muscle injury on his right leg, his club announced on Wednesday. The 31-year-old forward, who is the top Spanish scorer in La Liga this season with[Read More…]

  • Uber partners with DMRC for kiosks in 50 stations by H1 2019

    New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Ride-hailing giant Uber on Wednesday said it entered into the second-phase of its partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to set up kiosks in 50 more metro stations by the first half of 2019. The first phase of the partnership between Uber and DMRC,[Read More…]

  • Former CRPF officer jumps to death from Gurugram highrise

    Gurugram, Dec 26 (IANS) A retired deputy commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) committed suicide by jumping from a highrise apartment building in an upscale residential area here, police said on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Harbhagat Singh (65), a resident of Golf Estate in Sector 66.[Read More…]

  • 6 dead in fire in Poland

    Warsaw, Dec 26 (IANS) Six persons were killed in a fire in Poland’s capital Warsaw, fire officials said on Wednesday. A small wooden building had caught fire on Tuesday night. The cause of the fire, which was put off early in the morning, and the identities of the six victims[Read More…]

  • NIA busts ‘jihadi’ module, nabs 16 in Delhi, UP raids (Fourth Lead)

    New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday nabbed 16 persons, including a group leader of a newly-traced Islamic State module “Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam” that was allegedly planning attacks in north India, especially Delhi, following raids conducted at 17 places here and in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The National Investigation Agency[Read More…]

  • Modi to visit Himachal on Thursday

    Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on Thursday to join in the celebrations to mark one year of the BJP government in the state. He will release a document highlighting the achievements of the government, an official statement said. The Prime Minister will address[Read More…]

  • Shah appoints election incharges for 17 states, Zadafia appointed in UP

    New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Preparing for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Wednesday appointed election incharges for 17 states assigning former Gujarat Minister Gordhan Zadafia, once a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the crucially-important state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 MPs to the[Read More…]

  • 13 Nigerian soldiers, 2 policemen killed in Boko Haram ambush

    Abuja, Dec 26 (IANS) Thirteen soldiers and two policemen were killed in an ambush by terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Army has said. The incident occurred late on Monday along the northeastern Damaturu-Maiduguri road, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The ambush followed another Boko Haram attack repelled[Read More…]

  • Overwhelmed, but had to keep focus: Agarwal

    Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) A well-crafted 76 on a long-awaited debut made Mayank Agarwal’s day and the batsman said he was overwhelmed but had to keep emotions in check in order to focus on the job. “It was a tremendous feeling to get the India Test cap. I had a[Read More…]

  • Thai government approves draft to legalise same-sex civil union

    Bangkok, Dec 26 (IANS) The Thailand government has approved a draft legislation to allow same-sex civil union, a step which could make it the first Asian country to recognize such partnerships once the bill is passed, official sources said on Wednesday. The government approved the Civil Partnership Bill on Tuesday,[Read More…]

  • Bank strike against merger hits services across Karnataka

    Bengaluru, Dec 26 (IANS) A day-long strike by the employees and officers of the state-run banks against the merger of three public sector banks (PSBs) paralysed services across Karnataka on Wednesday, a union official said. “The response to our strike call is overwhelming as over 1 lakh employees in about[Read More…]

  • Three Telangana teenagers killed in house fire in US

    Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Three siblings from Telangana were killed in a devastating house fire in Collierville town in Tennessee in the United States, according to the family. The missionary students were identified as Sathwika Naik (16), Jaya Naik (13) and their brother Suhan Naik (14). The three siblings hailed[Read More…]

  • We are getting new allies: Ram Madhav

    New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Facing sulking allies, the BJP on Wednesday said alliance politics is all about accommodation and adjustments and there was nothing new about such developments before elections. “We have completed seat-sharing arrangements with allies in Bihar only last week and we will certainly…. Alliance politics is[Read More…]

  • Golfer Randhawa held for poaching in UP (Lead)

    Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) International golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh forest department on Wednesday for poaching in the Katraniaghat wildlife sanctuary in Bahraich district, officials said. Randhawa and his friend Mahesh Veerajdaar were arrested in the Motipur range where they were poaching wild boars and[Read More…]

  • Three students killed in Beijing lab blast

    Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) Three students were killed in an explosion in the laboratory of Beijing Jiaotong University on Wednesday, news outlets here reported. The incident occurred at 9.34 a.m when students from the Municipal Environmental Engineering Department of the university were conducting an experiment on sewage treatment. The cause[Read More…]

  • Novel drug to fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s developed

    London, Dec 26 (IANS) Scientists have developed a drug with potential to stop the breakdown of nerves and brain cells that may lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and motor neuron disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, which includes memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding.[Read More…]