New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The festive season brings on parties and gatherings galore. Try new hairstyles every time you step out, and ensure you put on make-up that lasts long. Samay Dutta, Director, NOIR, the Luxury Blow Bar lists down four brand new hairdos for girls to carry out[Read More…]
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang in October to prepare a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Department of State said in a communique on Wednesday. Pompeo met on Wednesday at the United National[Read More…]
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) In a major push to India’s International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer on Wednesday announced a major progress on tackling climate change globally at the One Planet Summit here. Announcing progress on initiatives hailed as “transformative” that will deliver on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) National Disaster Response Force chief Sanjay Kumar was on Wednesday given additional charge of the post of Director General of Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards (FS, CD and HG). Kumar, a 1985-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer, was given the new responsibility after[Read More…]
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday tapped UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg to lead an initiative that will support a global mobilisation of private capital in response to the challenge of climate change. An announcement was made during[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The opposition as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement that upheld the legality of Aadhaar but restricted its use for disbursement of welfare schemes and junked its requirement for cell phones, bank accounts and school admission.[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Security market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed stock exchange major BSE to launch “delivery-based futures contract in dold (1 kg) and silver (30 kg)”. According to the BSE, the trading of these contracts will be launched from October 1. “Contract start[Read More…]
Milan, Sep 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday questioned the BJP about the lynchings and encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh, and the farmer suicides in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s frequent foreign trips, Banerjee claimed that the country has not[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Wednesday lauded the Maldives Presidential election process that saw joint opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih emerging victorious over incumbent President Yameen Abdul Gayoom. In a statement, the CHRI said the peaceful vote for change in the Maldives Presidential[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo will operate its daily non-stop flights between Kuala Lumpur-Bengaluru and Kuala Lumpur-Delhi from November 15. “We are pleased to announce Kuala Lumpur as our 12th international destination effective November 2018. Malaysia provides a complete package for business travellers, holiday makers, the meeting[Read More…]
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Lender Punjab National Bank’s Board will consider a proposal for capital infusion of Rs 5,431 crore from the central government by way of preferential issue of equity share. According to a BSE filing made on Wednesday, PNB’s Board of Directors will meet on September 27 “for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposed agreement between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to boost mutual co-operation in related fields. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two institutes aims[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers rescued three children from the flooded Ravi in the Amritsar sector along the India-Pakistan border on Wednesday. “Due to recent incessant rains in Himachal Pradesh, the Ravi is in spate — the water level has risen up to 20 feet,” said[Read More…]
Imphal, Sep 26 (IANS) The Manipur police on Wednesday incinerated various kinds of narcotic drugs worth crores of rupees in the international market. “For the first time in Manipur the BJP led government has started appreciating the works of those police officers who had busted drug rackets,” said Chief minister[Read More…]
Shillong, Sep 26 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday said his government would consult all stakeholders, including political parties, for conducting an exercise for National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state on the lines of Assam. He said the Centre has mandated the National Population Register (NPR),[Read More…]
Madrid, Sep 26 (IANS) Spain head coach Luis Enrique Martinez on Wednesday said that he is not looking to radically change the national team’s playing style, while at the same time evolving in order to fight for a higher spot in the FIFA ranking. Enrique took the reins in July[Read More…]
Rome, Sep 26 (IANS) Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso said on Wednesday that Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain may not play in the upcoming Serie A match against Empoli, and has trained alone for the last two days due to a muscle problem. The Italian coach spoke at a press conference ahead[Read More…]
Madrid, Sep 26 (IANS) Spain coach Luis Enrique is to announce the international team’s squad on October 4, according to the Spanish football federation (RFEF). La Roja is set to be hosted by Wales in a friendly match in Cardiff on October 11, and then take on England in the[Read More…]
By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, Sep 26 (IANS) Led by former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, the fifth seeded Indian team in the open section in the Chess Olympiad in Georgia coasted to a comfortable 3.5-0.5 victory against lowly rated Canada. On the top board, Anand playing black continued his winning streak with[Read More…]
Ludhiana, Sep 26 (IANS) Reliance Industries (RIL) has entered into a partnership with Vardhman Textiles to manufacture its “R|Elan” fabric. As a part of this engagement, RIL’s “R|Elan” technical team will work closely with Vardhman to develop a variety of new manufacturing processes to manufacture specially engineered fabrics. “The innovative[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday said the required number of EVMs and VVPAT machines would be available well before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The poll panel said it has enhanced the requirement of additional VVPATs from 125 per cent to 135 per cent considering[Read More…]
Colombo, Sep 26 (IANS) Days after being stripped of the captaincy, Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews was on Wednesday dropped from the One-day International squad for the upcoming home series against England, with the selectors raising doubts about his fitness. Mathews was earlier asked to step down from ODI captaincy[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) will review the Supreme Court’s verdict on Aadhaar and wait for the telecom department’s instructions for further action. The COAI statement comes after the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed[Read More…]
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Coal India on Wednesday said it would earn additional revenue of about Rs 107 crore annually as its board approved “add on” over notified price of coal of North Eastern Coalfields from Thursday onwards. “The board of directors in its meeting on September 25 has approved[Read More…]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Domestic passenger cars will be equipped with pedestrian safety features from next month, official said on Wednesday. “Features such as anti-lock braking have already been mandatory in two wheelers and by next month (October 2018) all new cars will have pedestrian safety feature including new[Read More…]
