By Navneet Mishra New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The unveiling of Swami Vivekananda’s idol at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)here has once again sparked a battle of ideologies in this fortress of left-wing student organisations. The politics behind the installation of the statue is now being interpreted in this bastion of[Read More…]
Kochi, Nov 12 (IANS) The day saw heated arguments from both sides when the bail plea of M. Sivasankar, senior IAS officer and former secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, was moved. At the end of the day, the court said that it will deliver its orders on Tuesday[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The deadline for redesigning of seven roads in national capital has been extended from December to March 2021 due to the pandemic, the Delhi government said on Thursday. The announcement came after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a review meeting with PWD officials on the[Read More…]
Guwahati/Shillong, Nov 12 (IANS) The surrender of top ULFA (I) leader Drishti Rajkhowa and four other dreaded cadres of the outfit would facilitate to establish peace in the northeast region and prevent fresh recruitment, army and police officials said on Thursday. Rajkhowa, the second-in-command of the outlawed United Liberation Front[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement for making capital contribution of up to $50 million in Breakthrough Energy Ventures II, L.P. (BEV), a limited partnership, newly incorporated under the Delaware State Laws, the US. The capital[Read More…]
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) As US president-elect Joe Biden is set to take charge in January 2021, all eyes are set on the US Trade Representative (USTR). The appointment of USTR will be particularly critical, especially in the wake of an emerging world order amid the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Nov 12 (IANS) A 20-year-old elephant, rescued from a temple in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, has adapted to a new, happier life in Bannerghatta zoo in the Karnataka capital, an official said on Thursday. “Sundar has gradually habituated to new life in the zoo, which is home to 24 Asian elephants,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) : The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government to respond on a contempt application seeking initiation of proceedings against the latter’s top officials and others for alleged non-compliance with an order to take action and regulate online pathological labs. A single-judge bench[Read More…]
Imphal, Nov 12 (IANS) A huge quantity of drugs, valued at Rs 287 crore, was seized in central Manipur’s Thoubal District, Assam Rifles officials said on Thursday. An Assam Rifles official said that the paramilitary troopers and Manipur Police personnel acting on secret information recovered 72 kg of brown sugar,[Read More…]
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress lawmaker Becharam Manna reportedly resigned as a legislator from the state assembly on Thursday following an internal feud with Rabindranath Bhattacharya, his party colleague and senior Trinamool leader in Hooghly district. Manna, who is a two-time MLA from Hooghly’s Haripal assembly[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Nov 12 (IANS) The famous Hoysaleshwara temple in Halebeedu in Karnataka, which was in dark for more than 10 days, finally saw light on Thursday. The state-run Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (Cesco), Mysuru, had pulled the plug for non-payment of pending electricity bills that had accumulated for more[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Airline major SpiceJet will commence flight operations between New Delhi and Ras Al Khaimah, the fourth-largest emirate of the UAE from November 26. The station will become the airline’s 12th international destination. It will operate flights between Delhi and Ras Al Khaimah twice a week.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has released Rs.5.78 crore as out of pocket allowance for 2,783 Khelo India Athletes (KIAs) for October and November, the sports body said on Thursday. This means each athlete received Rs.10,393.46 per month. The annual allowance of Rs.1.20 lakh[Read More…]
Gurugram, Nov 12 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Thursday that the Coronavirus pandemic has transformed the socio-cultural milieu of the nation. In light of this new dynamic, RSS volunteers, too, need to change their responsibilities towards society. At the two-day meeting of the All[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a rebuke to Pakistan, Russia backed India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) forum, when Islamabad attempted to attack New Delhi. At the SCO National Security Advisor-level virtual meet, the Imran Khan government’s NSA used in his background a map of Pakistan that violated[Read More…]
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) The Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday stopped Indian cricketer Krunal Pandya at the Mumbai Airport on suspicion of allegedly carrying excess undisclosed amount of valuables, including gold, official sources said here. The Baroda cricketer, elder brother of star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, was intercepted[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) A favourable base effect, along with inventory build-up prior to the festive season, accelerated India’s industrial activity on both sequential as well as on the year-on-year basis in September, official data showed on Thursday. Accordingly, India’s factory output inched-up by 0.2 per cent on YoY[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Finance Ministry has approved the allocation of Rs 39,097 crore under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) for the exports made during FY 2019-20. In an office memorandum, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which comes under the Ministry’s Department[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) High food prices, especially those of vegetables like onions, kept India’s sequential retail price inflation in October at an elevated level. Sequentially, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which gagues the retail price inflation, spiked in October to 7.61 per cent from 7.27 per cent in[Read More…]
By Navneet Mishra Gurugram, Nov 12 (IANS) Several important decisions were taken at the two-day meeting of the All India Executive Council (Karyakari Mandal) meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), North Region, here on Friday. Online and family shakhas (meetings) being held owing to the Coronavirus pandemic will now[Read More…]
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Film actor Juhi Chawla, who is part of the ownership team at the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on Thursday lashed out at Airport Authority of India (AAI) for mismanagement upon arrival from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the end of the Indian[Read More…]
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) There is a burning smell in the air as the Imran Khan government backed by the Pakistani Army is holding elections to annex Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region located in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), as a fifth province of Pakistan. The reasons advanced[Read More…]
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Profit booking dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Thursday, ending the eight consecutive sessions of gaining streak. The two key domestic indices, S&P BSE Sensex gained 10.1 per cent and NSE Nifty50 climbed 9.5 per cent during the last eight consecutive sessions, supported by an[Read More…]
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) Snap Inc, the parent company of popular messaging app Snapchat, is acquiring an Israeli startup called Voca.ai which builds Artificial Intelligence-based virtual agents to help businesses support customer service, the media reported. While there is no official announcements by the two companies, the deal is[Read More…]
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) Facebook on Thursday announced two big changes to Instagram in the form of a Reels tab and a Shop tab. The Reels tab will make it easier for people to discover short, fun videos from creators all over the world. With Reels, one can record[Read More…]
