New Delhi: Owing to the increased use of tobacco, India contributes to nearly 60 per cent of head and neck cancer — inside the mouth, the nose, and the throat — patients worldwide and the number is expected to double by 2030, health experts said here on Saturday. Global contribution[Read More…]
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India’s Bharat Vatwani, Sonam Wangchuk badged with Magsaysay Award 2018
India’s Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six individuals declared winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award. Bharat Vatwani has been awarded for leading the rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers to treat and reunite them with their families, while Sonam Wangchuk won the award for his[Read More…]
Ready to improve ties with India: PTI chief Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Thursday that he is ready to improve ties with India. If India is ready to resolve disputes, we are ready to take two steps, but they need to take that one step…. blame game will take us nowhere, he said in a[Read More…]
Around 1.4 lakh jobs vacant for AI, Big Data Analytics roles in India: Report
New Delhi: Around 1.4 lakh jobs are vacant in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analytics segment across various sectors in India out of the total demand of 5.1 lakh employees, a Nasscom report said here on Thursday. Of the total demand, 3.7 lakh jobs are filled, it said.[Read More…]
Matrimonial ad agency apologises after claiming ‘being beautiful is an achievement’
After facing a huge outrage over a discriminatory remark, the Bengaluru based Matrimonial ad agency apologised through a letter published on a Bengaluru based newspaper. Young Achievers Matrimony agency was slammed by people on social media on Wednesday, July 25, for listing ‘beautiful girls’ as a category to become ‘young[Read More…]
Over 70% of Indian adults have poor muscle health: Study
New Delhi: Seven out of 10 middle-aged people in India have poor muscle health, key to an active lifestyle and can impact health and wellness, finds a survey. The survey, led by InBody — a global leader in body composition analysis — in association with France based IPSOS global market[Read More…]
What is ‘Girinka’ and why PM Modi gifted cow to Rwanda?
The dust of sensitive mass lynching incident is yet to settle and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi made news of gifting cows to the villagers in Rwanda. India wondered what made him gift this unusual present to the beef-eating nation Rwanda. PM Modi too expected Indians to be pleasantly surprised[Read More…]
Twitter Clean-up Drive: Kills 143,000 apps, charts new rules for developers
Twitter removed more than 143,000 apps between April and June which violated its policies, the company has announced, saying it is further investing in building improved tools and processes to stop malicious apps faster. As part of its clean-up process, the micro-blogging platform also introduced a new way for all[Read More…]
Asia Cup 2018: Defending champions India to face Pakistan on Sep 19
Dubai: Defending champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 19, the day after the Virat Kohli-led side open their Asia Cup 2018 campaign against a yet-to-be-confirmed qualifier here, the ICC announced the schedule late on Tuesday. Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the opener of the biennial tournament,[Read More…]
We need to discuss the Office of the Speaker
In this context the conduct of Sumitra Mahajan came under sharp attack. She chastised INC President Rahul Gandhi for the hug but allowed PM Modi to mimic Sonia Gandhi’s accent.
Vasundhara Raje to be BJP CM face in Rajasthan: Amit Shah
Jaipur: The BJP will fight the forthcoming Rajasthan assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who will retain the post as the party would come back to power with a big majority, said party President Amit Shah on Saturday. In his address at the concluding ceremony of[Read More…]
Day after trust vote, Shiv Sena calls Rahul Gandhi ‘face of Opposition’
Mumbai: Hours after it kept away from the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ruling ally Shiv Sena came out in full praise of Congress President Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday. Rahul is now ‘the face of the Opposition’ that has become[Read More…]
Post truth politics is the biggest achievement of Modi government
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘post-truth’ the word of the year in response to a rise in its usage in relation to political developments in the US for the presidential election and in the UK on Brexit. It is defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi terms Modi speech as old rhetoric, Rahul says it was weak
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech during no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha as an old rhetoric and Congress President Rahul Gandhi said it was weak. The Congress party termed his speech as dramebaazi (theatrics). The Modi government on Friday passed the no-confidence motion moved[Read More…]
Prime Minister Modi best actor in world: TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas
New Delhi: TDP lawmaker Kesineni Srinivas on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the best actor in the world in his response to the latter’s reply in Lok Sabha on no-confidence motion. I thank Prime Minister for his as usual great oratory skills. The one-and half hour speech was like[Read More…]
The jumlas of Narendra Modi govt, as listed by Rahul Gandhi in LS
Congress president hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his ‘jumla’ weapon. It’s the same weapon Rahul used during the Jan Aakrosh Rally in April in New Delhi. Jumla 1: Rs 15 lakh will be deposited in every person’s account. Jumla 2: Two crore employment every year. Jumla 3: Modiji[Read More…]
Optimistic about the prospect of aviation in India: Jet Airways’ Naresh Goyal
Mumbai: Despite challenges like high oil prices, airline major Jet Airways’ Chairman Naresh Goyal has said that he is optimistic about the prospects of aviation in India. Despite the headwinds posed by the high Brent crude prices, and the longer term challenges of escalating airport levies, surcharges and taxation, I[Read More…]
Coach Ravi Shastri reveals truth behind Dhoni’s match-ball act
The recent viral video of cricketer MS Dhoni asking umpire for the ball had raised many speculations of Dhoni seeking retirement. However, the Indian coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday, has clarified the situation, saying that he only wanted to show the ball to India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun. Dismissing the[Read More…]
Viral Facebook post reminds of existing religious harmony in India
India has faced unforgettable communal riots both before and after its independence. Amid the many communal riots comes a Facebook post originally written by Meghna Athwani who, while iterating her experience of sharing a cab with religiously-different people, slams all the political parties for their continuous efforts to instigate religious[Read More…]
Government committed to quota in faculty positions: Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the Modi government was committed to reservation in the faculty positions of universities and that it does not agree with a court order quashing the 50 per cent reservation. The University Grants Commission (UGC) was forced to issue a 13-point[Read More…]
India Test Squad vs England: Young Rishabh Pant makes room for himself
As the Indian selectors on Wednesday announced the team for the first three Test matches against England, Delhi’s young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant finds his name to be the only new entry in India’s squad for the Test series starting from August 1. Pant scored a blistering half-century for India[Read More…]
UAE allays India’s fear over shortage of oil
Even as the US-imposed sanctions on Iran has put India’s energy security in jeopardy, UAE Ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna has allayed fears of an oil shortage, saying his country as well as Saudi Arabia can fill in if supply from Iran is disrupted. “Production is the important element there,to[Read More…]
Study finds that India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from floods
India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lends perspective to a new World Bank study that says climate change will lower the standards of living of nearly half of the country’s population by 2050. As many as 107,487 people died due to[Read More…]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan urges UK govt to provide easy visa to Indian students
Considering India to be one of the countries highly respected for its excellence in higher education, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed his concerns with India, urging the United Kingdom government to add India to the list of low-risk countries and avail the students with simplified visa application process. In a[Read More…]
Narendra Modi has become Dhritrashtra, BJP Duryodhan: Congress
New Delhi: Accusing the BJP-led Central government of trying to create a divide among Hindus and Muslims ahead of 2019 elections to polarise the society, the Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become blind like Mahabharata character Dhritrashtra in his pursuit of power. The party also compared[Read More…]