New Delhi, Former Defence Minister George Fernandes, a committed socialist and trade unionist who went underground against the 1975-77 Emergency and fought the Congress all his life, died on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 88. Fernandes, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, has been out of the public eye and has been bed-ridden for more […]
Chandigarh, Haryana’s lone Jind seat assembly bypoll registered an over 15 per cent voter turnout in its first two hours on Monday. “The poll percentage till 9 a.m. was 15 per cent,” the District Electoral Officer Amit Khatri told reporters. Despite the early morning chill, voters could be seen queued up at some of the […]
Mount Maunganui (New Zealand) Pacer Mohammed Shami starred with the ball taking three wickets helping India overcome veteran Ross Taylor’s defiant 93 and restricting New Zealand to a below-par 243 in the crucial third ODI at the Bay Oval here on Monday. The former New Zealand skipper stood out with a 106-ball 93, laced with 9 […]
By Shashi Narasimhiah If ever Indian cinema and the world were waiting for a futuristic movie which addresses current social as well as security issues linked to the usage of technology – especially by members of Gen Z this is the one. The movie Social Media Murder Society is a rather engaging, fast flowing and […]
Bhopal, A Madhya Pradesh farmer, Shivlal Kataria, was shocked to see Rs 13 marked against his name, instead of Rs 24,000, on the list of beneficiaries for the farm loan waiver issued by the authorities on Wednesday. “The state government had promised to waive loans up to Rs 2 lakh. Forms were filled and I […]
New Delhi, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has denied that his family was interested in picking equity stake in any of the franchises of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). “This news is incorrect,” Bachchan told IANS when asked about media reports on the issue. Earlier, there were reports that the Bachchans had approached the Chennai […]
New Delhi, The Indian womens football team completed back-to-back victories over hosts Hong Kong, with the second coming thanks to a well fought 1-0 win on Wednesday. The only goal of the game was scored by forward Pyari Xaxa, as the Indian eves now set off for Indonesia for a couple of more preparatory friendlies. […]
New Delhi, The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal and its GDP growth will rise to 7.6 per cent in 2019-20, before tapering down to 7.4 per cent in 2020-21, according to a UN report released on Wednesday. The report United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects […]
New Delhi, The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and leading instrumentation company Horiba, Japan launched a pilot study on Wednesday on real-time source apportionment of PM2.5 in Delhi and adjoining areas. The objective of the study is to identify the signature of various sources of […]
Beijing, Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 per cent to open at 2,609.64 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.14 per cent lower at 7,615.80 points, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, the central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 80 basis points […]