Inside Tihar Jail
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) You meet the Jail Warden as soon as you approach the jail doorstep. The Jail Warden first searches for any items or ‘foreign objects’ in the prisoner’s clothes, following which…
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Lottery firms claim job losses due to GST issues, wants fix
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Claiming that the twin issues of differential GST rates and levying of the tax on the face value of lottery tickets have hit the trade hard, leading lottery operator Sugal…
At 74, Andhra woman is the oldest to give birth
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 5 (IANS) A 74-year-old woman has became the oldest-ever to give birth after she delivered twins at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur town on Thursday, doctors have said. Mangayamma, who…
74-year-old woman delivers twins via IVF in Andhra
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 5 (IANS) A 74-year-old woman has delivered twins at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur town on Thursday. Mangayamma, who conceived through the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) process, delivered twin babies…
Rescuers sift through rubble at Punjab blast site
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) Rescuers were sifting through the rubble in search of survivors on Thursday a day after buildings were badly damaged in explosions following a blaze at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing unit in…
Shiv Sena activist objects to anti-India content on Netflix
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) A Shiv Sena activist has lodged a complaint against US-based entertainment services company Netflix, accusing it of portraying an “incorrect picture of India globally and hurting the sentiments of Hindus”. “I…
Andhra cancels Polavaram power project contract
Amaravati, Sep 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday cancelled the Rs 3,216.11 crore worth Polavaram Hydel Power Project contract and called for new tenders in the reverse tendering process. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan…
Rajnath to meet defence honchos in S.Korea
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet top defence honchos from India and South Korea during his two-day visit to the East Asian nation that will begin from Thursday. The meeting…
National Awards validate my script choice: Ayushmann
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says National Awards are a huge validation for his script choice and he only chooses those films he himself would love to watch at the theatres. Ayushmann’s films…
Misbah is Pakistan head coach, chairman of selectors
Lahore, Sep 4 (IANS) Former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis were on Wednesday appointed as the head coach and bowling coach of the Pakistan national side in all three formats for a three-year contract. Misbah…
Sara Ali Khan trolled for celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan has been attacked on religious ground after she shared a photograph celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, one even went to the extent of asking for the invocation of…
Team India blessed to have Bumrah, must look after him: Irfan
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Irfan Pathan believes Jasprit Bumrah is the most important member of the Indian team and his maiden hat-trick against the West Indies won’t be his last. Bumrah took…
Bengaluru civic body fixes potholes after ‘moonwalk’
Bengaluru, Sep 3 (IANS) The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) promptly responded to a novel complaint of street artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy by fixing the potholes on which he had ‘moonwalked’ dressed as an astronaut on…
CEC Sunil Arora takes charge of World Election body
Bengaluru, Sep 3 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Tuesday assumed chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB), an Election Commission statement said. Arora, who succeeds Lon Mincu Radulescu, the incumbent chairman…
New ‘C-Plan’ app to aid community policing in UP
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched a ‘C-Plan’ smartphone application that will help them keep a tab on anti-social elements to counter their nefarious designs in time. The app,…
Man dressed as astronaut ‘moonwalks’ on Bengaluru potholes
Bengaluru, Sep 2 (IANS) A video by Bengaluru-based artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy, showing a man dressed as an astronaut walking on potholes in the city shown as the Moon’s surface has gone viral on the social…
UP journalist booked for filming kids eating salt-roti
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has filed a case against the journalist, who shot the video of school children being served roti with salt for mid-day meal…
Bioplastics to social robots,new tech to bring inclusivity
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) From biodegradable plastics to humanoid robots, a new wave of emerging technologies is on the horizon that have the potential to provide major benefits to societies and economies in the…
Beverage-makers rush to capture India’s non-alcoholic malt drinks market
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Seeing big opportunity in the country’s non-alcoholic malt-drink market — a niche but potentially a high-volume category — global biggies such as Coca-Cola and Heineken have netered…
Maharashtra gears up for Ganeshotsav
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Despite hurdles, Maharashtra is set to welcome Lord Ganesha, also known as ‘Vighnaharta’ (remover of obstacles), for the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi, deemed as the state’s biggest public festival, slated to…