Mumbai, Singer Neha Kakkar has gifted Rs 2 lakh to a firefighter on the sets of “Indian Idol” season 11. Neha is one of the judges on the show this season. Ahead of the 71st Republic Day, a special episode what shot...
Author - IANS
Kejriwal’s movable assets up Rs 8 lakh, wife’s by Rs 41 lakh
New Delhi, The total movable assets of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who on Tuesday filed his nomination for the February 8 Assembly elections, have gone up by about Rs 8 lakh since 2015 and that of his wife by Rs 41 lakh...
Vehicle registrations down 15% in December: FADA
New Delhi, Vehicle registrations in the country declined 15 per cent on a year-on-year basis to 16.06 lakh units after two months of positive growth, data from Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed on...
Scolded by mom for damaging mobile, teenage girl ends life
Kolkata, A teenage girl here hanged herself after she was scolded by her parents for damaging her mother’s mobile phone, police said on Tuesday. She died on way to hospital. The 16-year-old girl, who was scheduled to appear...
Sonia, Priyanka to visit Rae Bareli
New Delhi, Over six months after her visit to Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi will be visiting her parliamentary constituency for two days starting Wednesday, party sources said. Sonia Gandhi will...
Centre agrees to restart Aluminum Park in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has agreed to restart the project for the upgradation of infrastructure at the Angul Aluminum Park in Odisha, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. Pradhan thanked Union...
10 long operating terrorists killed in J&K in 20 days
Srinagar: At least 10 local terrorists who were operating in Jammu and Kashmir for the past two-three years have been killed in the last 20 days this month, a police officer said. The top brass of the security forces in Jammu and...
Himesh Reshammiya to judge singing talent hunt on radio
Mumbai: Singer=composer Himesh Reshammiya has been roped in to judge the seventh season of the on-air singing talent hunt show “Big Golden Voice”. On the show, Himesh will be seen mentoring as well as judging the...
More trouble for economy, direct tax collection in negative zone
New Delhi: The bad run for the Indian economy continues with the latest victim being the government’s direct tax kitty, where collections have now entered the negative zone for the very first time. Government sources said...
HCL launches dedicated Microsoft business unit
Noida: HCL Technologies on Tuesday announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit to help joint customers with digital transformation initiatives. The decision will extend Microsoft’s offerings of business...
Four challenges facing new BJP chief JP Nadda
New Delhi: It was a roaring crowd, intermittent chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and festivity as the BJP chose its 11th President — JP Nadda. As Prime Minister Modi came to address the crowd at 6A, Deen Dayal Upadhyay...
NCPCR takes up complaint on use of kids for protests
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday took up a complaint on viral videos of children participating during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act. The national child rights body...
Cancer hospital to come up in Odisha’s Bargarh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced to set up a cancer hospital in the state’s Bargarh district. During his one-day tour to the western part of Odisha, the Chief Minister also inaugurated...
Vijayan condoles death of 8 Kerala tourists in Nepal
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday condoled the untimely death of eight Keralites at a hotel in Nepal. Vijayan’s office said all arrangements are being made to...
After hours of waiting, Kejriwal files nomination
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal finally filed his nominations from the New Delhi Assembly constituency for the February 8 elections, after hours of waiting. Kejriwal, who reached the office of the Returning...
Errors of major import in SC Ayodhya order: Curative plea
New Delhi: A curative petition, filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Ayodhya order, also questions the unknown addenda that focus on relevance of Hindu faith, associated with the dispute, at the end of the main judgement...
22 children selected for National Bravery Awards
New Delhi: Twenty two children – 10 girls and 12 boys – from 12 states have been selected for the ICCW National Bravery Awards 2019. One award has been given posthumously. Adithya K.,15, from Kerala will get the...
Online transactions in Delhi-NCR grew 235% in 2019: Report
New Delhi: Digital transactions in Delhi-NCR grew by 235 per cent from 2018 (January-December) to 2019 (January-December) and the region was the third most digitised state in 2019, thus, contributing 13.05 per cent in 2019 (up...
Sensex ends 205 pts lower after IMF cuts growth forecast
Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday closed 205 points lower after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India’s 2019 growth estimates from 4.8 per cent from 6.1 per cent for the current fiscal year. Auto and...
Budget session of Odisha Assembly to begin on Feb 14
Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from February 14 and continue till April 9, said a notification issued by the Parliamentary Affairs Department on Tuesday. State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari...