United Nations, Feb 1 (UNI) The crisis in Venezuela will not be solved by sanctions that “can lead to starvation”, a UN-appointed rights expert said. Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy, who reports to the Human Rights Council, issued the warning against the background of widespread suffering in the South American country, linked to spiralling economic woes and deep political uncertainty. An estimated three million people have left the oil-rich country since 2015, while supporters of self-appointed interim President Juan Guaidó, continue to demonstrate against the government of the incumbent, Nicolás Maduro, who was re-elected last May amidst allegations of electoral irregularities…
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Kolkata, Feb 1 (UNI) This year, the state government is organizing the Milan Utsav festival which will showcase some of the choicest foods from a wide range of cuisines in Kolkata. The food festival will be held from February 1 to 4 at Park Circus Maidan from 12 noon till 9 pm in the evening. The specialty of this food festival highlights the cultural confluence of various minority communities of Bengal. Cuisines of traditional specialties of different religious communities will be available at the festival. The Muslim community is being represented by bakkarkhani, nihari, paya, nankhatai, kanji, biryani, kebab, etc. The Christian community is being…
Panaji, Feb 1 (UNI) The Goa Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday after a brief session of three days. A total of 419 Legislative Assembly Questions (LAQ), including 147 starred, 65 condolence messages, 11 zero hour mention notices and three calling attention notices were tabled during the three day session, which had commenced on January 29, 2018, with the customary address to the House by Goa Governor Mridula Sinha. On second day of the session, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds finance portfolio, presented state annual budget for financial year 2019-20 and on the concluding day,…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) The National capital on Friday woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees C, three points above season’s average. Relative humidity at 0830 hrs was 93 per cent, as per the weatherman. The sky is likely to be generally cloudy through the day with a a possibility of light rain or drizzle, while maximum temperature is to hover around 21 degrees C, according to the Met office. Air quality in the city was poor, while there was slight improvement in the index value that was 290 at 1000 hours.…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଆଜିକୁ ଚାରି ବର୍ଷ ନଅ ମାସ ତଳୁ ପୂର୍ବ ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗୁଡିକରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ଚିଟ ଫଣ୍ଡ ଦୁର୍ନୀତିର ତଦନ୍ତ କରିବାକୁ ମାନ୍ୟବର ସୁପ୍ରିମ କୋର୍ଟ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ତଦନ୍ତକାରୀ ସଂସ୍ଥା ସିବିଆଇ କୁ ଦାୟିତ୍ଵ ଦେଇଥିଲେ। ପଶ୍ଚିମ ବଙ୍ଗ, ଓଡିଶା, ତ୍ରିପୁରା, ଆସାମ ଓ ଝାଡଖଣ୍ଡ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟାପକ ଭାବେ ଚାଲିଥିବା ବେଆଇନ ଚିଟଫଣ୍ଡ ଘୋଟାଲାର ତଦନ୍ତ ଗତ ପାଞ୍ଚ ବର୍ଷ ହେଲା ଚାଲିଛି ଯେ ଚାଲିଛି। ୨୦୧୪ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ଏହାକୁ ଏକ ବଡ ରାଜନୈତିକ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଭାବେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା। ତେବେ ଏହି ଦୁର୍ନୀତିରେ ସେତେବେଳେ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗର ତୃଣମୂଳ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଓ ଓଡିଶାର ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ସରକାର ବିରୋଧରେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ ଉଠିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ସାଧାରଣ ଭୋଟର ଏହି ଉଭୟ ଦଳକୁ ଅବିଶ୍ଵାସ କରିନଥିଲେ। ସିବିଆଇ ତଦନ୍ତ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବାପରେ ଏହି ଦୁଇ ଦଳର ବହୁ ସାଂସଦ ଓ ବିଧାୟକ ଗିରଫ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ତେବେ ଏହି…
(UNI) en by Sky NewsA series of training exercises will be held in the United Kingdom in the coming days to prepare the nation’s armed forces to deal with potential consequences of a no-deal Brexit, in particular, a possible slowdown in the flow of goods across borders, local media said Thursday. The UK Defence Ministry considers being prepared for a possible withdrawal from the European Union without a divorce deal as its “highest priority,” a senior defense official said in a letter se. Operation Yellowhammer will reportedly involve 3,500 soldiers designated to assist with cargo at various ports of entry…
It is a celebratory time in the Kapoor house as the country’s most successful film and television producer, Ekta Kapoor welcomes home her beautiful newborn baby boy via surrogacy. It is learnt that, Ekta Kapoor was extremely keen to carry her own child but that couldn’t be possible. Dr Nandita Palshetkar, who guided Ekta throughout the process throws light on it and shares, “Ekta Kapoor came to me some years back to become a mother. We tried to help her get pregnant with multiple cycles of IUI and also multiple cycles of IVF. But we were unsuccessful. Hence we had…
India’s Budget, due to be presented on Friday, could give some indication of the government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, which is one of the main sensitivities in the sovereign rating, says Fitch Ratings. Higher pre-election spending could risk a second consecutive year of fiscal slippage relative to the government’s targets and would further delay plans to reduce the high general government fiscal deficit and debt burden. The final budget for the fiscal year ending in March 2020 (FY20) will be presented soon after the next government takes office following general elections, which are due by May 2019. Pressure for new…
Leading private sector bank HDFC Bank today organised its fourth Digital Innovation Summit in Ahmedabad of Gujarat. The Summit is a platform for start-ups to showcase their innovations aimed at powering the bank’s next phase of growth. At the summit held in Centre for Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad, 24 start-ups shortlisted from 151 applications presented their ideas to a jury comprising HDFC Bank’s top management, representatives of CIIE, and a partner start-up 91springboard. Three winners hand-picked by the jury will get a chance to deploy their solutions in HDFC Bank. The Bank will help the identified start-ups…
Attacking the Narendra Modi Government on the ‘leaked survey’ by the national sample survey office, which showed a surge in joblessness among youth in 2017-18, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said it was time for the Prime Minister to go. In a post on social media, Gandhi said, “NoMo Jobs! The Fuhrer promised us two crore jobs a year. Five years later, his leaked job creation report card reveals a National Disaster. Unemployment is at its highest in 45 yrs. 6.5 crore youth are jobless in 2017-18 alone. Time for NoMo2Go.’’ Gandhi also tagged a media report on his…
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday took custody of Dubai-based businessman Rajeev Saxena and a corporate aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar in the VVIP choppers case within hours of the deportation of the duo to India from Dubai. Saxena was wanted in Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers Money Laundering case and lobbyist Deepak Talwar was wanted by the ED and CBI in a case of misusing over Rs 90 crore taken through the Foreign Funding Route (FFR), were brought in a special plane to Delhi around 1:30AM and were arrested by the ED. After a request made by Indian…
Soon after, the India lost to New Zealand by eight wickets in the fourth ODI in Hamilton, few hours later on Thursday Dave Richardson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) said India are the favourites for the ICC world cup 2019. ICC Chief said on the occasion that The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Coca-Cola India, here jointly announced that they have entered into a five years of global strategic partnership. When Richardson was asked about his claim, that India is the strong contender for the title in the World Cup, but the team was…
IT major Mphasis on Thursday today partnered with NASSCOM to felicitate best in class AI start-ups at the upcoming NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum 2019. In an effort to drive the adoption of futuristic technologies including Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analytics, the partnership will recognize, nurture and promote bright young startups to scale the current AI ecosystem in India. India is ranked amongst the top ten AI/Data Science ecosystems globally and in future, the demand for advanced deep tech and AI-related technologies is expected to unlock a trillion-dollar opportunity. The Data Science industry in India is…
Days after the government moved a petition in the Supreme Court seeking return of undisputed land at Ram janmbhoomi site to Ram janmbhoomi Nyas, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey on Thursday said that the grand Ram Temple will be soon built in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh. Talking to reporters in Parliament premises, Mr Choubey said, “I have full faith that the grand temple of Lord Ram would be constructed very soon. As you are aware, the government has requested the Supreme Court to grant those lands which are undisputed. We also appeal to the apex court that the…
Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P on Thursday took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command at Mumbai. He succeeded Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, who retired upon superannuation, after an illustrious career spanning nearly four decades in the Indian Navy. At an impressive ceremonial parade at the Naval Air Station Shikra, the outgoing and incoming Cs-in-C were accorded a guard of honour after which they proceeded to the Headquarters of the Western Naval Command for a formal handing-taking over, the Indian Navy said. On completion, Vice Admiral Luthra was “pulled out” in true Naval tradition. An alumnus…
(UNI) Private airline IndiGo and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) — operator of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB) — have entered into a 20-year agreement to sub-lease land at the BLR Airport to build a state-of-the-art Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. The 13,000 sq mt hangar, to be built on five acres in the BLR Airport campus, would be able to accommodate two narrow body aircraft and will have support infrastructure, including an engine QEC shop warehouse and engineering offices for all repair and maintenance. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Operating Officer, IndiGo, said: “Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB), with its…
(UNI) China’s Chang’e-4 probe, having made the first-ever soft landing on moon’s far side, found that the temperature of the lunar surface dropped to as low as minus 190 degrees centigrade, colder than expected. This is the first time Chinese scientists have received first-hand data about the temperatures on the surface of the far side of the moon during the lunar night, Xinhua reported. The rover and the lander of the Chang’e-4 probe have been awakened by sunlight after a long “sleep” during their first extremely cold night on the moon, the China National Space Administration announced on Thursday. As…
The launch of OneWeb communications satellites from the Kourou space center in French Guiana, planned for February 20, has been delayed due to problems with the equipment of the Russian carrier, Greg Wyler, the chairman of OneWeb, said Thursday. “It’s true, there is an anomoly on the rocket which will cause us to push out the launch. Our satellites are fine and ready to go!” Wyler tweeted.
Australian palaeontologists have found fossilized bones which they believe came from a theropod, the bipedal, carnivorous and predatory group of dinosaurs best known from the likes of Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. Elizabeth Smith of the Australian Opal Centre unearthed the set of opalized bones at Lightning Ridge in central New South Wales, before passing them on to the palaeontology team at the University of New England (UNE), they revealed on Wednesday. However, due to the limited find, which constituted part of a hip bone and some tail bones, the team from UNE stopped short of giving the new dinosaur a name.…
Washington’s sanctions against Venezuela will not bring the country to a standstill, but still do damage, Hector Rodriguez, the governor of the northern Venezuelan state of Miranda, said in an interview with Sputnik. “In general, the sanctions do not stop us, but make the development more expensive. At the same time, this urges us to change technologies and [look for new] partners — not only political, but economical as well,” Rodriguez said. He added that the country was currently going through a tough period. “But at the same time this is a possibility for Venezuela to finish the process of…
MoneyOnClick, a technology and data science based lending startup, today announced that the company has successfully raised Rs 15 crore (USD2.15 million) as part of its seed capital fund from marquee investors such as Orios Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital, and 3one4 Capital. Established in 2018, MoneyOnClick aims to disrupt a large segment in the consumer lending space. MoneyOnClick is focused to provide a lending platform to consumers who fall outside the margins of the formal banking system due to their lack of a credit history or low credit ratings. MoneyOnClick aims to provide unsecured loans to these customers especially those…