(UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Coca-Cola India, here on Thursday jointly announced that they have entered into a five years of global strategic partnership. The five years agreement includes all ICC events around the world including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales, the ICC statement said. ICC chief Executive David Richardson said, its our pleasure to welcome Coca-Cola on board as an ICC partner for the next five years.
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Kangana Ranaut starrer ‘Manikarnika:The Queen of Jhansi’ witnessed an excellent weekday trending on the box office, with a total collection of Rs 56.90 crore, trade sources said on Thursday. ”Kangana’s biggest opener ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ performed best in Delhi, NCR, UP, Punjab and Rajasthan,” the sources said. ”The movie earned Rs 8.75 crore on Friday, Rs 18.10 crore on Saturday, Rs 15.70 crore on Sunday, Rs 5.10 crore on Monday, Rs 4.75 crore on Tuesday and Rs 4.50 crore on Wednesday, pushing the total to Rs 56.90 crore,” sources added. ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ is an epic…
(UNI) Hindon Air Force Airport will start operating flights commercially from March this year. Construction work of the Hindon airport would be completed by end of February and after that it would start its first commercial flight under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN, a government official said on Wednesday. After the airport would start functioning, an 80-seater aircraft would fly from Hindon to Pithoragarh, jaisalmer, Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Hubli. The airport, constructed by the Airports Authority of India, would be able to handle aircraft which has 80 seats only, the official added. The official said Spicejet was allotted the…
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design formally presented the fourth annual Carnot Prize to Union Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday here. The Minister has decided that the award money of dollar 25,000, which he will receive as part of the 2018 Carnot Prize, will be donated to the International Solar Alliance to institute the Diwakar Award. The Diwakar award will recognise, every year, an outstanding organisation that has been working for special children and maximising the use of solar energy. Mr Goyal had previously been unable to accept the…
In a move to boost research and development in the field of scientific development in the country, the Government on Wednesday announced hike in ‘Research Fellowship’ for PhD students and other research personnel enrolled in any area of science and technology, engineering, mathematical sciences, agricultural sciences, life sciences and pharmacy with effect from January 1, 2019. The hike in fellowship will directly benefit over 60,000 ‘Research Fellows’ and also provide a template to the states to consider increase in their fellowship rates. Under the new norms, the fellowship of the Junior Research Fellows (JRF) in the first two years of…
Responding to the allegations of politicising his visit to BJP leader and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his visit to the Goa chief minister was ‘strictly personal’ and driven by his empathy for the health condition of the latter. In a letter to Mr Parrikar, Mr Gandhi, responding to a purported letter written by the Goa chief minister to him charging him of politicising his visit to the BJP leader, said, ‘Respectfully, my visit to you was strictly personal and driven purely by my empathy for your situation. You will no doubt recall…
In a clear message to Pakistan disapproving its conduct, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Sohail Mahmood was summoned by the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday night in connection with the “telephone conversation” initiated by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. “The Foreign Secretary conveyed the Government of India’s condemnation in the strongest terms of this latest brazen attempt by Pakistan to subvert India’s unity and to violate our sovereignty and territorial integrity, by none other than the Pakistan Foreign Minister,” an MEA statement said here.
The BJP leader and Karnataka MP Shobha Karandlaje has mocked at the Congress over the news that AgustaWestland scam accused Rajiv Saxena and lobbyist Deepak Talwar have been extradited to India. “Good news coming in Mitron, Friends of Congress nabbed by UAE officials and illegally extradited to India, BJP government reinforcing the trust of Common man,” She tweeted. In what is seen as a major progress made by probe agencies in their efforts to unearth the corruption in the Defence deals, Christian Michel’s aide, Rajiv Saxena – co-accused in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam and Deepak Talwar – a corporate lobbyist…
Shraddha Kapoor recently came on board for Remo’s next dance film after the successful stint with ‘ABCD 2’ starring alongside Varun Dhawan. The actress is going to learn as many as five new dance forms for the film. Shraddha has even hired her trainer Praveen Nair back who had trained her for ‘ABCD 2’. She started with preps the day she came on board. The movie will take dance to a notch higher and Shraddha wanted to ensure she does justice to it just like ‘ABCD 2’. Since the makers have specific requirements of how her body has to be…
India-born Chief financial officer of Tesla Inc, Deepak Ahuja has announced his retirement from the company on Thursday. He would be succeeded by Zach Kirkhorn, the electric car maker’s vice president of finance, who has been with Tesla since the days of the original Roadster. The announcement of the legendary CFO’s retirement was related near the end of the Q4 earnings call, with CEO Elon Musk expressing his thanks to the executive for his contributions to the company. “I feel really good about Zach taking over. He’s proven his self over the years with many tough challenges he’s worked on,”…
Expressing concern over the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha and the developments relating to the Bill in the North Eastern states, former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the decision taken by his Government for the greater interest of the indigenous citizens of the country, particularly the NE region. In his letter addressed to Prime Minister, Mr Tuki wrote,”the hurry in which the Bill is passed in the Parliament in the wake of the ensuing Parliament elections neglecting the rights, privileges and sentiments of the indigenous people…
Thane, Jan 31 (UNI) Two people were killed and four others injured, when their car hit a road divider at Manpada bridge in this district of Maharashtra, police said. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, when the occupants of the car, residents of Chitalsar Manpada, were returning from a village after attending a pre-marriage function of an acquaintance. The deceased were identified as Ankush Chandwade and Arjun Pardi. Further investigation was on.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday highlighted various achievements of the Modi government and said that the country is following a road map as envisioned by the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B R Ambedkar. “Our country is following a roadmap as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi and which is based on social justice and value based principles,” THE President said in his address to the Joint Sitting of Parliament here. He said right from the day one, the government has worked with a determined manner to fight corruption and other menaces associated with the…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର କଂଗ୍ରେସ ସଭାପତି ରାହୁଲ ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବରରେ କହିଲେ, “ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଦେଶର ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀଙ୍କ ରିମୋଟ କଣ୍ଟ୍ରୋଲ ଦ୍ଵାରା ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରିତ ହେଉଛନ୍ତି। ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ରୁ ଥାଇ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କୁ ଉଠ ବସ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।“ ତା ପର ଦିନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ କହିଲେ, କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଓ ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ମିଶିକି ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ପଣ୍ଡା ଓ ଜାଗି ପଣ୍ଡାଙ୍କ ଓ ଟିଭିକୁ ହଇରାଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ତାର ଠିକ ଦୁଇଦିନ ପରେ ବିଜେପିର ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟ ସଭାପତି ଅମିତ ଶାହ ସାଲେପୁର ଠାରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ ଏକ କର୍ମୀ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀରେ କହିଲେ, “ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ ଓ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ଗୋଟିଏ ମୁଦ୍ରାର ଦୁଇ ପାରୁଷ। ଉଭୟ ବିଜେପି ଓ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ନବୀନଙ୍କୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ର ରିମୋଟ କଣ୍ଟ୍ରୋଲ ଦ୍ଵାରା ପରିଚାଳିତ ବୋଲି କହୁଥିବା ବେଳେ, ନବୀନ ସେ ସବୁର ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିୟାରେ ଏକ ରହସ୍ୟମୟ ହସ ହସି, ସେ…
Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, on Wednesday announced a pilot launch of UberBOAT service in Mumbai, in partnership with Maharashtra Maritime Board. The on-demand service will provide transportation from three of the city’s popular coastal routes namely Gateway of India, Elephanta Islands and Mandwa Jetty, via speed boats. Starting February 1, riders can access two variants of UberBOAT based on seating capacity – 6-8 seater for UberBOAT and 10 plus seater for UberBOAT XL. Uber’s vision is to transform into a multi-modal transportation platform in India. In line with this, UberBOAT will enable riders in Mumbai to request a…
(UNI) Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said by leveraging all 1.55 lakh post offices across the country, the India Post payment Bank (IPPB) would be able to provide banking services to the last man in rural and remote areas and help realizing the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of economic transformation and creation of New India with all-encompassing financial inclusion. Mr Goyal also congratulated the Department of Posts and IPPB for their efforts in spreading the activities of the bank. Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha expressed satisfaction at the rapid scale up of the bank. He also…
An estimated 2,275 people, or six a day, died or went missing crossing the Mediterranean in 2018, making it the world’s deadliest sea crossing, despite a significant drop in arrivals reaching European shores, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said Wednesday. “Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018, as cuts in search and rescue operations reinforced its position as the world’s deadliest sea crossing,” said the UNHCR in its latest “Desperate Journeys” report released Wednesday. In total, 139,300 refugees and migrants arrived in Europe in 2018, the lowest…
Terming Congress President Rahul Gandhi as a more evolved person in comparison to the earlier General elections, former Union Minister Prakash Jaiswal on Wednesday claimed that the Congress will touch new heights of success in Uttar Pradesh, after the entry of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the political fray. Talking to UNI on Wednesday, Mr Jaiswal said, “The kind of maturity that was lacking in Mr Gandhi in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, is very much there now. The Congress President, who is fully evolved in politics, is discharging his responsibilities in a better way, which is clearly evident by the…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଭାରତୀୟ ସମ୍ବିଧାନର ଧାରା ୧୦୫(୩) ଓ ୧୯୪(୩) ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ବିଧାନପାଳିକାର ସ୍ଵାଧିକାରର ସୀମା ଓ ପରିସର କେତେ, ସେ ବିଷୟରେ ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣାୟକ ଆଲୋଚନା ହୋଇଛି। ୧୯୫୨, ୧୯୫୮ ଓ ୧୯୬୫ ମସିହାରେ ସୁପ୍ରିମ କୋର୍ଟର ତିନୋଟି ସାମ୍ବିଧାନିକ ବେଞ୍ଚ ଦେଇଥିବା ରାୟର ଆଧାରରେ ଏ କଥା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଯେ, ବିଧାନପାଳିକାର ସ୍ଵାଧିକାର ଭଙ୍ଗ ପାଇଁ ଦଣ୍ଡ ଦେବାର ଅଧିକାର ରହିଛି, କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହି ଦଣ୍ଡ ବିଧାନର ସମୀକ୍ଷା କରିବାର ଅଧିକାର ମାନ୍ୟବର ନ୍ୟାୟପାଳିକା ପାଖରେ ଅଛି। ଅର୍ଥାତ ବିଧାନପାଳିକାର ଦଣ୍ଡ ବିଧାନ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ଚୂଡ଼ାନ୍ତ ନୁହେଁ। ବ୍ରିଟିଶ ହାଉସ୍ ଅଫ କମନସ୍ ପରି ଭାରତୀୟ ସଂସଦ ଓ ବିଧାନସଭା ଗୁଡିକର ହାଇକୋର୍ଟ ପରି କ୍ଷମତା ନାହିଁ ବୋଲି ୧୯୬୫ ର କେଶବ ସିଂ ରାୟରେ କୁହାଯାଇଛି। ତେବେ ସ୍ଵାଧିକାର ଭଙ୍ଗ ହେଲେ ଏ ସଙ୍କ୍ରାନ୍ତରେ କାର୍ଯାନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାର କ୍ଷମତା ସମ୍ପୃକ୍ତ ବିଧାନପାଳିକା ହାତରେ ରହିଛି। ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବିଧାନସଭାର ନିୟାମକ ପୁସ୍ତିକାର ୧୬ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଏ…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was interrogating Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and former Hamirpur District Magistrate B Chandrakala, over the alleged mining scam during the previous Samajwadi Party regime here on Wednesday. On January 24, she had given a miss to the ED, who had summoned her to appear before them. Instead of appearing in person before the ED at their Lucknow office, the IAS officer who was on study leave, sent her lawyer to hand over the required papers. But in Wednesday, Chandrakala appeared before the ED at around 1130 hrs on their second summon. Sources said that the…
Datanet India, an ITeS company, launched a first-of-its-kind mobile application, named ‘Key Economic Indicators of India’ which collects latest updates and information on various elements of the economy such as Wholesale Price Index (WPI), Consumer Price index (CPI) Inflation, National Income and more. With a name suggestive of its game, the ‘Key Economic Indicators of India’ collects latest updates and information on various elements of the economy such as Wholesale Price Index (WPI), Consumer Price index (CPI) Inflation, National Income, Foreign Trade and Investment, Exchange Rates, Bullion Rates, Capital Market, Insurance, Index of Industrial Production, Index of eight core Industries,…