Tripura HC gets new Chief Justice
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) Justice Ajay Rastogi, a senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, was sworn in on Thursday as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court after T. Vaiphei retired a day earlier….
March 2018
Tata Motors’ February domestic sales up 38%
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors on Wednesday reported a 38 per cent growth in its domestic sales volume for February. “In February 2018, Tata Motors registered a growth of 38 per…
Del Potro beats Ferrer to reach Mexico Open quarters
Acapulco (Mexico), March 1 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated Spain’s David Ferrer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in an epic battle to move to the quarter-finals of the Mexico Open tennis tournament here. In a…
Nepal holds Peace Marathon at birthplace of Gautam Buddha
Kathmandu, March 1 (IANS) Nearly 100 participants from different countries took part in a peace marathon at Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, on Thursday. Participants from Nepal as well as China, India, New…
Elephant breaks into Malaysian school, causes panic
Kuala Lumpur, March 1 (IANS) An elephant broke into a school in the Malaysian province of Sabah on Thursday, forcing the eviction of teachers and students, authorities said. The elephant appeared to be foraging for…
M&M auto sales grow 19% in February
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M Ltd) on Thursday said its sales volume in February stood at 51,127 vehicles, up 19 per cent, from 42,826 vehicles sold in the year ago period. Domestic…
Justin Theroux dating stylist Chloe Hartstein?
Los Angeles, March 1 (IANS) Actor-screenwriter Justin Theroux, who separated from wife and actress Jennifer Aniston in February, has reportedly started seeing a stylist named Chloe Hartstein. Theroux, 46, is flirting with Hartstein, who used…
Avoid wastage, make this Holi water-free, say actors
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Actor Adhvik Mahajan, who features in the show “Laado – Veerpur Ki Mardaani”, doesn’t like to waste water in the name of celebration and believes Holi should be celebrated water-free. “I…
Daler’s label to launch song on saving girl child
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) DRecords, a music label run by popular singer Daler Mehndi and his wife Taran Kaur Mehndi, is coming up with a track on saving the girl child. Titled “Gudiya rani”, the…
Sydney Harbour Bridge hosts first same-sex wedding
Sydney, March 1 (IANS) A same-sex couple in Australia made history on Thursday by getting married at the top of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge here. Warren Orlandi and Paul Phillips, the first gay couple…
Hopeful of amicable solution in Ayodhya dispute: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Art-of-living head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Thursday he was hopeful of an amicable and out-of-court settlement to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya. After meeting Maulana Salman Nadwi, the…
S.Korea cuts 68-hour working week to 52
Seoul, March 1 (IANS) South Korea on Thursday passed a bill to cut the maximum weekly work hours to 52 down from 68, in an effort to improve quality of life and boost employment. The…
Para swimmer Karmakar suspended for 3 years on sexual harassment charges
Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) Veteran para swimmer Prasanta Karmakar was on Thursday slapped with a three-year suspension by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for alleged harassing of female swimmers during the National Para Swimming…
Urine filled balloons thrown at women in Delhi
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A day ahead of Holi, the Delhi Police received two more sexual harassment complaints where urine filled balloons were thrown at women. At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, an 18-year-old Delhi…
Sexually assaulted Oxfam employee ‘constructively dismissed’: Report
London, March 1 (IANS) An Oxfam employee, who was sexually assaulted by a colleague in the Philippines, was “constructively dismissed” less than a year later, a media report said on Thursday. Aimee Santos told the…
Rajiv assassination convict Ravichandran gets parole
Madurai, March 1 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered two weeks parole to Ravichandran, who was convicted in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case. The court granted parole…
Balloon menace: JMC students protest outside Delhi Police HQ
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Condemning increasing incidents of balloons filled with urine being thrown at girls ahead of Holi celebrations on March 2, students of Jesus and Mary College (JMC) protested outside the Delhi…
‘Vehicular movement among India, Bangla and 3 others would be game changer’
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) would be a game-changer for regional co-operation in South Asia and that requires a number of enablers for its efficient execution, a report said…
Arundhati Roy wows Delhi readers; announces Hindi, Urdu translations of 2nd novel
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) “Because I love you,” was the sublime response of Booker-winning writer Arundhati Roy to her readers when asked why she pens the kind of novels she does. Speaking at her…
Kharge declines invite to attend Lokpal panel meeting
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has declined the invitation to attend a meeting of the Lokpal selection committee as a “special invitee”, saying he was doing so…