Ousted CBI chief Alok Verma quits
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Ousted CBI chief Alok Verma resigned on Friday, a day after he was shifted from the post by a high-level committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Verma, who was…
Articles by Gopi
Tribal parties call for shutdown in Tripura on Saturday
Agartala, Jan 11 (IANS) Six tribal parties have called for a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Saturday to protest police firing earlier this week injuring six youths agitating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, an official…
BREAKING NEWS: Ex-CBI chief Alok Verma resigns
Screening of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ cancelled in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The screening of “The Accidental Prime Minister” was on Friday cancelled at a Kolkata theatre due to security reasons amid protest demonstrations by youth Congress activists, police said. The film, directed…
‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ screening stopped in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, Jan 11 (IANS) Screening of the the Bollywood film, “The Accidental Prime Minister” was stopped in a multiplex in Punjab’s Ludhiana city on Friday following protests by Congress party activists. The activists held a…
Interim CBI Director cancels all transfers made by Verma
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Hours after again taking charge as interim Director of the CBI, Additional Director M. Nageswara Rao on Friday nullified all the transfer orders issued by Alok Verma, who was on…
Confident India to begin World Cup preparation with Australia series
Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) After the high of the first-ever Test series win Down Under, India would look to put aside the unexpected controversy involving two players and fine tune their World Cup preparations in…
India coash Constantine keen to forget UAE disappointment
Abu Dhabi, Jan 11 (IANS) The morning after India went down to hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second group match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, head coach Stephen Constantine said that…
Tite to remain Brazil boss until at least 2022
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 11 (IANS) Brazil coach Tite will keep his job until at least the 2022 World Cup, regardless of the team’s performance as hosts of this year’s Copa America, the head of…
BREAKING NEWS: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted in journalist’s murder
Akalis playing games on Kartarpur corridor: Amarinder
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the ball was totally in the Centre’s court regarding the execution of the project for the Kartarpur corridor in Dera Baba Nanak area…
Odisha seeks Centre’s early decision on permanent HC benches
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday requested the Central government to take an early decision on the establishment of permanent benches of the High Court in western and southern Odisha. In…
DSJ may soon start courses for working journalists
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Delhi School of Journalism (DSJ) may start short-term courses for working journalists from the upcoming academic session, as was originally provisioned in the ordinance under which the school was established,…
Saudi woman granted asylum in Australia: Thai official
Bangkok, Jan 11 (IANS) An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family has been granted asylum in Australia, a Thai immigration official said on Friday. “Yes, Australia has granted…
Tulsi Kumar hails folk music
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Singer Tulsi Kumar has released a Garhwali folk song. She feels that folk music takes people back to the roots of Indian culture. The song, “Ta chuma”, has been sung by…
Opium cultivation falls in Myanmar: UN
Yangon, Jan 11 (IANS) Opium cultivation in Myanmar declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2018 due to a growing regional market of synthetic drugs, the UN said on Friday. Poppy fields now cover a…
Mayawati, Akhilesh to hold joint presser
Lucknow, Jan 11 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint press conference here on Saturday when the alliance between them for the coming Lok…
Python covered with over 500 ticks rescued in Australia
Canberra, Jan 11 (IANS) Snake catchers in Australia have rescued a python which was found covered in over 500 ticks. A video posted online showed the reptile, which was believed to be ill, coated in…
China declares Chang’e-4 mission complete success
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) China announced on Friday that the Chang’e-4 mission, which realised the first-ever soft-landing on the far side of the moon, was a complete success. With the assistance of the relay satellite…
UK drops demand that women forced into marriage pay for rescue
London, Jan 11 (IANS) British women forced into marriages abroad, mostly Pakistanis, will no longer be required to repay the government for the cost of helping them escape, according to the Foreign Secretary. Instead, the…