Airtel launches new version of MyAirtel App
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Bharti Airtel launched a new version of its MyAirtel App that will offer the best of web to users through a curated set of apps, a company statement said here…
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Barcelona-Real Madrid derby slated for December 3
Barcelona, Oct 12 (IANS) The first derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid of this La Liga football season will take place on December 3 at 4:15 pm local time (7:45 pm IST) the Camp Nou,…
Kejriwal turns up at gurudwara at midnight sans security
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “amazed” hundreds of worshippers when he and his wife turned up by themselves at a prominent gurudwara here on Monday midnight, AAP lawmaker Jarnail Singh…
Nadal eliminated from Shanghai Masters tennis
Shanghai, Oct 12 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth, crashed out of the Shanghai Masters going down 3-6, 6-7(3-7) to Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in the second round here on Wednesday. Nadal, who was…
Abolish Rs.500, Rs.1000 notes to curb black money: Chandrababu Naidu
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday sought immediately abolishing big currency notes and called for making baking transactions compulsory in course of time to curb black…
Goa Wildlife Board recommends periodic culling of wild boar
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) Wild Boars may soon be periodically culled in Goa as the state wildlife board on Wednesday recommended to the National Wildlife Board (NWB) that the species be declared as vermin. Speaking…
Parrikar, Shah politicising army’s sacrifices, should apologise: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and BJP President Amit Shah of seeking to make political capital out of the Indian Army’s sacrifices and demanded that they…
Three-day Kashmir gun battle ends, two militants killed
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) A three-day-long gun battle between terrorists and security forces ended on Wednesday with the army killing two militants holed up in a multi-storey government building on the outskirts of Srinagar, authorities…
Fresh plea in HC against ’31st October’
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A petition has again been filed in the Delhi High Court to stop the release of Hindi film ’31st October’ based on the anti-Sikh riots in the aftermath of Prime…
Skilled persons more employable than educated ones: Rudy
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said a skilled person stands brighter chances of being employed than a person who is only…
Burning of crop residue major source of air pollution: Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The major source of air pollution here are chemicals produced from burning the residue of crop cutting – majorly done in the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab,…
Mass prayers for Jayalalithaa’s recovery
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) Members of Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK party and others continued to hold prayers for the speedy recovery of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. At the famed Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, 108 veenas…
Petroleum Minister launches National Seismic Programme in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday inaugurated the National Seismic Programme (NSP) in Odisha to trace hydrocarbon resources like oil and natural gas in Mahanadi basin. The…
How did Jayalalithaa convey to Governor, asks opposition
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) Opposition leaders in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday questioned how the ailing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa told the Governor to allocate her portfolios to Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam. DMK President…
Animation genre is difficult: Farah Khan
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan, who is known for making commercial potboilers, says there is still time for her to explore the animation genre as she finds it “tough”. “Animated genre is difficult…
Uncertainty over Bru refugees’ return to Mizoram even after Delhi meeting
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Uncertainty of repatriation of over 31,000 tribal refugees, living in Tripura for the past 19 years, to Mizoram continued even after a high-level meeting at the Union…
BJP calls for Kerala bandh after worker’s murder, demands CBI probe
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) The BJP called for a protest shutdown in Kerala on Thursday and demanded a CBI probe after one of its activists was murdered on Wednesday allegedly by CPI-M members in Pinarayi…
Abolish Rs 500, 1,000 notes to curb black money: Chandrababu Naidu
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday reiterated his demand for immediately abolishing currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations to check black money in…
I’m not a movie person: Kajol
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) She has been a part of showbiz for over three decades, and delivered hits like “Karan Arjun”, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…”. But actress Kajol says she…
Immersion of idols set to increase Ganga’s pollution: Officials
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) The immersion of hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga in the Ganga river here and other parts of Bihar, disregarding the Bihar State Pollution Control Board’s appeal, is set to increase…