Sailesh Gulabani to play Vibhishan in ‘Siya Ke Ram’
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) TV actor Sailesh Gulabani will be playing the role of Raavan’s brother Vibhishan in the mythological show “Siya Ke Ram”, and he says shooting for the show in Hyderabad is a…
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Central ministers drove Rohith to commit suicide: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joins protest to condemn the “institutional killing” of 26-year-old scholar of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), Rohith Vemula at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016….
Dhoni, Rohit, Yuvraj to feature in 6th successive World T20
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, star opener Rohit Sharma and middle-order specialist Yuvraj Singh are set to make their sixth successive appearance at the International Cricket Council (ICC) World…
Kenya implanting microchip in rhinos to combat poaching
Nairobi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Tuesday began implanting microchips in every black rhino in the world’s famous Masai Mara Games Reserve, to fight against poaching….
HC seeks status report from Haryana on Jat agitation
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) With 19 lives being lost and property and assets worth thousands of crores being destroyed in just five days of mayhem in Haryana during the Jat agitation, the Punjab and…
Bihar to hold 10-phased panchayat polls in April-May
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday formally approved a proposal to hold 10-phased elections for the 2.58 lakh panchayat posts in the state in April-May. “The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister…
Syria agrees to cessation of hostilities
Damascus, Feb 23 (IANS) Syria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday announced the government’s consent to a cessation of hostilities as agreed upon by the US and Russia. The ministry said the military campaign against the Islamic…
Bengal varsity on boil after police baton-charge agitators
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Burdwan University in West Bengal was on the boil on Tuesday after police baton-charged a group of student agitators who had allegedly vandalised the campus over anomalies in undergraduate results and…
India’s economy haven of stability amidst global turbulence: President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu…
WHO seeks measures against declining efficacy of antibiotics
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought concrete measures against diminishing efficacy of antibiotics which, if it continues, will make bacterial infections such as skin sores and diarrhoea untreatable and…
Four-year-old sentenced to life in Egypt for ‘mistaken identity’
Cairo, Feb 23 (IANS) Following a public outcry, Egyptian authorities have admitted that a military court “mistakenly” sentenced a four-year-old child to life in prison for “committing murder” when he was only one-year-old. The little…
Jats in Bharatpur try to burn goods train engine
Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) A mob tried to set ablaze the engine of a goods train in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Tuesday, as the Jat community continued its protest for the third day demanding reservation….
Bangladesh captain Mortaza to be UNDP goodwill ambassador
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s cricket skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is going to be the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) “national goodwill ambassador for youth”. Mortaza currently captains the country’s One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20…
Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop to start from February 26
Pune, Feb 23 (IANS) The Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop India 2016 will be held from February 26 till March 6 here and will involve lectures, presentations and practical classes that will be conducted by…
Scientists develop cell that can chemically store solar power
London, Feb 23 (IANS) A team of Swiss scientists has developed a photo-electrochemical cell that can chemically store the energy of ultraviolet light even at high temperatures. Plants can absorb sunlight and store its energy…
Maruti Suzuki resumes production at Haryana plants
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday announced that it has resumed production at its facilities in Gurgaon and Manesar. The company had to temporarily suspend manufacturing of vehicles at its…
Ban RSS, demands former Maharashtra police officer
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra inspector general of police S.M. Mushrif on Tuesday accused the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of being hand-in-glove with right-wing extremists and called for a ban on the RSS describing it…
Bangladeshi cricketer Rubel faces punishment
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Rubel Hossain may face punishment and even be dropped from the central contract for not following injury rehabilitation guidelines. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said…
Extreme heat waves could hit the world every year by 2075
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Sweltering heat waves that typically strike once every 20 years could become yearly events across 60 percent of Earth’s land surface by 2075 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, says…
Jet Airways offers discounts on international flights
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Airline major Jet Airways on Tuesday launched a seven-day sale offering discounts of up to 30 percent on international flights. According to the company, the ongoing seven-day sale will end on…