Articles by Doraiah Vundavally
BJP MP demands special Parliament session on farmer issues
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Claiming that loan waivers was not a permanent solution to problems faced by peasants, BJP’s Lok Sabha member Virendra Singh ‘Mast’ on Wednesday sought a special session of Parliament to…
Saudi police detain woman wearing mini-skirt in online video
Riyadh, July 19 (IANS) Saudi police have detained a young woman who appeared in a video walking through a historic area in the north of the country with “indecent clothes” provoking a controversy from people…
Narada CEO appears before CBI officials in Kolkata
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel on Wednesday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials here to submit certain documents related to the ongoing Narada sting operation case. According to…
Jatin Mehta, who owes banks Rs 7,000 cr, isn’t bankrupt: Report
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Fugitive diamond merchant Jatin Mehta, who allegedly owes Indian banks Rs 7,000 crore, is not bankrupt as his wife recently transferred Rs 1.86 crore to a Swiss account in Zurich,…
Uber launches ‘Decongest India’ campaign
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Uber on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign called “Decongest India”, starting with New Delhi, to curb congestion and pollution. As part of the campaign, the cab aggregator will focus on…
Saregama to produce films under Yoodlee Films
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Popular music banner Saregama has ventured into film production through Yoodlee Films under which it will make thought provoking and engaging content, releasing films every month. Targeting the 18-30 age group,…
Anando Brahma Theatrical Trailer | Taapsee Pannu | Srinivas Reddy | Vennela Kishore | Mahi v Raghav
Watch Anando Brahma Theatrical Trailer. #AnandoBrahma starrs Taapsee Pannu, Srinivas Reddy, Vennala Kishore, Thagubothu Ramesh, Shakalaka Shankar, Rajeev Kanakala, Posani Krishna Murali, Tanikella Bharani, Vidyullekha Raman and Prabhas Sreenu. Directed by Mahi V Raghav. Produced…
Kalamandir Foundation Anti Drug Campaign 2017 Poster Launch By IPS Akun Sabharwal – Gallery
Chennaiyin sign Spanish defender Inigo
Chennai, July 19 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC have signed Spanish defender Inigo Calderon for the 2017-18 Indian Super League season, the club announced in a statement on Wednesday. Calderon joined the 2015 ISL champions on a…
Another drug racket busted in Hyderabad, nine held
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) The Hyderabad police busted another drug racket with the arrest of nine accused including two Nigerians and two Africans on Wednesday. Police seized 300 grams of cocaine, 42 grams MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine),…
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over killing of two civilians
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Pakistan summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner and lodged a formal protest on Wednesday over ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir resulting in the killing of two civilians. The Director General…
Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble jointly detect massive cosmic explosion
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Three space-based observatories Astrosat, Chandra, Hubble Space Telescope and a ground-based observatory HARPS have simultaneously detected a massive coronal explosion on the nearest planet-hosting star ‘Proxima Centauri’, a…
Rouhani, Zarif slam US over new sanctions on Iran
Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday denounced the new sanctions imposed by the US on Tehran as incompatible with the logic and spirit of the nuclear agreement signed with six major…
NorthEast United launch residential youth football academy
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) on Wednesday took an initiative to nurture football talent across the eight states of the north-east region by launching its own residential…
Bill on IIITs passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill declaring the 15 existing IIITs, established through public-private partnership, as institutions of national importance, enabling them to grant degrees. Education was not…
Scientists working on indigenous technology for biofuels: Pradhan
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Indian scientists are working to develop a new model of biofuels’ use through application of indigenous technology and the government hopes to unveil some results of this research in the…
June’s domestic air passenger traffic up 20%
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic rose by 19.98 per cent in June to 95.68 lakh from 79.75 lakh reported for the corresponding month of last year, official data showed on Wednesday….
‘Banks need to take Rs 2.4 lakh cr haircuts for top 50 NPAs’
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The banks will have to take a haircut of 60 per cent, worth Rs 2.4 lakh crore, to settle 50 large stressed assets with debt of Rs 4 lakh crore,…
UK Defence Chief to visit India
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, is visiting India this week and will meet Indian ministers and military officers to further reinforce the bilateral defence…