Cycle thief escapes from police station, re-arrested
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) When no one was watching him, a cycle thief locked up in a room in a police station here escaped after removing cardboard pieces fixed to a window room cooler….
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Arrest Sadhvi Saraswati for hate speech against beef-eaters: BJP MLA
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) Religious leaders like Sadhvi Saraswati, who deliver hate speeches in Goa, should be arrested and banned from visiting Goa, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo told the state assembly on…
Gopalkrishna to write letters to all MPS to canvass votes
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who has filed his nomination papers for the August 5 Vice Presidential election, will write letters and postcards to members of Parliament to canvass votes….
Rummenigge backs use of VAR in future football games
Shanghai, July 18 (IANS) Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Tuesday fullly backed the video assistant referee (VAR) system in future football games, including the World Cup and European Champions League. Bayern Munich’s lamentable loss…
Awards for those working on accessibility for disabled
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Leading IT company Mphasis on Tuesday announced the winners of the eighth edition of the “NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2017” that honours individuals and organisations doing exemplary work in the…
Ambrane launches smart band at Rs 1,799
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Domestic computer accessories firm Ambrane has entered the wearables segment with its newly launched dynamic smart band AFB-11 Flexi Fit with advanced heart rate monitor priced at Rs 1,799. Backed…
‘Dead’ Google Glass officially back with Enterprise Edition
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) The eye-wearable device Google Glass that was declared ‘dead’ in 2015 after a year-long trial with select individuals as Explorer Edition at a price tag of $1,500 each and taken…
Global cues, ITC stocks’ plunge cause fiscal’s steepest fall of equities
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Negative global cues and a heavy lag in FMCG major ITC stocks caused the Indian equity markets’ steepest fall of the 2017-18 fiscal on Tuesday. According to market analysts, a free…
Montpellier sign Mendes, Sio from Stade Rennais
Paris, July 18 (IANS) Montpellier on Tuesday contracted Portuguese defender Pedro Mendes and Ivorian striker Giovanni Sio, both from their fellow French football club Stade Rennais F.C. The Ligue 1 club is seeking to reinforce…
India-Russia JV for Kamov choppers registered, negotiations on
By Anjali Ojha Moscow, July 18 (IANS) An Indo-Russian joint venture to manufacture 200 Kamov military helicopters in India under a $1 billion deal has been registered in India and it will finalise the delivery…
Waitress with revealing clothes may suffer anxiety disorders
New York, July 18 (IANS) Women working in bars and restaurants where they are required to be scantily clad may experience higher levels of anxiety and disordered eating, according to a new study. The study…
2,000 farmers protest in Delhi to press for demands
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Around 2,000 farmers protested in Delhi on Tuesday to condemn the “anti-farmer” policies of the BJP government and killing of six farmers in Madhya Pradesh last month. They also pressed…
Order on chargesheets in terror cases against Bhatkal on August 1
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday reserved its order on framing of charges in four terror cases against suspected top Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant Yasin Bhatkal and others. Additional Sessions Judge…
547 boys suffered massive abuse in German Catholic choir: Report
Berlin, July 18 (IANS) At least 547 children in Germany’s world-famous Regensburger Domspatzen boy’s choir have been confirmed as victims of sexual and physical abuse, a report on one of the biggest Catholic abuse scandals…
China dares India, says ready for ‘all-out confrontation’
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 18 (IANS) China on Tuesday again told India to withdraw its troops from the disputed border at Doklam as a Chinese newspaper warned that Beijing was battle ready and not…
Indian soldier killed in Pakistani firing
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed on Tuesday in firing by Pakistani troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammua and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said. Rifleman Vimal Finjani…
Protests continue in Himachal over gang rape, murder of girl
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) Massive protests continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday over the gang rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Shimla district. The family of the victim suspect that the ‘real culprits’, who…
Pahlaj Nihalani on exact cuts in Amartya Sen documentary
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) While there has been an intellectual uproar over the cuts ordered by the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) in Suman Ghoshs documentary “The Argumentative Indian”, the…
Bangladesh approves proposal on organ transplant donation
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The Bangladeshi cabinet has approved a proposal to amend a law allowing more family members to become organ transplant donors. A Cabinet Division official told Xinhua news agency on Tuesday that…
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017 to discuss B&R
Colombo, July 18 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Economic Summit to be held later in July will discuss how Sri Lanka can tap opportunities out of the Belt and Road Initiative, a Ceylon Chamber of Commerce…