Emma Watson backs Kathua rape victim’s lawyer
Los Angeles, May 4 (IANS) “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson on Friday tweeted in support of Indian lawyer Deepika Singh Rajwat, who is fighting the case of a minor girl whose rape and murder in…
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Fact finding team’s report on Kathua will go to court: Minister
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A fact-finding team that studied the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday submitted its report demanding a CBI probe to Home…
Telecom sector’s gross revenue dropped 8.5% in 2017
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The gross revenue of the telecom service sector declined from Rs 279,591 crore in 2016 to Rs 255,655 crore in 2017 with a yearly decline rate of 8.56 per cent,…
Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal
Stockholm, May 4 (IANS) The Swedish Academy that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday that it won’t announce the award for 2018 in the wake of a sexual and financial scandal that…
BJP promises free smartphones, laptops, visits to China and Israel
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) With an eye on returning to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections by promising free smartphones to poor women, free laptop to students…
China condoles loss of lives in India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 4 (IANS) China on Friday expressed grief over the death of nearly 100 people in dust storms and lightning strikes in India. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: “We express…
Panda official arrested in flyover collapse in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Pratap Panda, chief of construction firm Panda Infra, was arrested on Friday, a day after the collapse of a portion of a flyover that killed a labourer and injured another. The…
Allies BJP, AJSU to fight by-election separately
Ranchi, May 4 (IANS) The BJP and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), which together rule Jharkhand, will contest the by-election in the Assembly constituency of Gomia separately. But the BJP will support the AJSU…
Independent MLA joins BJP in MP
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) Independent MLA Dinesh Rai has joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh in the presence of state BJP President Rakesh Singh. Rai, who represents Seoni constituency, joined the party…
Emergency declared in Hawaii after volcano erupts
Honolulu, May 4 (IANS) The Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii’s largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and an evacuation of 1,700 residents….
I have no legacy to leave behind: Amitabh Bachchan
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The world knows him as Bollywood’s “Shahenshah”, but he prefers to be known as the son of late eminent poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says…
Improved demand conditions push services output higher: PMI
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Improved demand conditions along with easing of inflationary pressures pushed the output of the Indian service sector higher during April, a key macro-economic data showed on Friday. According to the seasonally…
Modi insulted Bengaluru by calling it garbage city: Rahul
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “natural liar”, and said he had insulted Bengaluru by referring to it as a garbage city. Gandhi’s condemnation…
Maharashtra BJP jolted ahead of Palghar election
Palghar (Maharashtra), May 4 (IANS) In a jolt to the BJP, family members of the late Lok Sabha member Chintaman Vanga from Palghar walked over to ally Shiv Sena, accusing the former of meting out…
Equity indices fall on weak global cues
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded lower on Friday afternoon noting losses in the global markets. Heavy selling was witnessed in the auto, healthcare and IT stocks. At 12.40 p.m., the…
Modi tells Karnataka BJP women to flag his schemes
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Interacting with Karnataka’s BJP women cadres through his mobile app, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked them to popularise his government’s schemes ahead of the May 12 Assembly polls. “We…
Agra put on 72-hour weather alert till Monday
Agra, May 4 (IANS) The weather office on Friday sounded a 72-hour alert till Monday here in Uttar Pradesh, Agra District Magistrate Gaurav Dayal said and issued a detailed advisory to manage any imminent disaster….
Woman injured in Pakistan shelling on LoC
Srinagar, May 4 (IANS) A civilian was injured in Pakistani shelling overnight on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police said the Pakistani Army resorted to shelling and firing on…
US warns Beijing for militarising South China Sea
Washington, May 4 (IANS) The US has warned China that there will be consequences for its growing militarisation in the South China Sea, the media reported. This was following reports of missiles being deployed to…
Partly cloudy sky, showers likely in Delhi
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) It was partly cloudy in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. The maximum temperature was likely…