Mother visits Sharmila after 16 years
Imphal, Aug 19 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who recently ended her fast-unto-death, had a pleasant surprise on Friday when her aged mother, Sakhi, came to meet her after 16 years. Sharmila said, “It was quite a…
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Kolkata to celebrate Mother’s Teresa’s canonisation with film fest, thanksgiving
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) A film festival screening the biggest repertoire of films and documentaries on Mother Teresa, a Thanksgiving Eucharist and a homage by the Mamata Banerjee government are among a series of events…
President, PM, Sonia congratulate silver medallist Sindhu
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday….
Sisodia recommends direct promotion for Sakshi’s father in DTC
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday recommended a direct promotion for Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik’s father Sukhbir Malik – a bus conductor with Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)….
New Jamaat-linked Bangladesh terror outfit targeting Hindus
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) A new Bangladeshi militant outfit, aligned to the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), has prepared a list of local Hindus and secularists, and finalised plans to kill a Hindu doctor, police said. The Ansar…
Mukherjee congratulates silver medallist shuttler Sindhu
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee led the country in congratulating shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who clinched a historic silver at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. “Great game played with grit;…
Kalraj Mishra ‘unaware’ of 75-year retirement norm
Gandhinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Minister Kalraj Mishra on Friday claimed that he was not aware of the rule in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for leaders attaining 75 years of age to resign from…
Shuttler Sindhu settles for historic silver at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 by World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the badminton women’s singles…
BAI announces cash awards for Sindhu, Gopichand
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who scripted history by bagging the…
Relief for Adani as Australian court turns down appeal
Melbourne, Aug 19 (IANS) An Australian court on Friday turned down the application of an Indigenous group from Down Under challenging the mining leases awarded to India-based energy major Adani Group’s $21 billion Carmichael coal…
Sindhu’s silver medal most precious jewel: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday congratulated P.V. Sindhu, saying her silver medal at the Rio Olympics was “the most precious jewel in the crown of Mother India”. “Her silver…
India’s Sandeep Kumar finishes 35th in 50km Race Walk
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) India’s Sandeep Kumar finished 35th in the men’s 50km Race Walk event here at the ongoing Rio Olympics on Friday. The 30-year-old racewalker took four hours, seven minutes and…
Jat agitation: No complainants but Haryana admits to rape incidents
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) After being in a denial mode earlier to later admitting a “possibility”, the Haryana government on Friday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that some rape incidents could have taken…
Army will resume anti-militancy operations in south Kashmir: GOC
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Army’s Northern Command, on Friday said the army will soon resume anti-militancy operations in south Kashmir areas that were suspended due…
Lalu advises people to drink ‘tadi’ to avoid spurious liquor
Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) Lalu Prasad, whose RJD is a major ally of the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar, has advised habitual drinkers to consume “toddy”, locally called “tadi”, to avoid incidents like the hooch…
Sindhu beaten in final, settles for silver at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu settled for silver at the Rio Olympics after being beaten 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 by World No.1 Carolina Marin in the badminton women’s singles event here on Friday…
Nepal’s Deputy PM visits NDMA headquarters
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on Friday visited the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) office here, where he was informed of India’s experience in tackling natural disasters in the…
Auto sector to reap immense benefit under GST: Jefferies India
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) India’s automobile sector is expected to reap immense benefits under the GST (Goods and Services Tax) which is expected to lower taxes and stimulate demand, equity research firm Jefferies India has…
Sitharaman, Rijiju celebrate Raksha Bandhan with troops in Arunachal
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) As part of India’s 70th Independence Day celebrations, Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju visited Tawang, a border area of Arunachal Pradesh, to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with the troops…
NGT pulls up government on zero result of Ganga cleaning
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh and the central governments on pollution in the Ganga river, especially due to industrial discharge from the tanneries, saying…