New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The unbeaten run of the Indian women's cricket team has landed them in the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC World T20 and the timing couldn't have been any better for leading publisher HarperCollins India to announce its partnership with Indian Sports Fan (ISF), a community of sports fans for women's cricket outreach programme.HarperCollins India and...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Centre on Monday approved Rs 546.21 crore additional assistance to Karnataka which has experienced floods and landslides during 2018, a Home Ministry statement said.The decision was taken in a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here."The HLC approved the additional assistance from National Disaster Response Fund," said the...
Gurugram, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in Haryana, saying it will help in reducing vehicular pollution in the national capital.The 136.65-km long six-lane Expressway, which will provide an alternative route to vehicles to go towards Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, will help in easing traffic flow, especially of...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is auditing the impact of the controversial demonetisation on the Indian economy and may complete its report on it before the budget session of Parliament early next year.However, sources said since it will not be a full-fledged Budget Session with 2019 being an election year, it is not clear...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed SIT on Monday opposed the plea of Zakia Ahsan Jafri -- the widow of Congress leader Ahsan Jafri -- challenging the Gujarat High Court order upholding the clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in the 2002 riots case.The case pertains to the alleged inaction in the 2002...
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said the southern state was open defecation free in its rural areas."Earlier statistics showed that only half or one-third of the rural households had individual toilets, but presently, all the 70.2 lakh rural households in the state have been provided with individual toilets, thereby reducing open defecation," Kumaraswamy said...
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sought former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's presence through video conferencing in a money laundering case related to the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract.Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to present him on December 20 through video-conferencing either from hospital or jail.Lalu...
Raipur, Nov 19 (IANS) A three-way contest is in the offing as Chhattisgarh goes for the second and concluding phase of Assembly polls on Tuesday for 72 seats spread across 19 districts, with the ruling BJP wrestling it out with the opposition Congress and the Ajit Jogi-Mayawati-led alliance emerging as a formidable third front.A total of 1,079 candidates are in...
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Actor Arshad Warsi's performances in "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.", "Golmaal: Fun Unlimited", "Dhamaal" and "Ishqiya" have been loved by audiences and critics alike. He says less visibility does not bother him as an actor as his parameters of choosing a project combines not only good script but also collaborating with good people.Arshad will soon...
Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) 1971 war hero Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, who held his post through the night in the now famous battle of Longewala in Rajasthan with just 120 men against a full-fledged attack of Pakistani tanks, was cremated with state honours here on Monday.A decorated war veteran, Chandpuri died in a private hospital in Mohali near here on...
