New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Minister Vijay Goel on Thursday led a march from the Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid here to highlight the AAP government's alleged apathy in saving the heritage in the national capital.Old Delhi's iconic Chandni Chowk market place and adjoining heritage buildings would soon become unrecognisable because of the city government's apathy, Goel said."In coming...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Strong growth in network expansion led to double-digit growth in India's domestic air passenger traffic for the 45th consecutive month in May, even as the rise in demand came down in the last few months, a global airline association said on Thursday.According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India's domestic air passenger volume measured...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The government said on Thursday said that 883 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot region in Nepal in the last three days and over 500 were still awaiting rescue flights.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters that the Indian Embassy in Nepal has undertaken a massive exercise to evacuate pilgrims both from...
By Troy RibeiroFilm: "Sicario: Day of the Soldado"; Director: Stefano Sollima; Cast: Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Elijah Rodriguez and David Castaneda; Rating: **After a brief introduction about human trafficking and the drug cartel menace at the US-Mexico border, the film opens with two self-immolations. Both acts are visceral and...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Tepid investor sentiments in the Asian markets on the back of trade war concerns subdued the key Indian equity indices on Thursday.In the Asian markets, concerns prevailed, as Friday, June 6 is the deadline set by the US to impose tarrifs on Chinese goods worth $34 billion.Further, a depreciating Indian rupee also weakened the investor sentiments...
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) Ministers and MLAs stepping out into the fields and indulging in farming activities, thanks to a Facebook challenge which went viral, will inspire agricultural land holders to take up farming activity once again in Goa, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik said on Thursday.Naik at a press conference held at the BJP state headquarters...
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday exhorted his party men to brace up to defeat the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which may come up with an alliance ahead of the 2019 general elections.Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, met BJP workers and members of its social media...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that after the Supreme Court's judgment, the executive powers related to "services" lie with the elected government and not with the Lt Governor or Central government.In a four-page letter written to LG Anil Baijal, the Chief Minister also said that if the LG acts on files related...
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said his party will support the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Bihar if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar retires from active politics.Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, also reiterated that RJD will not allow Nitish Kumar's return to the Grand Alliance ahead of the 2019...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has extended the deadline till July 20 for submission of suggestions towards the proposed "Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Act, 2018" slated to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC)."Till date we have received 3,000 suggestions in all, including 500 in writing. We feel that there are people...
