New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Commuters on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) had a tough time reaching their destinations on Thursday when, forced by wind, a portion of the railing broke away and fell on tracks near Lajpat Nagar, obstructing the run of the trains.The DMRC attributed the mishap to wind and rain that lashed...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Taking note of the sexual assault of a two-year-old boy in West Bengal, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday said the perpetrators of child sexual abuse will face harshest of punishment."I am deeply disturbed by the news of gruesome assault on a 2-year-old boy in West Bengal. I have directed the...
Moscow, July 5 (IANS) More than five million tourists, including 2.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the FIFA World Cup matches, head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said."According to preliminary information, the World Cup host cities have received more than 5 million tourists. Moscow saw the heaviest tourist flow of more than 2.7 million, while...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Sudden heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds lashed the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday evening bringing some relief from sultry heat, with Met Department officials holding out chances of more showers in the area later.According to IMD, the temperature after the hour-long showers dropped to 26.6 degrees Celcius. Rainfall recorded in Delhi was 34.2...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Chinese smartphone player OnePlus on Thursday announced its first "Student Ambassador Programme" for India that will commence from September 1.The aim is to empower and groom technology enthusiasts from top Indian universities to work as OnePlus community specialists, brand evangelists and technology experts in their respective institutions. The selected students would be offered a monthly...
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL) would focus on scaling up its product lines, company chairman N. Chandrasekaran said on Thursday.Amid speculation on a restructuring proposal to merge the Tata Group's food and beverages businesses into a single company, he said there was "no concrete proposal" but its board would deliberate if such a plan is placed...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, who recently faced cyber bullying recently on Twitter, said on Thursday the Narendra Modi-led Central government is not serious on the issue of cybercrime.A so-called 'Hindu Nationalist' had threatened on Twitter to rape Chaturvedi's daughter following which she filed a complaint with the Mumbai as well as the Delhi Police."I was assured...
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (IANS) Congress Working Committee member A.K. Antony on Thursday asked his fellow party leaders in Kerala to be disciplined and united otherwise the future would be very bleak for the party.In his address at the centenary birthday celebrations of former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran -- his former party rival as for close to three decades from the...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh starrer "'83" is set to release in April 10, 2020.A tweet from the official Twitter account of the film on Thursday read: "Relive the historic glory when 15 minions from India ruled over the mammoths of world cricket. Film releases on April 10, 2020." The Reliance Entertainment movie is being directed by Kabir...
Shimla, July 5 (IANS) After days of heavy spells, the southwest monsoon on Thursday was subdued in Himachal Pradesh with no rainfall in most of the areas, the Met office here said.There could be mild or scattered rain in low and mid hills till July 9 and thereafter there are chances of heavy spells, it said."Monsoon is weak as precipitation...
