- India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure: Javadekar
- India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pak provocations: US intel report
- India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure: Javadekar
- New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure, and that it will not allow anybody to forget their historical responsibility.
- India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pak provocations: US intel report
- Washington: India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report.
- A great relief for students, parents: Kejriwal on board exams being cancelled/postponed
- Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid concerns to take holy dip
- Parties doing politics in name of Ambedkar: Mayawati
- EC biased against Mamata Banerjee: Shiv Sena
- PM Modi greets people on Vishu, Bihag Bihu, Puthandu
- A great relief for students, parents: Kejriwal on board exams being cancelled/postponed
- New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal welcomed the decision to cancel CBSE class 10 board exams and postpone class 12 exams in view of surge in COVID-19 cases, saying it will provide a great relief to students and their parents.
- Shahi snan in Haridwar: Lakhs ignore Covid concerns to take holy dip
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Apr 14 (PTI) Throwing caution to the wind amid rising cases of coronavirus, thousands of seers congregated on Wednesday at Har ki Pairi in Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga during the third shahi snan of the Kumbh mela.
- Parties doing politics in name of Ambedkar: Mayawati
- Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday accused rival political parties of indulging in politics in the name of B R Ambedkar, and asserted that only the BSP can fulfil his dreams.
- EC biased against Mamata Banerjee: Shiv Sena
- The Shiv Sena on Wednesday
alleged that the Election Commission was "biased" against
Mamata Banerjee, after the poll panel recently barred the West
Bengal chief minister from campaigning for 24 hours over
certain remarks made by her.
- PM Modi greets people on Vishu, Bihag Bihu, Puthandu
- New Delhi: With many regions of India celebrating their traditional new year, PM Narendra Modi offered people his best wishes.
Modi wished people on the occasion of Vishu, Odia new year, Bihag Bihu and Puthandu.
- Nancy Pelosi invites Prez Biden to address joint session of US Congress on April 28
- Hong Kong's delayed legislative elections set for December
- US Prez to present on Wednesday details of plan to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan
- Nancy Pelosi invites Prez Biden to address joint session of US Congress on April 28
- Washington: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited President Joe Biden to address a joint session of Congress on April 28.
- Hong Kong's delayed legislative elections set for December
- By Zen Soo
Hong Kong, Aug 14 (AP) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the semiautonomous Chinese territory''s legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities citing public health risks from the coronavirus pandemic.
Lam also said on Tuesday that laws will be amended so that inciting voters not to vote or to cast blank or invalid votes will be made illegal, although voters themselves are free to boycott voting or cast votes as they wish.
- US Prez to present on Wednesday details of plan to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan
- Washington: US Prez Joe Biden plans to present on Wednesday the details of his plans to have all American troops out of war-torn Afghanistan by September 11 this year, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York.
- Financial markets to remain shut for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
- Cash flow mgmt solutions startup Credflow raises $2.1 mn
- Nova Benefits raises USD 1 mn seed funding
- Asian stock markets advance after new Wall St high
- Future Enterprises defaults on payment of interest on NCDs
- Financial markets to remain shut for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
- Mumbai: Domestic financial markets, including stock exchanges and the forex market, will remain closed on Wednesday on account of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. PTI
- Cash flow mgmt solutions startup Credflow raises $2.1 mn
- Cash flow management solutions startup Credflow has raised USD 2.1 million (around Rs 15.2 crore) in a seed funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners, Omidyar Network India and Flourish Ventures.
- Nova Benefits raises USD 1 mn seed funding
- Nova Benefits, a corporate health insurance platform, on Wednesday said it has raised USD 1 million in seed funding round led by Multiply Ventures, Better Capital and Titan Capital.
- Asian stock markets advance after new Wall St high
- By Joe McDonaldap
Beijing, Apr 14 (AP) Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street hit a high following an uptick in US inflation and an order by regulators to suspend use of Johnson & Johnson''s coronavirus vaccine.
- Future Enterprises defaults on payment of interest on NCDs
- Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) has defaulted on payment of interest on non-convertible debentures (NCDs).
- Access to professional education no government largesse, says SC
- No HC nod for mass prayers at Mumbai mosque during Ramadan
- Making FASTag mandatory won't breach right to freedom of movement: Centre
- Access to professional education no government largesse, says SC
- New Delhi: Access to professional education is not a governmental largesse and state has an affirmative obligation to facilitate its reach at all levels, the Supreme Court has said.
- No HC nod for mass prayers at Mumbai mosque during Ramadan
- The Bombay High Court on
Wednesday refused permission to a city-based trust to allow
people to offer Namaz at its mosque in south Mumbai during the
Ramadan period, saying the COVID-19 situation was "serious and
critical" and the safety of citizens was more importance.
- Making FASTag mandatory won't breach right to freedom of movement: Centre
- The Union government has informed
the Bombay High Court that making FASTag mandatory for all
vehicles plying on national highways does not breach a
citizen''s fundamental right to freedom of movement in any way.
- Alia Bhatt tests negative for COVID-19
- Ranveer Singh to collaborate with Shankar for Hindi adaptation of 'Anniyan'
- Want to work in films where women are shown as decision-makers: Paoli Dam
- 'Mirzapur' creator Puneet Krishna boards two shows for Netflix
- Thomas Vinterberg to direct series 'Families Like Ours'
- Alia Bhatt tests negative for COVID-19
- Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt on Wednesday said she has tested negative for COVID-19, more than 10 days after contracting the virus.
- Ranveer Singh to collaborate with Shankar for Hindi adaptation of 'Anniyan'
- Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is set to headline the Hindi adaptation of Tamil blockbuster "Anniyan", to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shankar who also helmed the original.
The 2005 psychological action thriller featured South star Vikram in the lead and chronicled the story of a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder- working as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night.
The adaptation, billed as a pan-India project, will be produced by Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios.
- Want to work in films where women are shown as decision-makers: Paoli Dam
- By Justin Rao
Mumbai, Apr 14 (PTI) Actor Paoli Dam says she''s always on the lookout for roles that represent women''s perspective in cinema and her latest choices are a reflection of that.
- 'Mirzapur' creator Puneet Krishna boards two shows for Netflix
- Writer-director Puneet Krishna, who is known for his popular crime drama "Mirzapur", is collaborating with Netflix to create and showrun two series, a dark comedy and a drama.
- Thomas Vinterberg to direct series 'Families Like Ours'
- Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg will make his small-screen directing debut with the upcoming series "Families Like Ours".
- Neymar calls PSG "home" amid contract extension talks
- India make winning start at youth world boxing championship
- 100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
- Neymar calls PSG "home" amid contract extension talks
- Sao Paulo: Striker Neymar called Paris Saint-Germain his "home" after the team''s 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, which was still enough for the French club to advance to the Champions League semifinal.
- India make winning start at youth world boxing championship
- India were off to a perfect start at the youth world boxing championships in Kielce, Poland with Poonam (57kg) and Vinka (60kg) advancing to the pre-quarterfinals after notching up contrasting opening-round wins.
- 100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
- Tokyo pitched itself as "a safe pair of hands when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago.
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