- BJP uses Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan to garner votes: Mehbooba
- UP govt relaxes COVID curbs by allowing 100 people to gather in non-containment zones
- Adityanath releases report card; says UP has seen complete transformation under BJP rule
- Rajasthan govt issues advisory to prevent gaming addiction in children
- Child marriage reported in Malappuram; parents, husband booked
- BJP uses Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan to garner votes: Mehbooba
- Jammu: Accusing the BJP of playing politics over the issues of Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan to garner votes, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged that the seven-year-rule of the saffron party has brought miseries to the people of the country and left Jammu and Kashmir destroyed .
- UP govt relaxes COVID curbs by allowing 100 people to gather in non-containment zones
- The Uttar Pradesh government has relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown norms from Sunday by allowing a maximum of 100 people to gather at a place outside COVID-19 containment zones.
- Adityanath releases report card; says UP has seen complete transformation under BJP rule
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Lucknow, Sep 19 (PTI) Asserting that Uttar Pradesh has undergone a complete transformation under his government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that there have been no riots since 2017, strict action has been taken against the mafia and the state s in the frontline of implementing welfare schemes, ensuring the ease of doing business and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rajasthan govt issues advisory to prevent gaming addiction in children
- The Rajasthan government has issued an advisory for parents and teachers suggesting measures to protect children from addiction to online gaming.
- Child marriage reported in Malappuram; parents, husband booked
- Malappuram (Ker), Sep 19 (PTI) A child marriage was reported from the district between a minor girl and a 25-year old man following which a case was registered against the parents of the girl and her husband among others, police said.
- Nepal observes Constitution Day; PM Deuba vows to protect, implement statute
- Israeli army arrests last 2 of 6 Palestinian prison escapees
- Witnesses say explosion targets Taliban, 2nd in as many days
- Voters choose new Hong Kong electors under pro-Beijing laws
- Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
- Australia says France knew of 'grave' submarine concerns
- Nepal observes Constitution Day; PM Deuba vows to protect, implement statute
- Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba underlined the need to protect and implement the country''s Constitution as the Himalayan nation observed its seventh Constitution Day.
- Israeli army arrests last 2 of 6 Palestinian prison escapees
- Israeli forces on Sunday arrested the last two of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped a maximum-security Israeli prison two weeks ago, closing an intense, embarrassing episode that exposed deep security flaws in Israel and turned the fugitives into Palestinian heroes.
- Witnesses say explosion targets Taliban, 2nd in as many days
- By Kathy Gannon
Kabul, Sep 19 (AP) Witnesses say an explosion targeted a Taliban vehicle in the provincial city of Jalalabad, the second such deadly blast in as many days in an Islamic State stronghold.
- Voters choose new Hong Kong electors under pro-Beijing laws
- By Alice Fung and Zen Soo
(Eds: Updates with comments from election candidate and voter, opposition trade union to disband. )
Hong Kong, Sep 19 (AP) Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city''s leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates with Beijing loyalty.
- Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
- By Kathy Gannon
Kabul, Sep 19 (AP) Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan''s capital said Sunday, detailing the latest restrictions on women by the new Taliban rulers.
- Australia says France knew of 'grave' submarine concerns
- By Rod Mcguirk
Canberra, Sep 19 (AP) France would have known Australia had deep and grave concerns that a submarine fleet the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday after the contract''s cancellation set off a diplomatic crisis.
- Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety, says Gadkari
- Electrical equipment mkt may grow at 12 pc annually to reach USD 72 bn by 2025
- Comm min to observe 'Vanijya Saptah' during Sep 20-26
- Centre seeks report from AP govt on Rs 960 cr loans from foreign agencies for EAPs remaining unutilised
- Vodafone Idea claims to record peak 5G speed of 3.7 gbps during trials in Pune
- Govt receiving max FDI proposals in 3 depts from nations sharing land border with India
- Small cars too need adequate number of airbags to ensure safety, says Gadkari
- New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that small cars, mostly purchased by lower middle-class people, should also have an adequate number of airbags and wondered why auto makers are providing eight airbags only in big cars bought by rich people.
- Electrical equipment mkt may grow at 12 pc annually to reach USD 72 bn by 2025
- Domestic electrical equipment market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 12 per cent to reach USD 72 billion by 2025, an industry executive said.
- Comm min to observe 'Vanijya Saptah' during Sep 20-26
- The commerce and industry ministry on Sunday said it will observe ''Vanijya Saptah'' during September 20-26, in which a slew of programmes and events will be organised across the country showcasing India as a rising economic force, and exporter conclaves.
- Centre seeks report from AP govt on Rs 960 cr loans from foreign agencies for EAPs remaining unutilised
- By Surya Desaraju
Surya Desaraju
Amaravati, Sep 19 (PTI): The Centre has sought a report from the Andhra Pradesh government on Rs 960 crore received as loans from foreign agencies for various Externally- Aided Projects (EAPs) remaining unutilised.
- Vodafone Idea claims to record peak 5G speed of 3.7 gbps during trials in Pune
- Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Sunday claimed to have recorded a peak speed of 3.7 gigabit per second (gbps), highest by any operator in India, during 5G trials in Pune.
- Govt receiving max FDI proposals in 3 depts from nations sharing land border with India
- The government has received maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals in three departments - electronics and IT, industry and internal trade, and heavy industries - from countries sharing land border with India, an official said.
- Money trail prima facie indicates Anil Deshmukh received Rs 4.7 cr: Court
- Backdoor entry in colleges should stop, lakhs of students work hard to get admission: HC
- HC acquits 2 accused of killing taxi driver in 2012; says probe "clumsy, prosecution inept"
- Maha: Man gets 2-yr RI for molesting woman in train
- Govt yet to take call on 68 names sent by SC collegium for appointment as HC judges
- Money trail prima facie indicates Anil Deshmukh received Rs 4.7 cr: Court
- Mumbai: A special PMLA court here has said the money trail prima facie indicates that former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh received Rs 4.7 crore from Waze and his aide Kundan Shinde.
- Backdoor entry in colleges should stop, lakhs of students work hard to get admission: HC
- Lakhs of students in the country work hard and toil to secure admissions in educational institutions on the basis of merit and it is high time that backdoor entries there, including medical colleges, should stop, the Delhi High Court has said.
- HC acquits 2 accused of killing taxi driver in 2012; says probe "clumsy, prosecution inept"
- The Kerala High Court has set aside the conviction of two of the five people accused of killing a taxi driver in 2012, saying the investigation was "clumsy", prosecution was "inept" and the trial court was "overzealous" to convict them in the absence of evidence.
- Maha: Man gets 2-yr RI for molesting woman in train
- A railway court here in Maharashtra has awarded two years'' rigorous imprisonment to a 56-year-old man for molesting and flashing at her in a train in 2013, observing that if such incidents are not dealt with seriously, it would endanger the safety and lives of women travelling alone in trains.
- Govt yet to take call on 68 names sent by SC collegium for appointment as HC judges
- The government is yet to take a call on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium on appointing a total of 68 judicial officers and advocates as judges of various high courts, sources aware of the procedure for appointment to the higher judiciary have said.
- Gill, Rana are about to shock the world: KKR chief mentor Hussey
- Former TT champ Martin to retire after world championships
- Grateful Cairns gearing up for "greatest challenge" after heart surgery
- No Lukaku, no Conte and no problem for Inter in 6-1 rout
- We'll look to build on our happy memories from IPL 2020 and go a step further: Axar Patel
- Aditi 57th as rain washes out play at Portland Classic
- Struggling KKR look to script turnaround against RCB in IPL second phase
- Gill, Rana are about to shock the world: KKR chief mentor Hussey
- Abu Dhabi: The opening pair of Subhman Gill and Nitin Rana may not have fired in the first leg of IPL but Kolkata Knight Riders chief mentor David Hussey believes the duo can "shock the world" with their batting in the second phase of the tournament beginning here on Sunday.
- Former TT champ Martin to retire after world championships
- Tony Martin, a four-time time trial world champion from Germany who also won five Tour de France stages, said on Sunday that he will put an end to his 14-year pro career after the world championships.
- Grateful Cairns gearing up for "greatest challenge" after heart surgery
- Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns on Sunday said the spinal stroke he suffered following a life-saving heart surgery last month will provide him "with possibly the greatest challenge I''ve ever faced in rehab going forward"
The 51-year-old former cricketer had collapsed last month after suffering a massive heart attack, resulting in an aortic dissection.
- No Lukaku, no Conte and no problem for Inter in 6-1 rout
- Even without Romelu Lukaku and Antonio Conte, Inter Milan seems intent on successfully defending its Serie A title.
- We'll look to build on our happy memories from IPL 2020 and go a step further: Axar Patel
- Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel says the team will look to build on its "happy memories" from the previous season, when it reached its maiden final, and go a step further in the second leg of IPL-14.
- Aditi 57th as rain washes out play at Portland Classic
- Portland (Oregon) Sep 19 (PTI) Aditi Ashok will be hoping for a low score in the third round which will also be the final round as the wet course conditions and more forecasted rain forced the LPGA Tour to reduce the Cambia Portland Classic to 54 holes.
- Struggling KKR look to script turnaround against RCB in IPL second phase
- Enduring a forgettable outing in the first half of this year''s IPL, two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders would look for reversal of fortunes when they resume their campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second phase of T20 league here on Monday.
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