Kolkata, Aug 24 (UNI) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Central government after the wrestling world body, the United World Wrestling, has indefinitely suspended membership of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) over the failure to hold elections in time. The WFI had to postpone elections due to various controversies for a…
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (UNI) Barely three months ahead of the Assembly election, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expanded his cabinet on Thursday with the induction of BRS MLC Patnam Mahender Reddy. Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Reddy at a simple ceremony held at Durbar Hall in…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (UNI) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued notice to the Jharkhand Government over reported very poor upkeep and management of its Jamshedpur Juvenile Justice Home. NHRC took suo motu cognizance of the report of its Special Rapporteur on the lack of adequate facilities, care and rehabilitation plans for the…
Kolkata, Aug 24 (UNI) Famed search engine Google on Thursday came up with a doodle celebrating India’s historic achievement of becoming the first country to touch down a spacecraft (Chandrayaan-3) in the south pole of the moon. “Today’s Doodle celebrates the first ever landing on the moon’s south pole!… Congratulations to the Chandrayaan-3 space mission!…
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (UNI) Seven people were killed and 19 injured on Thursday morning after a passenger bus overturned in Bara district in central Nepal, a police officer said. The bus was carrying Indian pilgrims from Kathmandu to Janakpur, a religious site in Dhanusha district when it veered off the highway. “Six among the deceased…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (UNI) Snapping a winning streak of last three sessions, the BSE sensex on Thursday slipped 180.86 pts to settle at 65,252.34 on profit booking by local operators. The Nifty eased 57.30 pts at 19,386.70. See saw trend was seen during the session, as the Sensex opened strong at 65,722.51, up 289 pts….
Islamabad, Aug 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on Pakistan ex- prime minister Imran Khan’s plea challenging the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision in the Toshakhana case till the latter issues a verdict on the plea seeking the suspension of the sentence in the case. A three-member bench headed by Chief…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (UNI) Veteran Bollywood and Marathi film actress Seema R. Deo passed away here following a prolonged illness, family sources said on Thursday. Seema Deo (81) was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders and breathed her last at a private hospital this morning. Survived by her husband, well-known actor Ramesh Deo, and…
Johannesburg, Aug 24 (UNI) Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE will become new members of the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Brazilian news portal UOL reported, citing the draft final document of the summit. According to the report, in order to maintain a geographical balance, one more African country…
Dhaka, Aug 24 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that, China supports Bangladesh in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and in opposing external interference, so that the country can maintain domestic unity and stability, and achieve development and revitalisation, says a statement of Chinese embassy here on Thursday. The statement further…
