New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) The government today announced the proposal to set up scrap-based steel plants in the northern and western part of the country. “The steel ministry proposes to set up steel plants with scrap as the raw material in various parts of north and west India,” Chaudhary […]
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US, Pak ‘starting to have a real’ relationship: Trump
Washington, Oct 14 (PTI) Pakistan took “tremendous advantage” of the US over the years, but the two countries are now “starting to have a real” relationship, President Donald Trump has said, a day after Pakistani forces rescued an American-Canadian family from the Haqqani terror group. American citizen Caitlan Coleman and her […]
Rahul attacks govt over Global Hunger Index report; Irani hits back sharply
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Citing the Global Hunger Index, Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government in a veiled manner, evoking a sharp reaction from Union minister Smriti Irani who said the Congress vice president was out to “malign” the nation in his bid to run down Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
Prime Minister shares stage with Nitish Kumar
Patna, Oct 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared the stage with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the first time after the the JD(U) returned to the NDA fold. Modi attended the centenary celebrations of the Patna University (PU) here along with Kumar. “It is a day of great […]
English clubs’ pre-season in India a real possibility: EPL
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) There is “every possibility” of top English Premier League clubs touring India for pre-season games in the near future, says EPL’s managing director Richard Masters, adding to the frenzy around the revival of football in the country. “The popularity of the Premier League and its clubs […]
Dominant India maul Bangladesh 7-0 in Asia Cup Hockey Meet
Dhaka, Oct 13 (PTI) Favourites India produced yet another clinical performance to maul minnows Bangladesh 7-0, registering their second consecutive win at the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament, here Friday. India beat Japan 5-1 in the opening encounter. Ranked 6th in the world, Indians were no match for their less-fancied rivals […]
Nandita Das’ ‘Manto’ aiming for a mid-2018 release
Mumbai, Oct 13 (PTI) Filmmaker Nandita Das said she is almost ready with her next, “Manto” and hopes to release the film sometime in the middle of next year. The biopic stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role of the celebrated short-story writer, Saadat Hasan Manto. Talking about the progress of […]
Presence of outsider in Talwars’ flat cannot be ruled out: HC on Aarushi case
Allahabad, Oct 13 (PTI The Allahabad High Court has said that the possibility of presence of outsiders and persons other than domestic help Hemraj in the Noida residence of the Talwars could not be ruled on the fateful night in the Aarushi murder case. On the basis of the record […]
SC seeks govt’s reply on plea for common electoral rolls
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission for common electoral rolls for Parliament, assembly and local body polls to save public money and manpower. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak […]
Uber moves court against decision to cancel its London license
London, Oct 13 (PTI) American taxi-hailing company Uber today moved the court against London’s transport regulator’s decision not to renew its licence to operate in the British capital, one of the company’s biggest markets. Ride-sharing app Uber filed an appeal at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court here against the ban imposed by […]