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New Delhi: The Indian Railways has speeded up 261 trains as part of Mission Raftaar, by up to 110 minutes over different zones, providing a faster transit to passengers which will be reflected in the new time table which came into effect from Monday. ‘Mission Raftaar’ was announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17 and envisages […]

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra): At least three persons were killed and another 24 missing after a small dam burst near Bhendewadi hamlet after a torrential downpour late on Tuesday night, an official said here on Wednesday. The incident happened around 9.30 p.m. when the Tivare Dam, which had started overflowing after heavy rain, breached soon after, Resident […]

Tripoli: At least 40 migrants were killed and more than 80 injured in an alleged air strike by forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar that hit a detention center in Libya’s capital, a source within the UN-backed government said on Wednesday. According to the source, the attack was carried out overnight by F-16 fighter-bombers taking […]

Awaiting a job in the railway sector? Here’s a big opportunity as the South Western Railways has invited online applications from eligible candidates for the positions of Goods Guard, Jr Clerk cum Typist and Station Master. Interested candidates should apply for the positions soon as the last date/ time for ONLINE registration is July 15, […]

Mumbai: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade and soon entered the negative range. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 39,907.57, touched a high of 39,908.47 and a low of 39,732.38. The Sensex is trading at 39,776.60 down by 39.88 points or […]

Mumbai: National award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut, who is gearing up for her upcoming release “Judgemental Hai Kya”, says that despite having faced constant criticism from the film fraternity, she feels confident and empowered as the audience love her acting and always shower love on her. “I think the way people, I mean audience love me […]

Birmingham: India’s 28-run win over Bangladesh saw them qualify for the knockout stages of the 2019 edition of the World Cup. And while one would think that the players would be excited to celebrate, skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharma took time out to meet the oldest Indian fan present at the Edgbaston Cricket […]

Chandigarh: Popular Punjabi rapper Honey Singh has again courted a controversy for lewd lyrics in his new song “Makhna”. Taking a suo moto cognizance, Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati said she has written to the Director General of Police to register a criminal case against the singer for using lyrics like “Mein hoon […]

Good News For Job Aspirants. The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited applications for Engineers (B.E/B. Tech)/ Supervisors (Diploma Holders–Engg) for engagement on Fixed Tenure Basis for a period of two years for Industrial Systems Group at Bengaluru, Head Quarters. Note: Applications Received without supporting documents (Copies of Engineering/Diploma certificates/ Marksheets/10th Class certificate/ SC,ST, […]

In what could boost the morale of candidates desperately awaiting a job, Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey said that in coming months about 2.5 lakh new jobs will be created in the IT sector through the comprehensive skill Development programme. He said to transform the World’s largest youth force into […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The visuals of Dana Majhi, a tribal from Kalahandi, carrying his wife’s body on his shoulders after failing to get a hearse are still fresh in the minds of people. That was 2016 but three years down the line nothing much seems to have changed in the state as far as […]

New Delhi: The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Wednesday used IAF helicopters to bring bodies of four of the seven mountaineers who went missing while on their way to Nanda Devi to its base camp in Uttarakhand. “The remaining bodies will be brought to Pithoragarh,” ITBP spokesperson Vivek Pandey told IANS. Last week, an […]

London: Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur was left disappointed after India’s defeat to England in what was a must-win game for the hosts in the ongoing World Cup. On June 30, England defeated India by 31 runs and kept their hopes alive of making it to the semifinals. “How they (India) played, again that’s the […]

New Delhi: Ignored for the ongoing World Cup in England, Indian middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu has decided to retire from all forms of cricket, a BCCI official has revealed. The 33-year-old Andhra batsman was in the official standbys list for the big event in UK but was ignored despite injury to all-rounder Vijay Shankar. Opener […]

San Francisco: Apple is being sued by Location Based Technologies (LBT) for an alleged patent infringement tied to the ‘low-power mode’ and ‘facedown detection’ features in iPhones and iPads. A lawsuit filed against the iPhone-maker claims that Apple’s mobile products that include a ‘low-power mode’ feature that reduces or stops certain background activities like GPS […]