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New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss internal security and Maoist issues. It was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary (Naxals) and other senior Home Ministry officials. At the 40-minute meeting, Shah was apprised […]

New Delhi: Of the 36 political parties, whose representatives were elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, 15 got fewer votes than NOTA. Many of these parties contested only a handful of seats. Introduced in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the none of the above (NOTA) option, which indicates disapproval of all the candidates in a […]

San Francisco: China’s Internet powerhouse Tencent’s revenue from PUBG Mobile and its new version, Game For Peace, crossed $4.8 million a day in May, becoming the worlds top grossing mobile app, according to a new report from mobile app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The two versions combined to generate an estimated $146 million in player […]

New Delhi: After years of speculation over her retirement, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday said she plans to hang her gloves after winning the elusive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The 36-year-old has been the inspiring force in Indian boxing. In her 18-year long illustrious career, she has won six World […]

BY CHHAYAL BHATT & MEGH MODI Ahmedabad: Just as you enter the iron gates of ‘Abhang Dwar’ (invincible gate), a horse-cart welcomes you. Look around and there are vintage wooden ghunghroo bells, bamboo chairs, old-world charm wooden benches. And between all this, stands a proud Toyota Corolla Altis painted all over by cow dung, competing […]

New Delhi: Large parts of the country will continue to be gripped by a heat wave for another week as the monsoon’s arrival has been delayed, an expert said on Thursday. Although the monsoon is expected to hit Kerala in the next 48 hours, it would take at least seven days to reach the central […]

Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can now operate in Andhra Pradesh as the new state government of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday revoked the order issued by the previous TDP government, barring the CBI from conducting raids in the state without its permission. The YSR Congress Party government issued the new orders, […]

New York: Researchers have found that home-based weight management programmes may be beneficial for both kids as well as parents. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour, found that the DRIVE curriculum — Developing Relationships that Include Values of Eating and Exercise — reduces weight gain in kids and also prompts […]

Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who was given the ‘desi’ epithet after her song “Desi girl” from the movie “Dostana”, has recreated her same look for a magazine cover. Dressed in a golden sari by designer Tarun Tahiliani, Priyanka flaunted her bare back while doing a photo shoot for American magazine InStyle’s July 2019 […]

Jajpur: Bizarre but true. Miscreants decamped with Rs 3.5 lakh kept inside the storage box of a motorcycle parked in front of a police station in Jajpur. The cash belonged to a teacher and the incident occurred when he visited the police station to enquire about his brother’s passport. According to reports, the teacher Radhanarnayan […]

Bengaluru: Wipro Founder Chairman and Managing Director Azim H. Premji, 73, will retire on July 30 and his son and the company’s Chief Strategy Officer Rishad Premji will succeed him on July 31 as the Executive Chairman, the global software major said here on Thursday. “Founder Azim Premji will retire as the Executive Chairman upon […]

New Delhi: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, launched its new budget smartphone – Nokia 2.2 – in India on Thursday. The smartphone would be available in tungsten black and steel colours at an offer price of Rs 6,999 for the 2GB+16GB storage variant and Rs 7,999 for 3GB+32GB storage variant till June 30. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Matric supplementary exam conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha is likely to be held by the last week of June or the first week of July, informed board sources. “The preparations for the supplementary examination are on in full swing. We will announce the exam dates after the application dates […]

Cuttack: The special squad of Commissionerate Police today nabbed dreaded criminal Sakil from his house in Kesharpur in Cuttack on charges of robbery and extortion. One of Sakil’s associates has also been arrested by police. As per reports, Commissionerate Police’s special squad raided Sakil’s house and arrested him. Police have also seized one four-wheeler and […]

Kolkata: Political strategist Prashant Kishor met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here Thursday, raising speculation that he may work with her in the near future, sources said. Accompanied by TMC MP and Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Kishor had over two hours discussion with the chief minister, the sources said. They said Kishor agreed to […]