News from India

Cardiff (Wales): England captain Eoin Morgan was all praise for his batsmen after their comprehensive 108-run win against Bangladesh in their third match of the 2019 World Cup. “The two boys at the top (openers) laid a solid platform as Jason (Roy) managed to get a significant score. It’s great to see,” he said. Batting […]

New Delhi: It is always important to see what ingredients beauty products have before you apply them on yourself. Always look for antioxidants and paraben free products to keep your skin healthy and glowing always, say experts. Chiranjiv Chhabra, Director and Consultant Dermatologist at Skin Alive and Pankaj Chaturvedi, MD Director, Consultant Dermatologist and Specialist […]

Bhubaneswar: The directorate of higher secondary education has imposed restriction on admissions in six junior colleges in Odisha. The move comes after several junior colleges recorded nil results in +2 Science stream, the results of which were announced on June 3. Official sources said restriction on admissions to six junior colleges has been imposed while […]

Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited has released a recruitment notification for multiple positions like Deputy Manager, Senior Manager, Senior Deputy General Manager and Senior Engineers. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions on or before June 25, 2019. BHEL Recruitment 2019 Vacancy Detail Post and Vacancies Total No of Posts: 24 PESD Hyderabad: Dy. […]

Thiruvananthapuram: After the onset of the Southwest monsoon was delayed by a week, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday said it has further advanced in the south Arabian Sea, most parts of Lakshadweep and some parts of Kerala and south Tamil Nadu among other regions. It also pointed out that the conditions were becoming favourable […]

Mumbai: Telecom service provider Vodafone has launched a new unlimited prepaid recharge priced at just Rs 299, which is believed to give a tough competition to other telecom service providers in the country like Reliance Jio, Airtel and BSNL. The new plan of Vodafone also offers unlimited voice call with a validity of 70 days. […]

Kolkata: At least eight persons were allegedly killed and several others injured and missing following a clash between West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP workers in North 24 Parganas, sources in both parties claimed on Sunday. While the state BJP sources claimed that five of their activists have been shot dead by the […]

Mumbai: Actress Yami Gautam received a special gift — a traditional shawl — from international icon Jackie Chan during the promotions of “Kaabil” in China. She was thrilled. “I was surprised when I heard that Mr. Chan had sent across a gift for me. I couldn’t meet him as I was still in India then […]

Wayanad (Kerala): It was a reunion after a gap of almost 49 years when Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugged Rajamma, who was his delivery nurse at a hospital in Delhi way back in 1970. Rajamma told Gandhi it was neither Rajiv Gandhi nor Sonia Gandhi, but she who first cuddled him. Hearing this Gandhi hugged […]

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates for the positionṣ of Head Sales, Head Technical Services and Assistant Manager/ Manager-Sales. Applications for the positions can be submitted till July 1, 2019. HPCL Jobs 2019 Vacancy Detail Head Sales – 01 Post Head Technical Services – 01 Post Assistant Manager/ […]

Colombo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tribute to the victims of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings, saying “cowardly acts of terror cannot defeat the spirit of Sri Lanka”. “I am confident Sri Lanka will rise again. Cowardly acts of terror cannot defeat the spirit of Sri Lanka. India stands in solidarity […]

Paris: Australia’s Ashleigh Barty won the French Open, winning her maiden Grand Slam singles title, with a lopsided victory over Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. The 23-year-old Barty, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the rankings after resuming her tennis career following a hiatus to play professional cricket, earned a 6-1, 6-3 win […]

Islamabad: Over three dozen passengers aboard a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight were offloaded after one of them mistakenly opened the emergency door of the aircraft on the runway at the Manchester airport in the UK, the national carrier said. “The PIA flight, PK 702, from Manchester to Islamabad was delayed by seven hours. The […]

San Francisco: Two years after a banking Trojan called Triada was spotted on some budget Android smartphones, Google has confirmed that criminals did actually manage to get an advanced backdoor pre-installed devices before they even left the manufacturing facilities. Triada’s chief purpose was to install apps that could be used to send spam and display […]

Bhopal: The body of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, was found near a drain here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, a police official said. Preliminary investigation revealed that she died of strangulation after being raped, he said. The girl had ventured out of her house in Kamla Nagar area of the state capital […]