Day: March 5, 2019

Lahiri finishes at T-59 as Mitchell beats big names for maiden win

Palm Beach (USA) :  Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri had a forgettable final day with a five-over 75 to finish a disappointing tied-59th at the Honda Classic here on Monday. After being in the running for a decent finish with rounds of 67, 70 and 71, Lahiri stumbled on the […]

Seth Rogen joins cast of ‘Twilight Zone’ reboot

Los Angeles :  Actor Seth Rogen is the latest star to board the cast of new “The Twilight Zone” series. The 36-year-old actor joins the likes of John Cho , Allison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Kumail Nanjiani, Greg Kinnear, Adam Scott, Steven Yeun and Sanaa Lathan, among others, in the […]

Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ locks Eid 2020 release date

Mumbai : “Sooryavanshi”, starring Akshay Kumar, is set to release on Eid 2020. The film, to be directed by Rohit Shetty, features Akshay in the title role. The character was introduced in Rohit’s last release “Simmba” in the post-climax scene as ATS officer Veer Sooryavanshi. “A bullet for a […]

4 employees of IT firm accused of data theft produced in court

Hyderabad :  Four employees of a city-based IT firm, accused of theft of data of voters in Andhra Pradesh, were produced by police Monday before the Telangana High Court following which it closed a petition that alleged they had been detained illegally. As it was a court holiday on […]

Green tribunal asks poll panel, govt to consider banning campaign material made of plastic

New Delhi :  The National Green Tribunal has directed the Election Commission, the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board to convene a meeting to consider whether to ban the use of campaigning material made of plastic during elections. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel […]

HC pulls up DCPCR for not taking issue of missing children seriously

New Delhi :  The Delhi High Court has taken to task the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) for not taking seriously the issue of children going missing in the national capital. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Manoj Kumar Ohri was informed that in the […]

Contempt plea against Bhushan: Activists move SC in his support

New Delhi : Ten social activists have come out in support of lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the Supreme Court, contending that the contempt proceedings initiated against him appears to be an assault on freedom of speech and expression. The activists have filed an application to intervene in the contempt […]

SC dismisses review plea for reinvestigation into Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court has found “no grounds” to recall its judgement rejecting the plea seeking reinvestigation into the alleged “larger conspiracy leading to” the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The apex court refused to take into account the plea in the review petition that claimed that “fresh” […]

RBI imposes Rs 8 crore fine on 3 banks for non-compliance in Swift operations

New Delhi :  The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a total monetary fine of Rs 8 crore on three banks – Karnataka Bank, United Bank of India and Karur Vysya Bank – for non-compliance of directions on Swift messaging software. While the RBI imposed a Rs 4 crore […]

No change in foodgrain prices

Chennai ;  Prices of all commodities remained unchanged on the opening day in the wholesale foodgrain market here today. Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities (rates in rupees per quintal, unless stated otherwise):Thoor Dal Rs 8,400, Urad Dal Rs 7,500, Moong Dal Rs 8,000, Gram Dal Rs […]

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