Day: October 7, 2019

Boris Johnson makes Brexit squatting plans for Downing Street: Report

London, Oct 6 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly making plans to virtually “squat” in Downing Street and refuse to step down even if a no-confidence motion is passed against him over the ongoing Brexit divisions in the UK Parliament, a media report quoting Cabinet insiders claimed […]

I have personal ambitions now: Priyanka Chopra Jonas

New Delhi, Oct 6 : Priyanka Chopra Jonas doesn’t have a bucket list but the actor harbours certain personal ambitions, some of which she couldn’t make time for in the past few years. The National Award winner has been on the go since 2016 when her last Hindi title, […]

Sitharaman to inaugurate national tax e-assessment centre on Monday

New Delhi, Oct 6 :Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Monday inaugurate the income tax department’s national e-assessment centre (NeAC), which will avoid face-to-face interaction between taxpayers and tax officials. The setting up of NeAC is a step for better taxpayer service, reduction of taxpayer grievances in line […]

Nitish Kumar elected JD(U) president unopposed for another term

New Delhi, Oct 6 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been elected unopposed as JD(U) president for another term, his party said on Sunday. The party’s national returning officer Aneel Hedge said Kumar was the only candidate for the post and was officially declared as its president after […]

Nagal achieves career-best ranking of 129

New Delhi, Oct 7 : Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal on Monday achieved a career-best ranking of 129 after jumping six places in the latest men’s singles rankings. The 22-year-old Nagal, who has been in good form of late, reaped the benefit of a semi-final finish at the ATP […]

Shiv Sainik would one day become Maharashtra CM: Uddhav

Mumbai, Oct 7 : Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said his son taking a plunge into electoral politics does not mean he is retiring, and expressed confidence that a Sena worker would one day become the state’s chief minister. In an interview to Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, he […]

MP govt directs for Durga idols immersion through cranes

Bhopal, Oct 7 : In view of some incidents of drowning during the Ganesh festival last month, the Madhya Pradesh government has directed that during the ongoing Navratri celebrations, idols of Goddess Durga be immersed only through cranes in the city’s Lower Lake. State Public Relations Department Minister P […]

Don’t cut anymore trees, says SC on Mumbai’s Aarey

New Delhi, Oct 7 : The Supreme Court on Monday restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai’s Aarey to set up a Metro car shed. A special bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Ashok Bhushan said it will have to examine the entire thing and posted the matter […]

U’khand BJP serves notice to its Raipur MLA

Dehradun, Oct 7 : The Uttarakhand BJP has served a notice to its MLA Umesh Sharma Kau after an audio clip surfaced on social media in which he can purportedly be heard asking for votes for an independent candidate pitted against BJP supported nominee in Panchayat elections. Taking cognisance […]

Mortar shells found in Samba

Jammu, Oct 7 :Three 81 mm mortar shells were on Monday found near a stream in a village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The area has been cordoned off and efforts are on by the bomb disposal squad of the Army and police to […]

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