New Delhi, 12/1: Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments during a TV debate triggered protests and violence last year, now has a gun licence, said sources in Delhi Police on Thursday. The source added that she has been given the licence to carry a firearm for her protection. During a TV…
Mumbai, 12/1: In a bid to secure top position in the sports utility vehicle segment, Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday unveiled two new products — Jimny and Fronx — in the country. The country’s largest carmaker also seeks to regain 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment by bolstering…
Mumbai, 12/1: The domestic equity benchmarks climbed in early trade on Thursday amid positive trends from the US markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 139.34 points to 60,244.84 in initial trade. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 39.35 points to 17,935.05. From the Sensex pack, HCL Technologies, Titan, UltraTech Cement, Larsen & Toubro,…
Cuttack, 11/1: The wait is finally over. The FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 opened to an extravaganza and colorful opening ceremony as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took the centre stage of celebrations at historic Barabati Stadium, which has turned into a constellation brimming with the brightest of stars from music and entertainment industry….
Kabul, ,11/1: A suicide bomber detonated a device Wednesday near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry in the capital, causing more than 20 causalities, an AFP staff member said. Images from the scene show people lying in the snow in the street outside the central Kabul building. “I don’t know how many of them were…
Washington DC, 11/1: The key to combating lung cancer is the development of novel immunotherapies and diagnostic techniques and not a complete ban on tobacco that is impossible to enforce, says American Nobel laureate Harold Varmus. Varmus won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Medicine – along with American immunologist Michael Bishop — for…
Washington DC, ,11/1: The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) system that alerts pilots and other flight personnel about hazards or any changes to airport facility services and relevant procedures was not processing updated information, the civil aviation regulator’s website showed on WednesdayIn an advisory, the FAA said its NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system had…
Bangalore, 11/1: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday said that an FIR has been filed against eight accused in the Bengaluru metro pillar collapse case. The accused include Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), its director Chaitanya, supervisor Lakshmipathi and JE Prabhakar. “We’ll take action for sure. It’s utter negligence by the company,” Jnanendra said….
Mumbai, 11/1: The Enforcement Directorate is currently raiding places linked to NCP leader Hasan Mushrif, in Kolhapur district in Maharashtra, on Wednesday. Mushrif is the former rural development and labour minister.
Washington DC, 11/1: SS Rajamouli’s RRR struck gold at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards by winning the trophy for the best original song–motion picture for its hit track Naatu Naatu. The blockbuster Telugu movie is also nominated for the ‘best picture-non English’ at the ceremony. The Telugu track Naatu Naatu is composed…
