You are here

BLOG

NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

US House overrides Trump’s veto of USD 740 billion defence bill

strong0 comment

Delivering a powerful blow to President Donald Trump, the US House of Representatives has voted by an overwhelming majority to override his veto of a USD 741 billion defence bill. Trump last week vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2021, which had bipartisan support, arguing it had provisions that would damage national security. In the Democratic-controlled House, as many as 109 Republicans broke from Trump to vote in support of overriding the veto, delivering a 322-87 defeat to Trump only weeks before he leaves office. The bill that funds…

Read More
NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Delhi shivers under cold wave, minimum temperature drops to 3.6 deg C

strong0 comment

 Delhi reeled under a cold wave on Tuesday as icy winds sweeping through the city brought the minimum temperature down to 3.6 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius as against 5.6 degrees Celsius on Monday. The weather stations at Ayanagar and Lodhi Road recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius and 2.7 degrees Celsius respectively, it added. In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump signs massive coronavirus relief and spending package into law

strong0 comment

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a massive USD 2.3 trillion spending bill that includes a USD 900 billion coronavirus relief package, averting a government shutdown and extending coronavirus aid to millions suffering from the economic impact of the pandemic. Trump initially refused to approve the legislation for days after receiving it. He had called the bill a disgrace . It was not immediately clear why Trump, who leaves office on January 20, finally decided to sign the bill into law. He had been under growing pressure from…

Read More
NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Farmers’ protest example of govt’s failure: Akhilesh Yadav

strong0 comment

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP of giving importance to its “capitalist friends” and said the farmers’ protest against the new agri laws is an example of the “failure” of the government. The BJP government at the Centre is making offers to farmers for talks, but on the other hand, it is levelling “baseless allegations” on the protesting farmers, he said in a statement issued here. The Samajwadi Party (SP) chief, however, did not elaborate on the issue of allegations on farmers. “This is an insult…

Read More
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Comedy is all about rhythm: Aahana Kumra

strong0 comment

Actor Aahana Kumra, known for her performances in drama features like “Lipstick Under My Burkha” and “Khuda Haafiz”, says her latest comedy series “Sandwiched Forever” gave her the opportunity to try a new genre. Directed by Rohan Sippy, the show revolves around a newlywed couple – Naina (Kumra) and Sameer, played by Kunaal Roy Kapur, who struggles to manage their folks and in-laws who live next door. The 35-year-old actor, who starred this year in thriller web series “Marzi” and zombie horror show “Betaal”, said “Sandwiched Together” marks her maiden…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Umesh, Ashwin leave Australia at 65/2 at tea

strong0 comment

An absolute peach from Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin’s wizardry earned India a wicket each before Australia reached 65 for two on the third day of the second Test here on Monday. Riding captain Ajinkya Rahane’s classy hundred and Ravindra Jadeja’s 15th half-century in Test cricket, India notched up 326, gaining a substantial first-innings lead of 131 runs. Seeking to wipe off the deficit, Australia began their second innings on a disastrous note as Joe Burns (4) not only got out for a poor score, but also wasted a review…

Read More
BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex, Nifty race to new peaks in early deals

strong0 comment

Benchmark gauges Sensex and Nifty soared to new heights in early deals on Monday, tracking broad-based rallies in global equities. The BSE benchmark Sensex rose 361.93 points or 0.77 per cent to touch an all-time high of 47,335.47 in morning trade; and the broader NSE Nifty climbed 110.55 points or 0.80 per cent to a new peak of 13,859.80. On the Sensex chart, barring HDFC and Asian Paints, all constituents were trading in the green. On the last trading day, Thursday, of the previous week, the 30-share Sensex had surged…

Read More
LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC issues show-cause notice to convict for misleading it to get favourable order

strong0 comment

The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause notice to a convict for misleading it by producing a wrong copy of a trial court’s verdict to get a favourable order which had allowed him to walk free on payment of a fine only in a graft case. The top court, while issuing the notice to convict S Shankar, asked him why it should not recall the order sparing him the jail term and take “further suitable” action for the act of misleading it. The SC, had on July 23, 2019, allowed…

Read More
NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Sindhu hopeful of travelling to Thailand from UK despite increasing travel bans

strong0 comment

Unfazed by the worsening COVID-19 situation in England where she is training right now, world champion shuttler P V Sindhu on Tuesday told PTI that she remains hopeful of travelling to Thailand for tournaments in January despite countries increasingly banning flights from the UK. Sindhu, who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, has been training in London for the last two months and is scheduled to play her first tournament since the break in Thailand. She will have to be in Bangkok by January 3 to compete in the two…

Read More
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Katy Perry says she used to pretend to be Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs

strong0 comment

Pop star Katy Perry has revealed that during her initial days in the entertainment industry she used to claim to be actor Zooey Deschanel to get into the nightclubs. The singer made the revelation during a Instagram Live session with Deschanel hours after the release of the music video of her new song “Not the End of the World”, featuring the 40-year-old actor. “When I moved to LA maybe 18 years ago… I was pretty much a nobody, and you were like just getting so huge at that time, it…

Read More
Translate »