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April 20, 2022, 7:00 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 14.12 lakh net subscribers in February, 2022 reflecting expansion in economic activities and job opport ties. “There is consistent increase in the net subscriber addition since October, 2021 showcasing trust in the services rendered by the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 7:12 pm Mumbai, April 20 : Delhi Capitals (DC) have won the toss and opted to field against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an IPL match here at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday. Sarfaraz Khan replaced Mitchell Marsh, who tested positive for Covid-19, in the Delhi Capitals’ lineup. For Punjab Kings, captain Mayank … Read more
April 20, 2022, 6:14 pm Florida (US), April 20 : Former World No.1 tennis player Maria Sharapova has announced that she is expecting her first child with fiancé Alexander Gilkes. The retired five-time major-winner shared the happy news on her 35th birthday. In an Instagram post, Sharapova posed by the ocean and made a cheeky … Read more
April 20, 2022, 6:40 pm Guwahati, April 20 : Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday for the first time held formal talks on solving the long pending inter-state boundary dispute. A chief minister-level border talk between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh was held in Guwahati. Chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh – … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:29 pm Mumbai, April 20 : Snapping a losing streak of last five sessions, the BSE Sensex on Wednesday bounced back 574.35 points to close at 57,037.50 following gains in auto, energy, oil and gas and technology stocks. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose 177.90 points at 17,136.55. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:31 pm Mumbai, April 20 : The Rupee on Wednesday surged 29 paise to close at 76.21 against the US dollar on selling of the dollars by bankers and exporters, dealers at the Foreign Exchange said. The local t that rose 10 paise at 76.40 in early trade gained further and finished … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:25 pm Islamabad, April 20 : Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will hold his maiden meeting with President Alvi Alvi on Wednesday, The News reported. The meeting will be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr at 2pm PKT. During the meeting, matters relating to the appointment of new governors in all the four provinces … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:20 pm Kolkata, April 20 : Former England spinner Graeme Swann reckons the support Kuldeep Yadav has received from Delhi Capitals team management in the ongoing IPL 2022 which is doing wonders for him. Delhi Capitals’ spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been on a roll in the ongoing IPL 2022 as the left-arm … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:24 pm Kyiv, April 20 ( /Xinhua) Ukraine and Russia have reached a preliminary agreement on establishing a humanitarian corridor to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the embattled city of Mariupol, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Wednesday. Mariupol’s residents will be evacuated to Ukraine’s southern city of … Read more
April 20, 2022, 6:47 pm Mumbai, April 20 : The IPL 2022 match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), scheduled on Wednesday, will go ahead as per the schedule after the second round of Covid-19 tests returned negative. Delhi Capitals’ Tim Seifert became the sixth person from the franchise’ camp to test positive … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:00 pm Hyderabad, April 20 : A delegation of Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party leaders led by state General Secretary G Premender Reddy on Tuesday urged Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan to take necessary steps for ordering a through probe into the ever-deteriorating law and order situation in the state. A memorandum to this … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:37 pm By Abhishek Bajpai Lucknow, April 20 : After tasting the success in finding offshore markets for its merchandises under ‘One District, One Product’ scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government now plans to focus on boosting exports in services sector to different countries. As part of the exercise, nodal officers will be … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:42 pm Patna, April 20 : Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, leader of the opposition in Bihar’s assembly, slammed the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday for keeping a stoic silence on China establishing two villages on Indian soil and ridiculed the fact that bulldozers were not visible. Yadav tweeted that China had established two … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:39 pm London, April 20 ( /Sputnik) WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Wednesday that a UK court’s signed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s death sentence after it ordered his extradition to the ted States. Earlier in the day, the UK’s Westminster Magistrate’s Court ordered Assange’s extradition to the US where he is … Read more
April 20, 2022, 4:48 pm London, April 20 ( /Sputnik) British High Commissioner in Pakistan Christian Turner and newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed issues of shared interest and agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, economy and education during a bilateral meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday. “British High Commissioner Christian Turner on Wednesday … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:13 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed government after the North Delhi M cipal Corporation carried out demolitions in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi, and called it demolition of India’s constitutional values. “This is a demolition of India’s constitutional values. This is state-sponsored targeting of poor … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:17 pm Islamabad, April 20 : Around 9 children died, 20 others injured and more than 50 houses burned down in a fire incident in Pakistan’s Faiz Mohammed Village near Mahar Town of Dadu District. The fire reportedly broke out in the kitchen of a small hut, which rapidly engulfed the surrounding … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:09 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Delhi High Court after hearing refused to hear the pleas filed against the demolition drive by M cipality bodies in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi. During the Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16 nine people including eight police personnel were injured in Jahangirpuri area. It is … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:43 pm Aurangabad/Mumbai, April 20 : NCP Chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase has criticised the Modi government over inflation. In a official statement, Mr Tapase stated that, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in the country has reached its highest level in 30 years. Attempts were made to show the people the dream … Read more
April 20, 2022, 5:37 pm Mumbai, April 20 : The Covid-19 count in the Delhi Capitals’ camp has risen to six, with another overseas player testing positive on Wednesday. The positive result came through on the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and further tests are being done, Cricbuzz reported. Delhi Capitals are scheduled to play Punjab … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:44 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday reinforced the mask mandate in the national capital making none wearing in public places a p shable offence attracting a fine of Rs 500, officials said. The announcement came after a meeting of DDMA held Wednesday in … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:14 pm Bengaluru, April 20 : Sri Ram Sene President Pramod Muthalik on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to Karnataka government to remove loudspeakers on mosques before May 9. Muthalik warned that his workers will play Hanuman Chalisa, Omkara and Bhajans from various temples and mutts if his demand is not met till … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:26 pm Fatehpur (UP), April 20 : Five persons were killed and 15 injured when their bus overturned after colliding with a tractor trolley in Sultanpur Ghosh area of the district here in Uttar Pradesh. Superintendent of Police Hemraj Meena on Wednesday said on Monday night the bus carrying a marriage party … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:31 pm Agartala, April 20 : Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb when apprising on Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block about development of rehabilitation of displaced Brus of Mizoram in different locations of Tripura on Tuesday, settled Brus in Dhalai district launched agitation accusing the government of non-implementation of the quadripartite … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:00 pm Beijing, April 20 ( /Sputnik) US electric carmaker Tesla has resumed production at its plant in China’s Shanghai after the local authorities had issued a guideline on relaunching business operation following a massive COVID-19 outbreak in the city, a senior plant official said on Wednesday. “We will ramp up the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:48 pm Bengaluru, April 20 : After taking India by storm, “The Kashmir Files” will release in Israel on April 28. The film is being released in Israel following huge demand, claims director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. er of the film was inaugurated by the Consul General Consul General of Israel to Mid-West … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:54 pm Moscow, April 20 ( /Sputnik) Shares of the US-based streaming service Netflix have plunged by 25.7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, following the company’s announcement of losing 210,000 paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 after leaving the Russian market. The fall stemmed in part from Netflix’s decision to … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:40 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced major schemes to promote the AYUSH industry in the country. While speaking at an inaugural session of the Global AYUSH Innovation and Investment Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Modi India is embarking on the era of AYUSH and … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:23 pm Ludhiana, April 20 : Seven members of a family, including a couple and their five children were burnt alive in a fire that broke out in their shanty near Tajpur dump in this industrial town on Wednesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Suresh (54), his wife Raur Devi … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:00 pm Kolkata, April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a mega show of the West Bengal government inviting investments from the industrialists across the globe, which is being unveiled on Wednesday after a gap of two years owing to global pandemic. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:31 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration on the occasion of Civil Services Day at 1100 hours on Thursday at Vigyan Bhawan. He will also address Civil Servants during the event. Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:29 pm Vijayawada, April 20 : Telugu Desam Party National president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu turned 72 on Wednesday. He celebrated his birthday among the party leaders and activists in the party state office here. Naidu visited goddess Kanaka Durga temple located atop on the Indrakeeladri hill here and … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:31 pm Lucknow, April 20 : Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 across India once again, the Yogi Government is sparing no efforts to expand the healthcare facilities across Uttar Pradesh. Adopting a proactive and multifaceted approach to nullify the spread of deadly infection, the state government has urged people to stay … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:09 pm New Delhi, April 20 : A team of officers of Delhi Fire Service led by Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) called on the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Wednesday. The visit of officers comes during the ongoing Fire Service Week. On this occasion, Chief Justice … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:41 pm Kyiv, April 20 : Russia poured more troops into Ukrainian cities and towns in what is being described as an attempt to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. Khaleej Times reported. The fighting unfolded … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:07 pm Islamabad, April 20 : The Registrar Office of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday cancelled the cause list for a division bench that was supposed to take up a plea filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2019 seeking the removal of his name from the Exit Control … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:07 pm Islamabad, April 20 : A “technical” legal condition in the resignation of former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar, has opened up another chapter of constitutional crisis in Pakistan, Express Tribune reported on Wednesday. Governor Punjab Omer Cheema questioned whether Buzdar’s resignation could be accepted under the law and sought legal … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:52 pm Ankara, April 20 ( /Sputnik) An explosion occurred on a bus in Turkey’s northwestern province of Bursa, one person was killed and several injured, media reported on Wednesday. The explosion hit a bus carrying prison guards at around 07:30 local time (04:30 GMT), according to the Hürriyet newspaper. The cause … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:46 pm Islamabad, April 20 : Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will address the nation live on social media on Wednesday, Express Tribune reported. PTI’s official social media team has been instructed to make preparations for the party chairman’s address. Earlier, party leaders held a meeting of the political committee in … Read more
April 20, 2022, 2:28 pm Mumbai, April 20 : Lucknow Super Giants captain K L Rahul has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore here at the D Y Patil Stadium. “Rahul admitted to the Level … Read more
April 20, 2022, 3:06 pm Mumbai, April 20 : Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that ex-captain Virat Kohli is “overcooked” and is in need of a break to regroup and get back in form after a prolonged lean patch. Kohli, who stepped down from India captaincy roles last year, has not scored a … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:21 pm Kolkata, April 20 : As Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings at the Brabourne stadium on Wednesday, Ravi Shastri spoke about how Delhi Capitals can get the best out of Rishabh Pant by taking some responsibility off him and letting him play his natural game. While speaking on the Gameplan … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:32 pm Bhopal, Apr 20 : Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said on Wednesday that 154 individuals have been placed under arrest thus far in the wake of disturbances at Khargone district headquarters, which is still under curfew. “People are being identified on the basis of video footage. … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:09 pm Jalpaiguri, April 20 : Trinamool Congress leader and tea industrialist Krishna Kumar Kalyani passed away at a private nursing home in Jalpaiguri late Tuesday night. He was 68. Kalyani was admitted to a nursing home in Jalpaiguri on Tuesday afternoon. There was a talk of taking him to Mumbai for … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:14 pm Kolkata, April 20 : West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday inaugurated Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), a mega show of the West Bengal government inviting investments from the industrialists across the globe, after a gap of two years owing to global pandemic. The Governor inaugurated the BGBS in the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:32 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Delhi High Court agreed to hear on Wednesday afternoon pleas filed against a demolition drive by m cipal authorities in Jahangirpuri area which saw violence days earlier. Nine persons were injured during the April 16 violence. The North Delhi M cipal Corporation (NDMC) had … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:46 pm New Delhi, April 20 : Ceasefire agreements with three Naga groups have been extended for another year, Home Ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry said in a statement ceasefire agreements are in operation between Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK (NSCN/NK), National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation … Read more
New Delhi, April 20 : As courts were approached by either parties on Jahangirpuri demolition on the action undertaken by civic body on Wednesday just days after communal violence broke out in the area, political leaders jumped into the frame. CPI-M leader Brinda Karat made a dramatic entry in the northwest Delhi area stopping the … Read more
April 20, 2022, 1:04 pm Khandwa (MP), Apr 20 : Four minors met a watery grave early Wednesday when a group of about a dozen female pupils went to bathe at a canal near Kothi village in the vicinity of the renowned pilgrim destination Omkareshwar, police said. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed … Read more
April 20, 2022, 12:28 pm New Delhi, April 20 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a halt to demolition in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area where communal violence had erupted earlier, ordering the m cipal authorities to maintain a status quo. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said status quo should be … Read more