Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with an infection, just after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara, a spokesman said Monday. Jim McGrath said on Twitter that the 93-year-old Bush is “responding to treatments and appears to be recovering.” He was admitted Sunday morning to Houston Methodist Hospital after an […]
Author: Bureau
Nagpur shuttler Nikkita makes her way into the second round of International Badminton tournament
Nagpur Talented city shuttler Nikkita Joseph launched her campaign in style in the Yonex-Shera-Roza-Bty Junior International Badminton tournament which began at Bangkok, Thailand on Monday. The 13-year-old won both her U-15 and U-17 girls singles matches in straight games on her international debut. In the U-17 girls singles, Nikkita overcame the late challenge from Nattana Suksan of Thailand 21-17, 21-19 […]
Not only in Film Industry, Parliament Too Facing Casting Couch: Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the casting couch culture was not just restricted to the film industry and that Parliament too was affected by it. The remark comes hours after ace choreographer Saroj Khan said that casting couch culture was a way of “livelihood” in the film industry. “It’s not […]
Ranbir Kapoor transforms into Sanjay Dutt effortlessly in Rajkumar Hirani’s next Sanju
The much-awaited teaser of the Rajkumar Hirani-directed Sanjay Dutt biopic Sanju is here. In it, Ranbir Kapoor can be seen in six different looks of Dutt that depict six phases of his life. And then in typical Hirani fashion, and in a Munna Bhai accent, Ranbir introduces Dutt’s life. The teaser then jumps into a montage of Sanjay Dutt’s life, from […]
Fuel prices hit 55-month high; Petroleum ministry may approach FinMin for excise duty cut
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices touched 55-month high on Monday, renewing calls for a cut in excise duty to ease the burden on consumers. Sources told Zee Media that the government held meeting with chief of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and reviewed daily pricing mechanism for petrol and diesel. The Petroleum ministry is also […]
Mixed Doubles Tang Jie and Yen Wei are the Stars in making of Badminton World
Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles is now the most formidable department in the national badminton set-up. And it just got even better with the emergence of Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei. It took just five tournaments for the newly formed pair to win their first title when Tang Jie-Yen Wei emerged victorious in the Celcom Axiata […]
Aadhaar seeding must for bank accounts under KYC norms: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made linking of national biometric ID Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory as part of its updated ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ guidelines. This, however, will be subject to the final decision of the Supreme Court on making of Aadhaar mandatory, RBI said in a circular late last night. Till […]
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout
A Belgian court on Monday found Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, guilty of terrorism-related attempted murder over a shootout with police in Brussels days before his capture in 2016, and sentenced him to 20 years in jail. In its judgment, the court in the Belgian capital said “there can be […]
50 IIT’ians quit their day jobs to form a new political party
50 Alumni students of prestigious Indian Institute Technology quit their fancy jobs and formed a political party . A group of 50 IITans across the country have quit their jobs and formed their own political party to fight for the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. The group have submitted their […]
Beti Bachao, BJP ke logon se bachao: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi at ‘Save The Constitution’ campaign launch
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the latter’s new slogan will be ‘Beti Bachao, BJP ke logon se bachao‘ (Save the daughter, save them from the BJP’s people). The Gandhi scion said this while addressing the launching event of ‘Save The Constitution’ […]