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BJP-Cong Twitter war over Rahul ‘skipping’ defence panel meets

07 Jul 2020 04:22 AM IST

A major Twitter war erupted on Monday between the ruling BJP and the Congress over the issue of Rahul Gandhi skipping 11 parliamentary standing committee meetings on defence. BJP president J.P. Nadda fired the first salvo on Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on social media platform. In a couple of tweets,

2 Covid care facilities with 11k beds inaugurated in Delhi

06 Jul 2020 05:21 AM IST

Two new Covid-19 care facilities with 11,000 beds were inaugurated in the national capital on Sunday. With 10,000 beds, Radha Soami Satsang Beas facility is meant mostly for mild and lower category symptomatic patients, while the DRDO-made facility in Delhi Cantt is a fullfledged hospital run by the armed forces.

Congress to lure LJP as friction emerges within NDA in Bihar

06 Jul 2020 05:21 AM IST

The Assembly elections in Bihar are just a few months away and the Congress is pinning hopes to take advantage of disagreement within the NDA. On 3 July, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took part in a virtual meeting with the top leaders in Bihar to assess the party’s preparations

EC gears up for Bihar polls, team to visit state soon

06 Jul 2020 05:20 AM IST

A team of Election Commission will visit Bihar soon to meet officials and oversee preparations for the Assembly polls expected to take place later this year. Sources indicate that a report by Bihar Chief Electoral Officer has been received and is being considered by the poll body. A few days

Kanpur gangster didn’t figure in criminal list despite 71 cases

06 Jul 2020 05:19 AM IST

Lucknow : The political connections of Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the killing of eight police personnel in Kanpur on Friday, were so strong that his name did not figure in the list of top ten criminals of the district even though he has 71 criminal cases registered against

Telangana records highest Covid-19 positive rate, govt blames private labs

06 Jul 2020 05:19 AM IST

With abysmal Covid-19 testing numbers, the situation in Telangana is worsening as the state’s Covid positive rate becomes highest in India at 25%. For every 100 tests, 25 people are found positive in the state, followed by Maharashtra (22%), Delhi (16%) and Tamil and Gujarat (11%). The Telangana government, however,

How Delhi and Mysore pioneered Indian Navy’s blue water odyssey

06 Jul 2020 05:13 AM IST

The erstwhile INS Delhi and INS Mysore were our first big ships, our first Flagships. They had majestic looks and radiated menace with their bristling 6-inch guns and other firepower. The stories and legends associated with both ships are so many that they can fill a book.

A holistic approach in agriculture development: Part 1

06 Jul 2020 05:12 AM IST

For any agro-climatic zone area it is important to have one-point delivery system to get land-related issues settled, provide the right cropping patterns, optimise water use, ensure right technology, and provide inputs, knowledge, local value addition and marketing, leading finally to storage.

There is an added pressure being a star’s son: Tiger Shroff

06 Jul 2020 05:07 AM IST

Actor Tiger Shroff says that while life is easier for people from the film industry, it also takes “double the effort” to emerge from the filmy family shadow. “Being my father’s son, there’s an added pressure of being a star’s son. People think it’s very easy for us. I won’t

Kanye West announces his bid for US presidential elections

06 Jul 2020 05:06 AM IST

American singer Kanye West has announced his bid for the US presidential election slated to take place in November and has received backing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, West wrote: “We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and

Padma hopes ‘male-dominated’ food industry to be inclusive

06 Jul 2020 05:06 AM IST

India-born supermodel Padma Lakshmi says the “male-dominated” food industry needs to be more inclusive. “The professional food industry is one of the most maledominated sectors of our society. Probably the only place that’s more male-dominated is the military and so I would like to see that change,” the Top Chef

Sushmita makes a charismatic comeback in ‘Aarya’

06 Jul 2020 05:05 AM IST

Aarya, currently streaming on Disney+Hotstar, marks Sushmita Sen’s comeback to acting after almost a decade with a nuanced performance. Directors Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi and co-director Vinod Rawat have given the story some twisted plots and Sushmita’s impressive screen presence. Aarya (Sushmita), married to Tej (Chandrachur Singh), is a