Day: September 11, 2019

Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday alleged that the protest rally held by thousands of people belonging to the Vokkaliga community here against the arrest of senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar was an attempt by somebody to take advantage of the situation.

President Hassan Rouhani said today that the United States would fail with its “warmongering” and warned that Iran was ready to further reduce its nuclear commitments in response. “The Americans must understand that bellicosity and warmongering don’t work in their favour. Both… must be abandoned,” Rouhani told a meeting of his cabinet in remarks aired on state television.

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy led the Union Territory in paying homage to the renowned poet Subramania Bharathi on his 98th death anniversary today.

A 38-year-old teacher was beaten up by the people of a village near here for allegedly having sex with an anganwadi staffer in a school premises, police said on Wednesday.

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on Wednesday said he is eyeing a fresh start with the upcoming T20 and Test series against South Africa after drawing criticism for a below-par show in the tour of West Indies last month.

More than 40 per cent Indian respondents polled agreed that they could get fired for controversial content on their social media channels, according to a survey by cybersecurity solutions firm McAfee.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was wrong and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first Home Minister, was right in handling the Jammu and Kashmir issue after Independence.

A press release said the Rs 880 crore equity raise was led by existing investor, WestBridge, with new investors Steadview Capital and Sequoia Capital and existing investor Malabar Investments.

Making its stand clear, India has told the UN Security Council that peacekeeping currently is in a ‘no-man’s land’ and called for next generation of reforms in peacekeeping based on incentivisation, innovation and institutionalisation.

Mahindra Electric has performed the complete thermal, structural, electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic compatibility (EMI-EMC) of critical parts like battery enclosures, battery management systems using Dassault Systemes SIMULIA applications powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for realistic simulation, before any physical prototyping.