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Date of filing consent letter extended to June 03

Bhilai: The Bhilai Steel Plant management has extended the date for submission of consent in writing for deduction of amount more or less than the prescribed amount for the contribution towards Chief Minister’s relief fund, Odisha towards Cyclone Fani.

It needs to be mentioned here that BSP had issued a circular on May 25 for deduction of Rs 2000 from executives and Rs 1000 from the salary of…

Health channel gets you 5 simple exercises to totally transform your body

This World Health Day, your trusted health channel gets you 5 simple exercises to totally transform your body. If you have been waiting for a motivation to start working out- this is it! Saurabh Kulkarni, who is an instructor at the Heal Institute shared a few tips and exercises.

Today I will talk about a few basic exercises which form a basis of anyone’s fitness routine. These are

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Popular science books serve an important purpose of science communication: Secretary DST

Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma today released four popular science books published by Vigyan Prasar in a book release function held at Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in New Delhi.

The books released were ‘Voyage to Antarctica’, ‘Story of Consciousness’, ‘An Autobiography of Moon’ and ‘Sambhu Nath De – The Discovery of Cholera Toxin’.

Prof. Ashutosh…

A series of events planned for this year’s World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5th June every year. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) celebrates WED focussing on the theme declared by UNEP and organizes several events. This year’s theme is ‘Air Pollution’. Keeping with the tradition, this year the main function is being held at Vigyan Bhawan on 5th June, 2019 and will be presided over by the Minister for…

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief(FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) from Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC at an impressive Ceremonial Parade held at the Naval Base here today, 30 May 2019. Vice Admiral Jain inspected the Ceremonial Guard and reviewed platoons of Naval personnel drawn from various ships and establishments of…

Papua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister

Port Moresby: Papua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister on Thursday — a former finance minister who resigned in protest against a massive ExxonMobil and Total gas project.

Marape won the landslide backing of members of parliament after weeks of political manoeuvring that saw eight-year prime minister Peter O’Neill resign.

“Honourable members, I now declare…

Congress has decided not to send spokespersons for television debates

New Delhi: The Congress has decided not to send spokespersons for television debates for a month. The move comes after the party’s debacle in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress has often accused the media of being “biased” towards the Modi dispensation. “@INCIndia has decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep…

Rupee rises 12 paise to 69.71 vs USD in early trade

The rupee appreciated by 12 paise to 69.71 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets.

The rupee opened strong at 69.76 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 69.71 per dollar amid positive opening in domestic equities, displaying gains of 12 paise against the…

Y S Jaganmohan Reddy sworn in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who led his YSR Congress Party to a thumping victory in the assembly elections, was sworn in Thursday as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 46-year-old leader, whose party emerged victorious in 151 seats in the 175-member strong state assembly.

The YSR Congress decimated the TDP headed by…

Sachin Tendulkar will make his debut as an on-air expert in the ICC ODI World Cup

Mumbai: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will make his debut as an on-air expert in the ICC ODI World Cup, starting Thursday in the United Kingdom.

The Master Blaster will take his place in the commentary box ahead of the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa. Tendulkar joins an illustrious panel of experts in the pre-show on Star Sports. He will have his own segment ‘Sachin…

Money laundering case: Robert Vadra appears before ED

New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said.

Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency’s office near India Gate here at about 10:30 AM.

He was summoned to…

Can India go back on democracy secularism and socialism

Can India go back on democracy, socialism, and secularism, basic values which have been the guiding principles of India after independence. The threat to these principles is real, according to many after a stunning victory of Bhartiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is a feeling in days to come it may lead to centralization of power and building up of personality cult…

Doctor Payal Tadavi Murder Case: postmortem report stated

Mumbai: The post-mortem report of postgraduate medical student doctor Payal Tadavi, who was found dead in her hostel room recently, has revealed evidence of a ligature mark on her neck.

Under “provisional cause of death”, the post-mortem report stated “evidence of ligature mark over neck.”

A Mumbai court on Wednesday sent all the three accused in the case to two-day police custody as her family…

Water crisis looms large in Chhattisgarh’s Sarguja village

Sarguja: Residents of Sarguja village in Chhattisgarh have been staring at an acute water crisis in the region, which has, in turn, forced them to either travel more than 5 km to fetch drinking water or drink contaminated water.

This along with rising mercury levels, which had dried up all available water resources, and indifference of the government authorities, has compounded the woes of the…

Recovered five powerful IED in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district

Raipur: A major tragedy was averted when security forces recovered five powerful IEDs, planted by Naxals, in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district, police said Saturday.

The IEDs, weighing 10 kg each and packed in cookers, were unearthed from a dirt track near a well between Uparchandeli and Khalichandeli villages under Keshkal police station when a joint team of security forces was carrying out a…

Man held for posing as singer Armaan Malik on social media, blackmailing women

Coimbatore: A 30-year old man was arrested Wednesday here on the charge of befriending and blackmailing several women on the social media by posing as famous Bollywood singer Armaan Malik, police said. Mahendra Varman, hailing from Ulundurpet in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, had established friendship with several women on Facebook and WhatApp in the name of Malik.

He managed to receive…

Kajol’s mom Tanuja hospitalized due to abdominal pain

Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Tanuja, who was hospitalised on Wednesday, will undergo an operation for a condition called diverticulitis.

Tanuja, 75, was admitted to city-based Lilavati Hospital. Hospital sources told PTI, the actor will be operated for diverticulitis, a condition which results in the inflammation or infection of small pouches called diverticula that develop along the walls of…