Spread the love       File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday BS-III vehicles, manufactured between 2005 and 2016, may require replacement of some rubber parts and gaskets when run on E20 petrol, while adding studies have found no major impact of the blended fuel on overall vehicle performance.In a reply to...

Spread the love       Image Used For Representational Purpose Only HYDERABAD: The case against trainee IPS officer accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow probationer at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) intensified on Wednesday, with police adding rape and attempt-to-murder charges.He was earlier arrested and sent to 14-day judicial remand.The arrest comes 11 days after a 30-year-old woman IPS...

Spread the love       File photo: Former PM Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI: More than 11 years after a Delhi court sensationally summoned former PM Manmohan Singh as an accused in a coal block allotment scam case, the Supreme Court Wednesday gave him a clean chit, closing the case nearly two years after his demise.Special judge Bharat Parashar, presiding over trials in...

Spread the love       Stephen Fleming (Image: IANS) Former Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming is set to take charge of England’s Test team, with a report claiming the former New Zealand captain has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Brendon McCullum in the red-ball setup. According to The Telegraph, Fleming has been identified as England’s preferred candidate after a...

Spread the love       Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 7: Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde’s film sees midweek dip; earns Rs 6.10 Crore Thalapathy Vijay‘s ‘Jana Nayagan’ witnessed an expected slowdown at the box office on its first Wednesday. After collecting Rs 8 crore on Tuesday, the action drama earned Rs 6.10 crore on Day 7, registering a 23.8% decline...

Spread the love       India’s growth momentum remains on a firm footing on the back of resilient domestic demand, despite the global challenges NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Wednesday said that swifter policy responses and their implementation are critical to encourage foreign and domestic investment in the economy and underlined the need for reimagining responses to deal with global challenges.“There...

Spread the love       Inspiring story of the day: “Serbian history tells that family is the most important thing.” – How Novak Djokovic turned poverty, and family sacrifice into tennis greatness (Image via Getty) Before Novak Djokovic became the only player to win 24 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal, he was a young boy growing up in...

Spread the love       Representative image KANPUR: A candidate who was denied admission to BTech in cyber security at IIT Kanpur claimed to have hacked the institute’s website seeking a “fair chance”, which he managed to get.“The site is hacked, and all I need is a fair chance,” the candidate said in a message posted on a social media platform. He...

Spread the love       File photo: BJP MP Anurag Thakur and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday sought to turn Rahul Gandhi‘s “idiot” jibe on him, saying it objects strongly if he has used the disparaging term for students but welcomes it if he was describing himself.“Rahul Gandhi has raised an issue for Congress and INDI alliance. Why...

Spread the love       The first trailer of Namit Malhotra’s ‘Ramayana‘ is finally here, and it is every bit the cinematic spectacle fans had hoped for. After months of anticipation, leaked footage from preview screenings and endless online speculation surrounding the Nitesh Tiwari directorial, the makers on July 30, released the breathtaking trailer. ‘Ramayana’ trailer releases online Keeping to the auspicious...