Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts, 'Quiet Man Of Riotous Band', Dies At 80

Charlie Watts, the drummer of the legendary British rock'n'roll band the Rolling Stones, died on Tuesday at the age of 80, his publicist said.

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3 Men Smuggle Covishield Vials, Remdesivir To Myanmar: Manipur Cops

Three men arrested by the Manipur police for allegedly trying to smuggle Covid vaccines and other medicines to Myanmar have been sent to police custody till Friday by a local court, the police said...

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Arvind Kejriwal Says Changes To Be Made To Delhi's Drainage System

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said changes will be made to Delhi's drainage system based on suggestions received from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to resolve the issue of...

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Taliban "Will Be Held Accountable" On Terrorism, Human Rights: G7

An emergency meeting of the G7 leaders on Tuesday agreed that the Taliban will be held accountable for its actions in Afghanistan on protecting women's rights and preventing terrorism.

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Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Borah Meets Akhil Gogoi For Talks On Bypolls

Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has met Raijor Dal supremo Akhil Gogoi to evaluate possibilities of jointly fighting the assembly bypolls likely to be held by the end of this year.

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Can't Identify "Creamy Layer" On Basis Of Economy: Supreme Court

Economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for identifying the "creamy layer" among backward classes, the Supreme Court said today, scrapping a notification by the Haryana government which framed...

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Supreme Court Asks Armed Force Tribunal To Decide Pleas On Permanent Commission

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked principal bench of Armed Force Tribunal to adjudicate the pleas of Navy officers, who have challenged rejection of their claim for Permanent Commission (PC) and...

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Assam Signs MoUs With Microfinance Firms To Waive Loans Taken By The Poor

The Assam government has signed memorandum of understanding or MoUs with microfinance institutions (MFIs) to help women borrowers from poor families, the state government said on Tuesday.

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"MP Raped Me": UP Woman Dies After Self-Immolation At Supreme Court Gate

A 24-year-old woman, who had set herself ablaze in front of the Supreme Court's gates in New Delhi on August 16, died today. She had accused BSP MP Atul Rai of raping her in Varanasi and then alleged...

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Leopard Seen In Greater Noida Residential Area, Cops Unable To Trace It

Residents of Greater Noida are worried after a leopard was spotted in the city as the forest department launched a search along with local police for the big cat that remained untraceable on Tuesday,...

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Joe Biden Agrees To Stick To August 31 Afghan Pullout Deadline: Report

President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick with the Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Delhi Government To Respond To Plea For Age Check System At Liquor Shops

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Delhi government on a plea to put in place a robust mechanism for mandatory age check at liquor shops, bars and restaurants serving alcohol with...

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BJP MPs To Meet Speaker Over Narayan Rane's Arrest: Chandrakant Patil

BJP MPs from Maharashtra will submit a memorandum to Speaker of Lok Sabha over the "violation" of rights of Union minister and Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said.

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Assam BJP Worker Hangs Self, Note Blames Debt Due To Government Dues

A BJP worker in Assam's Lakhimpur district died by suicide allegedly after the state government did not pay dues owed to him for supplying food to a Covid care centre.

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7 Siblings Who Lost Parents To Covid Yet To Get Help Under Delhi Scheme

Having lost both their parents during the second Covid wave, Devika, 23, and Santoshi, 21, now guardians to five siblings, are yet to get help under Delhi government's scheme for children who lost one...

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"Some Relief In Coming Months": Hardeep Puri's Assurance On Fuel Prices

The government is very sensitive to the issue of the rise in fuel prices, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said today, asserting that people will get some relief in the...

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Ensure Rs 1.8 Crore Balance In Afghan Embassy's Accounts: Court To Bank

The Delhi High Court has directed Kotak Mahindra Bank to ensure that the total minimum balance in three accounts of the Embassy of Afghanistan shall not be less than Rs 1.8 crore, the arbitral award...

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No District Hospital In 70 Years: Smriti Irani's Takedown Of Rahul Gandhi

Union minister Smriti Irani slammed Congress's Rahul Gandhi today over his takedown of the government in connection to the National Monetisation Pipeline plan, saying what is "upsetting the Congress...

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"Very Coward": Afghan Pop Star Aryana Sayeed On Ashraf Ghani Fleeing

Afghanistan's well-known female pop star Aryana Sayeed on Tuesday slammed ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and called him a "coward" for leaving the country in the hands of a bunch of Pakistanis.

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Amarinder Singh Thanks Centre For "Rescue Efforts" In Afghanistan

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh thanked the centre today for its "rescue efforts" in evacuating 78 people, which included 44 Afghan Sikhs, from Afghanistan and bringing them to India.

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'India May Be Entering Endemic Stage Of Covid': WHO Chief Scientist

COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan...

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IND VS ENG: विराट कोहली ने मोहम्मद सिराज की तुलना खुद से की, कहा- वो कभी डरेगा नहीं

India vs England, 3rd Test: मोहम्मद सिराज (Mohammed Siraj) ने लॉर्ड्स टेस्ट में 8 विकेट लेकर भारत की जीत तय की. विराट कोहली (Virat Kohli) ने लीड्स टेस्ट से पहले इस तेज गेंदबाज की जमकर तारीफ की.

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IPL 2021: एमएस धोनी ने की छक्कों की बारिश, फिर साथियों के साथ गेंद ढूंढने लगे; देखें वीडियो

आईपीएल 2021 के सेकेंड फेज (IPL 2021 2nd Phase) के लिए महेंद्र सिंह धोनी (MS Dhoni) की अगुवाई वाली चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स (Chennai Super kings) ने यूएई पहुंचने के बाद अभ्यास शुरू कर दिया है. टीम के प्रैक्टिस सेशन का एक वीडियो सामने आया है, जिसमें धोनी छक्कों की बरसात करते नजर आ रहे हैं. दिलचस्प बात यह है कि लंबे-लंबे शॉट्स खेलने के बाद वो साथी खिलाड़ियों के साथ गेंद ढूंढने में लग जाते हैं.

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"Release Them": Relatives Of Gaza Hostages Break Into Israeli Parliament Panel

A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza rushed into a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Mo...