Beijing: As the coronavirus turned virulent, India is understood to have requested China to permit over 250 Indian students stuck in Wuhan, the epicentre of the new SARS-like virus, to leave the city, sources here said on Saturday. About 700 Indian students, mostly medical students, are believed to be studying in different universities in Wuhan and…
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Bengaluru traffic cop who caught 680 drunken drivers gets President’s Police Medal
Among the 19 police officers from Karnataka who were conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day is a traffic cop from Bengaluru who caught 680 drunk drivers during his five-year-long service in the traffic division. Presently posted as an assistant sub-inspector at Basavangudi police station, K Venkatesh, 50, was among…
Looking to build a vintage car collection? There is a network of experts who can help
Looks like I’m buying dinner tonight!’ Steve Serio grins broadly as his friends slap his back and give him fist bumps. Across a wide, white tent in dusty Scottsdale, Ariz., a round of applause breaks out in approval. The Boston-based car dealer has just sold his 1958 Mercedes-Benz 220 S Cabriolet for $140,000, beating the…
Bigg Boss 13 becomes the third most watched show on TV; The Kapil Sharma show slips to number nine
In this article we also talk about the top 9 most viewed shows on television. Let’s start the article and see who is on the first most viewed show on Indian television. So on number1 is kundli bhagya ruling the chart of top most viewed and demanding show of Indian television. The latest TRP sees…
Get ready to pay 20% of your salary as TDS if you don’t provide PAN, Aadhaar details
If you earn Rs 2.5 lakh per annum and have not provided your PAN and Aadhaar details to your employer, you are likely to be in trouble if you fail to act soon. The Income Tax Department has asked employers to deduct 20 per cent salary as Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from all employees…
Six killed as gunman opens fire in Germany, suspect arrested
Rot am See is located about 170 kms from Munich | Representative Photo: iStock Six people were killed and several others injured in a shooting incident in Rot am See, Germany in the early hours of Friday (January 24). Police said a suspect was arrested after the incident and no other suspects are believed to…
Now Voter ID will be linked with Aadhar card, Election Commission engaged in preparations
New Delhi: After the PAN card, you may now be required to link your voter ID card with the Aadhar card. According to media reports, the Law Ministry has accepted the suggestion from the Election Commission. But the Law Ministry has clearly said that it is necessary to ensure that in this process strict arrangements should…
Aadhaar, dabba, hartal, shaadi make it to Oxford dictionary
The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary features 26 new Indian English words, including Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi in its latest edition. The 10th edition of the dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words and incorporates over 1,000 new words such as chatbot, fake news and microplastic. According to Oxford University…
Group IV recruitment exam: TNPSC bans 99 exam scamsters for life
The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) on Friday said it has banned 99 persons from writing its recruitment exams for life, for indulging in malpractices in the Group IV recruitment exam. In a statement issued here, the TNPSC said a criminal case has been registered against the 99 scamsters and the suspect middlemen who…
Coronavirus: Death Toll Rises to 26 in China, 830 Infected
China closed off a city of more than 11 million people on Thursday in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness. The Indian embassy in Beijing on Friday, 24 February, cancelled the Republic Day ceremony due to coronavirus outbreak in China and has also issued an advisory to travellers from…
2 persons, back from China, under watch in Mumbai hospital amid Coronavirus scare
Two persons who returned to Mumbai from China amid Coronavirus scare are being monitored at a government hospital in the city for possible exposure to the deadly new virus that has so far left 25 people dead and 830 infected. The two have been admitted to the Kasturba hospital, run by the civic-body, where an…
Bajaj Auto to collaborate with Triumph to build mid-capacity bikes in India
Bajaj Auto to collaborate with Triumph to build mid-capacity bikes in India Bajaj Auto is all set to collaborate with British motorcycle brand Triumph to bring brand new mid-capacity bikes to Indian roads. Bajaj and Triumph on Friday formally commenced their non-equity global partnership to manufacture a new range of mid-capacity motorcycles in the country….
Odisha: 50 fall ill after eating food from container with dead snake at community feast
At least 50 people were taken ill after they consumed food at a community feast that had a dead snake in it. The dead snake was found in the container from which the food had been served to the guests. The incident took place at Deuli village under Pattamundai police limits in Kendrapada District. As…
Congress Leader Visits Prayagraj Graveyard, Prays to Ancestors for Citizenship Proof
Prayagraj: A Congress leader from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday visited a graveyard and prayed to his ancestors ‘to provide proof of his citizenship’. The leader, Haseeb Ahmad, was earlier in news when he had projected Rahul Gandhi as Lord Shiva. “I have come to pray to my ancestors, along with other youths from my…
Congress seeks calls from jobless
New Delhi: The Congress on Thurs-day launched a helpline to register unemployed youth across the country and demanded that the government bring out a National Register of Unemployed (NRU) using those numbers. The programme launc-hed by the Indian Youth Congress would include apart from the help line, protests across the country by the district units of…
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