Kochi, Dec 14 (IANS) Call drops are a recurring problem for phone users and even Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, addressing a telecom conference here Sunday over phone, became a victim. Experts blame lower spectrum availability and less telecom towers for this daily menace. “There are call drops because signal levels are lower as we […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani is possibly India’s longest-serving legislator having won every election to the assembly since 1965. But things turned sour for the 81-year-old minister after a corruption case was filed against him for allegedly receiving a Rs.1 crore bribe to reopen the closed bars in the state. The […]
Aligarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Historians and scholars Saturday recalled the contribution of Tamil poet Subramania Bharti in consolidating national unity and presenting an egalitarian vision for India. They were speaking at a seminar here organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University. Chandni Bi of the Department of History said Bharti, who died […]
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa’s Vigilance Department officials Thursday raided the home of a police sub-inspector being probed for links to the drug mafia and seized his laptop and mobile phone, an official said Thursday. PSI Sunil Gudlar, formerly attached to the Goa Police anti-narcotics cell (ANC) was booked in 2011 for his alleged links […]
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) As many as 30 percent of Bengali moviegoers don’t contemplate watching a Bengali film in a hall in near future and 10 percent have already stopped going to the theatres in the last one year, reveals a report titled “Bengal Bioscope: A Big Picture Outlook for Sustainable Growth”. Confederation of […]
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Monday directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to remain punctual and give maximum time to redressing the grievances of people promptly. The chief minister directed that DCs and SPs should visit at least two villages every week (eight in a month) […]
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Singapore Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The master plan will be ready in six months and after that a detailed action plan will be worked out, announced Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu […]
Oslo, Dec 6 (IANS) Norwegian police took into detention a 23-year-old from his home in the city of Fredrikstad after he returned from Syria with gunshot wounds. The Norwegian citizen is of Pakistani origin, Xinhua reported citing the TV2 channel. He has been charged with having participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation in […]
Lisbon, Dec 6 (IANS) The first edition of the Comic-Con convention, a meeting of fans of comic books, science fiction and fantasy literature amongst other popular arts, has kicked off in Portugal. The convention is taking place in Matosinhos city’s Exponor conference centre from Dec 5-7, Xinhua reported Saturday. Comic-Con will feature actors and other […]
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Only 48 percent of Indian adults have access to a bank account, out of which almost half of the accounts lie dormant, a study showed here Tuesday. The survey was conducted by the Financial Inclusion Insights programme (www.finclusion.org), operated by global strategic research consultancy, InterMedia, and supported by the Bill […]