Day: June 9, 2019

Indian cookbooks strike it rich at Gourmand Awards

Chef contest concludes with dishes cooked in beer

7:21 pm June 9, 2019

New Delhi: A culinary battle fought between an interesting mix of participants comprising of a cardiologist, a food blogger, an IT professional and one from media concluded over a spread of innovative dishes cooked in beer. The competition, Mahou Maestra Chef 2019, was won by Goa-hailing media professional Aditi Malhotra on Saturday, who took the […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Editors Guild condemns arrest of journalists

7:15 pm June 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Editors Guild Sunday condemned the arrest of a journalist, and the editor and head of a television channel over alleged objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, describing the police action as an “authoritarian misuse of laws” and an effort to intimidate the press. An FIR was registered against […]

Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Naqvi

7:11 pm June 9, 2019

Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Sunday said a record number of two lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, on more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country. Addressing a meeting of representatives of private tour operators (PTOs) at Haj House […]

Rice scheme: Bedi okays deposit of cash under DBT system

Bedi launches ‘Mission Green Puducherry’ on 70th b’day

6:29 pm June 9, 2019

Puducherry: Seeking to increase green cover in the Union Territory, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi Sunday launched ‘Mission Green Puducherry,’ by planting saplings on the banks of the nearby Kanagan lake, on the occasion of her 70th birthday. She was cheered by the residents of Delarshpet village, who also joined her to make the union territory […]

PM Modi arrives in Sri Lanka on second leg of his first foreign visit

6:27 pm June 9, 2019

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday on the second leg of his first foreign visit after re-election last month, reflecting the importance India attaches to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Modi was received by his Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Bandaranaike International Airport here. “Happy to be back in Sri Lanka, […]