Day: July 17, 2019

Satyarthi meets Irani, discusses child welfare issues

8:21 pm July 17, 2019

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi met Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday to discuss issues related to child welfare. The Union minister posted on Twitter a picture of her and Satyarthi, in which the nobel laureate can be seen presenting his book to her. “Met Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi ji […]

Wanted to do a film with two heroines having equal roles: Taapsee Pannu

More films with space backshould be made: Taapsee Pannu

8:17 pm July 17, 2019

Mumbai: Taapsee Pannu, who will next be seen in “Mission Mangal”, being touted as India’s first space film, believes more films with a backdrop of space should be explored. The movie is said to be loosely based on the story of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who contributed to the Mars Orbiter […]

BJP expels Uttarakhand MLA Pranav Singh Champion

8:15 pm July 17, 2019

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday expelled its Uttarakhand MLA Pranav Singh Champion from the party for six years, days after a purported video of the legislator brandishing guns and dancing at a house party became viral on social media. Uttarakhand BJP chief Ajay Bhatt had last week served a show-cause notice on Championm, who […]

Building collapse: Dongri a hub of illegal constructions

8:10 pm July 17, 2019

Mumbai: Dongri enclave in south Mumbai, where the four-storey building which collapsed on Tuesday killing 14 persons once stood, is the hotbed of illegal constructions and forms part of the municipal ward that has the highest population density. As was evident on Tuesday, the narrow bylanes and the vehicles parked haphazardly on roads posed hurdles […]

Farmer commits suicide in Banda

8:07 pm July 17, 2019

Banda (UP): A 57-year-old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself at his farm in Brahma Dera village under City Kotwali Police Station here Wednesday, officials said. Ram Kishan hanged himself from a tree near the tubewell in his field , SDM Sandip Kumar said. According to the deceased’s family, Kishan had taken loan of Rs […]