Day: August 25, 2019

Researchers at IIT-Guwahati develop lab grown meat

7:39 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: Researchers at IIT-Guwahati have developed lab grown meat, which is nutritious and will be a step towards cruelty-free food. Lab-grown meat will open new vistas towards cruelty-free food thereby saving the environment as well as the animals, said Dr Biman B Mandal of IIT-Guwahati. In Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering laboratory, researchers have developed […]

Assets under gold ETFs jump to Rs 5,000 cr in first 4 months of FY20

7:30 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: Assets managed by gold exchange traded funds rose to Rs 5,079.22 crore in the first four months of the current fiscal, a period during which stock market dropped 3 per cent as investors turned to the yellow metal amid economic headwinds. Data from Morningstar showed that assets under management (AUM) of gold ETFs […]

J-K state flag removed from Civil Secretariat

7:28 pm August 25, 2019

Srinagar: The flag of Jammu and Kashmir which used to fly along with the tricolour was removed from the Civil Secretariat here on Sunday, three weeks after the Centre revoked Article 370 provisions which granted special status to the state, officials said. Under Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir was permitted to have its own flag, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Man held for sharing objectionable posts on social media

7:23 pm August 25, 2019

Lucknow: A man was arrested here for allegedly posting objectionable comments and images on social media to hurt religious sentiments of people, police said on Sunday. The accused was arrested on Saturday for sharing objectionable posts and images relating to a Hindu deity on Facebook, police said in a statement. A case has been registered […]

Man beaten to death in UP’s Deoria

7:18 pm August 25, 2019

Deoria: A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by some youths who were told not to play loud music on Janmashtami in Barhaj area of the district, Police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night in Barhaj’s Patel Nagar and the victim was identified as Sumit, they said. “On the occasion […]