Day: January 19, 2021

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

3.75 lakh youth got jobs in UP since 2017: CM Adityanath

10:57 pm January 19, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said 3.75 lakh youths were given jobs in the state in a transparent manner according to their merit since he took over in 2017. “In the past three years and 10 months, jobs were given to over 3.75 lakh youths in the state. The recruitment was […]

Senior Doordarshan official found dead in Itanagar

10:53 pm January 19, 2021

Itanagar: A senior official of public service broadcaster Doordarshan was found in his official quarter in Itanagar on Tuesday morning, official sources said. K Morang (50), the director (engineering) and office head of the Doordarshan Kendra here, is suspected to have died of a heart attack, they said. However, the exact cause of the death […]

Dada Saheb Phalke should be given Bharat Ratna: Grandson

10:48 pm January 19, 2021

Panaji: Filmmaker Dada Saheb Phalke, regarded as the father of Indian cinema, should be conferred the title of Bharat Ratna for his contribution to the film industry, his grandson Chandrashekhar Pusalkar has said. Phalke’s 1913 silent film “Raja Harishchandra” is considered the first full-length Indian feature film. In his career of nearly two decades, Phalke […]

Delhi’s air turns ‘severe’ again

9:07 pm January 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality turned severe again on Tuesday due to low wind speed and high moisture levels, India Meteorological Department officials said. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 404 on Tuesday. It was 372 on Monday and 347 the previous day. Before that, Delhi’s air quality remained in the severe […]

VHP activists burn effigies of Tandav’ director

9:04 pm January 19, 2021

Shahjahanpur (UP): Activists of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday burnt effigies of Tandav webseries director and demanded that the National Security Act be invoked against him for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in an objectionable manner. Amazon Prime Video’s starry political saga Tandav landed in a controversy for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of […]