A S Kashyap

The Congress Party on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to the Aam Aadmi Party, demanding the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to appoint a Lokayukta within two weeks.

“The biggest question is that the party, which resigned its government in only 49 days on the issue of the Janlokpal, has this time not appointed a Lokayukta even 120 days after coming to power. There was an existing Lokayukta during our government in Delhi; why has the AAP not appointed somebody?” Congress leader Ajay Maken said at a press briefing here.

Rubbing salt into the wounds of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a frontal attack on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government after another party MLA Surinder Singh’s name cropped up in the fake degree row and said that ‘fake people’ will only give ‘fake development’ to Delhi.

Google Maps has finally rolled out the handy ‘send to device’ feature for iOS users, months after introducing it to Android.

The function allows users to send the map of a place from their desktop to their iPhone or iPad . Users receive a notification on their device and once they tap on it, the app automatically takes them to that spot, reported The Verge.

In order to activate the feature, users will first have to enable it in the settings menu for Google Maps on iOS. (ANI)

United States President Barack Obama is reportedly mulling deploying up to 500 more American troops to Iraq to train local forces battling the Islamic State (IS) and setting up a new training base in Anbar province.

The news came just days after Obama admitted that the U.S. lacked a “complete strategy” for helping Iraqi troops in retaking territory lost to the IS, reported the BBC.

The terror outfit recently made stunning gains in Iraq and Syria, seizing Ramadi, Palmyra and Tadmur in the span of a month.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will embark on a 10-day US visit beginning June 16 during which he will meet Treasury Secretary, foreign institutional investors and industry leaders.

He will travel to New York, Washington and San Francisco during the visit ending on June 25, sources said.

During the New York visit, Jaitley will interact with the officials of the New York Stock Exchange, meet FIIs and address students of two American institutes.

As many as 26 people from China and India have been arrested by Singaporean authorities for alleged immigration offences of overstaying their allowed terms in the country.

Over 70 budget hotels near IGI airport here can heave a sigh of relief as the National Green Tribunal has cleared the decks for their reopening after they were shut down for lack of requisite permissions.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed a slew of directions after Mahilpalpur ssociation of hotels and guest houses filed an affidavit stating they would voluntarily close down and file fresh application before the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for Consent to Operate.

Land acquisition is a “major impediment” for businesses to invest in India, Chinese Ambassador to India Le Yucheng said today while expressing hope that the government will get the Land Acquisition Bill passed to attract investment.

Pakistan on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in Bangladesh were aimed at fanning hatred against it and called on the UN to take notice of India’s “open admission” of indulging in subversive activities to destabilise the country.

Superstar Salman Khan is fed up of online feuds between his fans and the followers of his contemporaries Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan and has threatened to quit social media if such fights continue. All the three Khans have a staunch fan following online and many a time the die-hard followers indulge in nasty fights with each other over their favourites.

The 49-year-old “Kick” star said even Shah Rukh and Aamir, who are his close friends, find these fights in bad taste.

Technology giant Dell on Wednesday said it aims to double its market share in the domestic all-in-one PC category in the next one year from the present 15%.

An all-in-one (AIO) PC integrates the computer case and system components into the monitor so that the entire PC is contained in one compact unit.

Dell on Wednesday launched its new portable AIO, priced at Rs 36,990.

England captain Eoin Morgan has lavished praise on his side after the hosts clinched a record 210-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

England registered their highest ever ODI total as they set a daunting target of 409 after being put in to bat first, thanks to stellar knocks by Joe Root (104) and Jos Buttler (129).

Subsequently, Adil Rashid and Steven Finn produced contrasting bowling spells as they scalped four wickets each to bundle the visitors out for 198.

Strongly condemning the murder of a journalist who was allegedly burnt alive at Shahjehanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Press Council of India Chairman C K Prasad on Wednesday said it was an attack on freedom of press and demanded an SIT probe into the incident.

Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez has expressed disappointment over his team’s inability to bag more trophies in the last season.

The Chilean, who scored 25 goals this season, stated that he would have like to be in the Champions League final or to have won the Premier League title.

Sanchez said that they have a bunch of skillful players, and, therefore, to not achieve more is disappointing, the BBC reported.

Although Arsenal were successfully able to defend the FA Cup, Arsene Wenger’s side could only finish third in the Premier League.

A team of researchers has suggested that reacting positively to stressful situations may play a key role in long-term health.

In a study measuring adults’ reactions to stress and how it affects their bodies, researchers found that adults who fail to maintain positive moods such as cheerfulness or calm when faced with the minor stressors of everyday life appear to have elevated levels of inflammation. Furthermore, women can be at heightened risk.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday granted Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA A. Revanth Reddy, who was arrested for attempting to bribe a nominated member of the state assembly, a one-day interim bail.

According to reports, he has been granted bail to attend his daughter’s engagement ceremony.

Revanth Reddy had been arrested last week after the nominated member, Elvis Stephenson, lodged a complaint with the ACB.

The TDP MLA and his aide had gone to Stephenson’s residence in Secunderabad to hand over the cash when the ACB caught the two. (ANI)

Amber Rose has admitted that social media really helped her in exploring the feminist monster inside her and shifting her perspective from sex.

The American model said in an interview that she was always about girl power, but didn’t actually know that as she did always feel like she had to be submissive to a man, which she didn’t want to, E! Online has reported.

Rose added that everyone needs time to grow up and for her it was when she turned 31 and found out her real self. (ANI)

Researchers have revealed that a class of gut hormone-based diabetes drugs may also aid weight loss by curbing cravings.

This study provided evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists alter the brain’s response to food, possibly reducing cravings and increasing satisfaction while eating.

Previous studies have shown that the brains of obese people have a greater response to pictures of food than those of lean people, and a reduced reward response during the consumption of food, which may lead to overeating.

To help the industry clear its cane due arrears, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved a proposal to provide soft loans to the extent of Rs. 6000 crore to the sugar industry.

The CCEA has provided a year’s moratorium on this loan and will bear the interest subvention cost to the extent of Rs. 600 crore for the said period.

The Congress party on Wednesday congratulated the army for carrying out successful operations at the India-Myanmar border in wake of the Manipur ambush by militants last week.

“We congratulate the Indian Army for its successful operations. We are proud of our officers and Jawans and take great pride in their valour. We also express our condolences to the families of those 18 soldiers who sacrificed their lives six days ago,” Congress leader Ajay Maken said at a press briefing here.

The Cabinet has approved the signing of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement for the regulation of passenger, personal and cargo vehicular traffic amongst BBIN.

The agreement will be signed on June 15 at the BBIN Transport Ministers meeting in Thimpu, Bhutan.

Signing of the BBIN agreement will promote safe, economical efficient and environmentally sound road transport in the sub-region and will further help each country in creating an institutional mechanism for regional integration.

The bidding process for 2026 FIFA World Cup has been postponed after allegations were raised around 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

Russia and Qatar were selected to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups by a secret ballot of FiIFA’s 22 executive members in December 2010.

However, Swiss prosecutors are now investigating alleged financial irregularities surrounding the bidding process.

Jerome Valcke, secretary general of the governing body confirmed that it was “nonsense” to begin the bidding in such a climate, the BBC reported.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for development of the four laning of the Yadgiri-Warangal section of National Highway – 163 in Telangana.

This work will be under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-IV.

The approval is in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis.

Snapping its six-day losing streak, the benchmark BSE Sensex today surged 359 points to recover from near eight months low to 26,840.50 on value-buying as MSCI deferred inclusion of China A shares in its index.

Moreover, rupee’s recovery against dollar to Rs 63.78 (intra-day), too boosted sentiment.

The Sensex opened on a strong footing at 26,517.32 and continued its upward trend to hit day’s high of 26,934.74 on across-the-board value buying in blue-chips.

Unit Trust of India Investment Advisory Services Ltd (UTI-IAS) has acquired liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s 3.97% voting rights on pledged shares in United Breweries Ltd (UBL) following default.

Post this development, Mallya’s voting rights in the company remain just 0.06%.