Weightlifter Vikas Thakur showed tremendous grit as he fought back pain to clinch a silver while three boxers inched closer to a medal by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 20th Commonwealth Games here.
Writhing in pain, Thakur produced the lift of his life to clinch the silver in men’s 85kg weightlifting, as Indian lifters continued their spectacular show.
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said India’s 12 major ports will double their cargo handling capacity to 1,600 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in the next five years.
“India plans to double the ports’ capacity from the current 800 MT to 1,600 over the next five years,” Gadkari said in an official release.
Gadkari was speaking at a review meeting on the port sector attended by chiefs of all the 12 state-run major ports. Media was not invited for the meet or briefed afterwards.
A bus carrying some passengers to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad here caught fire in the early hours today.
The bus belonging to ‘Pushpak-Airport liner’ bus services operated by Road Transport Corporation (RTC), was on
its way to the airport from Secunderabad when it caught fire between 12.30 AM and 1 AM near Aaramghar Crossroads,
Rajendranagar Police Station Inspector CH Kushalkar told PTI.
However, no one was injured in the incident.
Around 4-5 passengers were travelling in the bus when it caught fire. The driver noticed the fire and alerted the
The toll in the school bus-train collision at an unmanned railway crossing in Telangana’s Medak district today rose to 18 after a 11-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital here, even as the condition of four other students remained critical.
Vaishnavi, who was in “very very critical condition” after receiving injuries in the mishap, was declared dead at
5.28 AM, a release from Yashoda Hospitals said.
Vaishnavi was a resident of Islampur of Toopran mandal of Medak district.
Chinese stocks opened higher Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opening at 2,179.83 points, up 1.88 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 7,828.35, up 19.69 points, or 0.25 percent, reported Xinhua.
Muslims in Kerala Tuesday offered special prayers for the victims in Gaza.
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which was celebrated Tuesday, thousands of Muslims dressed in new clothes were seen heading towards mosques. Special prayers were offered for the people suffering in Gaza.
Panakad Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, chief of the Indian Union Muslim League, made a plea to the Muslims not to have lavish celebrations during the day as their brethren are suffering in Gaza.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
“Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this auspicious day strengthen the bond of peace, unity and brotherhood across our nation,” he said in a tweet.
Eid-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan during which Muslims observe dawn-to-dusk fast.
In a bizarre accident, a 13-year-old girl found her Samsung Galaxy S4 burnt and melted under her pillow.
The north Texas girl kept the phone on charge and wedged her charging phone under her pillow.
Hours later, alarmed by a burning smell, she woke up and found her phone fried and pillow scorched, FOX 4 reported.
According to the girl’s father, he “suspects that the phone overheated, causing the battery to swell and start a fire”.
In a reply, Samsung officials claimed the second-hand battery in the girl’s Galaxy phone could have been part of the problem.
A teenaged girl was allegedly gang raped at gunpoint by five people known to her in a west Delhi house, police said Tuesday.
The victim, a resident of Uttam Nagar and a student of class X, was taken to a house in west Delhi a week ago by the accused — all of whom are known to her — when she was going to school and raped in turns, police said.
Of the five accused, three are minors.
In her complaint, the victim told the police that one of the accused was carrying a pistol and threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and hoped that the festival strengthens the bond of peace, unity and brotherhood in the country.
Greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this auspicious day strengthen the bond of peace, unity & brotherhood across our
Nation,” the Prime Minister said in his message.
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country today.
Bangalore’s Vibgyor School, where a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her gym instructor earlier this month, has re-opened today after remaining shut for a while. Concerned parents came in large numbers to drop their kids, just to see if things are in place and what safety measures have been taken by the school.
Tech giant Microsoft is planning to release its first update to Windows Phone 8.1 with support for folders and interactive cases.
Devouts today offered Eid prayers in Saharanpur with district authorities relaxing curfew in the violence-hit city where security forces kept a close watch on trouble-mongers.
Curfew was being relaxed in two stages from 7 AM to 11 AM in the old town areas and from 3 PM to 7 PM in the new city, Saharanpur District Magistrate Sandhya Tiwari said.
Large number of people gathered at the Idgah area and other mosques in the city to offer prayers but many of them
said they could not make preparations for Eid because of the law and order situation.
Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the culmination of the holy month of Ramadan, was Tuesday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Hyderabad.
Thousands of men and children clad in new attire and wearing skull caps offered Namaz-e-Eid in Eidgahs or open grounds and hundreds of mosques.
The biggest congregation here was held at the historic Mir Alam Eidgah, where over 300,000 offered prayers.
At least 12 pilgrims, five of them women, were killed and 22 others injured when a speeding container ran over them on the New Delhi-Kolkata NH 2 in Bihar’s Aurangabad district early today.
The heavy vehicle lost control and ran over the ‘kanwarias’ (devotees of Lord Shiva) sleeping on the roadside, Superintendent of Police Upendra Kumar Sharma said.
After running over the sleeping Kawarias, it hit a parked bus in which some other kanwarias were taking rest, the SP said, adding 12 kanwarias were killed in the mishap.
The developmental plan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected in his poll slogan of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” is a great vision, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today on the eve of his departure to India.
Kerry will be in New Delhi to co-chair the fifth annual India-US Strategic Dialogue with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.
In fulsome praise of the developmental agenda encompassing inclusive growth of Modi, Kerry in a major foreign policy speech on India said that the US is ready to be partner with the new Indian government in its endeavour.
Four coaches of a train derailed late Monday here when a fighting bull and cow suddenly came on the railway tracks and hit engine of the moving Lal Kuan Express, officials said. But no passenger was injured.
The incident occurred near the Daliganj railway station in the state capital.
Railway officials rushed to the accident site and till early morning work was underway to bring the derailed coaches back on track and restore traffic on the section.
A new US study has suggested that running everyday, even for a few minutes, can significantly reduce a person’s risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases.
Since time is one of the strongest barriers to participate in physical activity, the study may motivate more people to start running and continue to run as an attainable health goal for mortality benefits, according to study’s lead author Duck-chul Lee, assistant professor of the Iowa State University, US.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today pardoned 354 prisoners to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The prison department granted the release of 354 prisoners to mark Eid Al-Fitr and the anniversary of the 1952 revolution, reported the Egyptian Official Newspaper.
The Egyptian government frequently pardons prisoners during national celebrations.
Revelations over the past few years about how US security officials have the ability to track people through phone, email and other electronic records are making it harder for journalists to report on what the government is doing, two human rights groups say.
India’s Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri today congratulated Muslims on Eid, a religious feast to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
“Eid Mubarak and a big hug to all our friends. On this joyous occasion, let’s just pray for peace,” Suri tweeted.
Egypt has extended the official holiday period for Eid by an extra day.
Muslims in India will celebrate Eid tomorrow. Muslims use a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology that can lead to the month of fasting ending on different days.
BJP today dismissed as “baseless” the claim about recovery of snooping devices from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence and alleged that a “frustrated” Congress was trying to rake up such “non-issues” to preserve its identity and tarnish BJP government’s image.
The ruling party also termed as “unfortunate” a comment by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding an explanation from the government on the issue.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his maiden Independence Day address, various ministries have been asked to furnish by this month end details of programmes in different sectors which could form part of his speech, possibly in the form of announcements.
The Prime Minister’s focus in the August 15 address from the iconic Red Fort is expected to be on infrastructure development, skill development, job creation, control of inflation and building of 100 smart cities across the country.
President Pranab Mukherjee today greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and expressed hope that the festival will reinforce the nation’s commitment to mutual harmony and radiate the message of India’s composite culture to the whole world.
In his message on the eve of the festival, the President said, “I extend warm greetings and good wishes to all fellow citizens, particularly to my Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad.”
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today released a white paper on the irrigation sector to highlight the “follies” of the erstwhile Congress government.
Flanked by Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, Naidu released the white paper, fifth in the series brought out by the TDP-led government after it assumed office last month to highlight the “follies” of the Congress regime between 2004 and 2014.
The Chief Minister released the document at a renovated media room at his residence here.