Konkana Sen Sharma makes a classic statement in saree

- June 30, 2021

Mumbai, June 30  Konkona Sen Sharma's love for sarees is well-known. On Wednesday afternoon, the actress-filmmaker took to Instagram and posted her pictures in a beautiful saree. "That time I didn't wear a blouse," she wrote as caption, with a symbol of a grin. In the image, the actress is seen wearing a blue and

India s Apr May fiscal deficit reaches 8 2 of FY22 target

- June 30, 2021

New Delhi, June 30  India's April-May budgetary fiscal deficit reached 8.2 per cent of FY22 target, official data showed on Wednesday. Accordingly, India's fiscal deficit — the difference between revenue and expenditure — for the April-May 2021-22 period stood at Rs 123,174 crore, or 8.2 per cent of the budget estimates (BE). The FY22 deficit

New solar roof raises Vijayawada station s solar capacity to 130 kWp

- June 30, 2021

Vijayawada, June 30 The Vijayawada railway station under the South Central Railway (SCR) zone has emerged as the first station in India to equip platforms with Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) solar roof, installing a total capacity of 130 kWp of solar power. On Wednesday, divisional railway manager P. Srinivas virtually commissioned a 65 kWp solar

Covid 19 infection significantly changes our blood cells Study

- June 30, 2021

London, June 30  Covid-19 infection has the potential to significantly change the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells, a team of German scientists has found. In some cases, the effect may continue for months, a possible reason why some affected people continue to complain of symptoms long after an infection (also called

Covid victims entitled to ex gratia issue guidelines in 6 weeks SC Lead

- June 30, 2021

New Delhi, June 30  The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Centre failed to perform its statutory duty, under Section 12 of the Disaster Management Act (DMA), to issue minimum standards of relief for families of those people who lost their lives to Covid-19. It directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to recommend guidelines

Remove all pornographic obscene content in 1 week NCW to Twitter

- June 30, 2021

New Delhi, June 30  Taking suo moto cognisance of pornographic content on Twitter, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday directed the micro-blogging platform to remove "all pornographic and obscene" content within a week while instructing Delhi Police to investigate and take appropriate legal action. The NCW move comes a day after Delhi Police

Depositors complain of fraud by B luru co operative bank officials

- June 30, 2021

Bengaluru, June 30  More than two dozen depositors of Bengaluru southern suburb's cooperative bank — Sri Vasista Credit Souharda Sahakari Limited (SVCSSL)– lodged complaints of cheating, forgery, misappropriation and criminal breach of trust against the bank directors and other administrative board members on Wednesday, the police said here. Hanumanthnagar police received the first complaint regarding

Delhi Police arrests 3 armed burglars after shootout

- June 30, 2021

New Delhi, June 30 The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested three armed burglars travelling in a vehicle after a shootout near Kashmere Gate area of the national capital. DCP South Delhi, Atul Kumar Thakur said that at about 12.35 p.m. a police team overtook a Wagon R car on outer ring road near Hanuman Nagar

Amul hikes milk prices for first time in one and half years

- June 30, 2021

New Delhi, June 30 The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), marketer of milk and milk products under the brand name of Amul, has decided to revise the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in markets of Ahmedabad and Saurashtra of Gujarat and Delhi NCR with effective from July 1. In Ahmedabad, the price