Yogi govt to purchase 120 e-buses for enhanced public transport in UP
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Government of Uttar Pradesh will purchase 120 electric buses which will operate across Lucknow, Aligarh, Moradabad, Ayodhya, and Gorakhpur. Under the directives of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the process to add 120 electric buses (in addition to 100 buses) to the fleet of the Uttar Pradesh State Road […]
Saiyami Kher: Crossing the finish line of Ironman 70.3 has to be one of the proudest moments
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Bollywood actress Saiyami Kher, who has completed the prestigious Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Germany and was feted with a medal, said that it has to be one of the proudest moments for her and that it has been on her bucket list forever. Saiyami is now the only Indian actress to […]
Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton and others to host season 50 of ‘SNL’
Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) The American sketch comedy show ‘Saturday Night Live’ has confirmed its first set of hosts for its upcoming 50th season. It includes Ariana Grande, John Mulaney, Michael Keaton and more. Hosting for her first time, Jean Smart will open the season on September 28 with musical guest Jelly Roll, reports […]
Florence Pugh feels internet can be a mean place
Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) Hollywood star Florence Pugh feels that the internet can be “a very mean place”. “It’s so hard. (The internet’s) a very mean place. It’s really painful to read people being nasty about my confidence or nasty about my weight. It never feels good. The one thing I always wanted to […]
Arsenal skipper Odegaard ‘out for a while’ with ankle injury, confirms Arteta
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Martin Odegaard’s significant ankle injury will rule him out of action for a while. The Arsenal captain limped off during Norway’s Nations League win over Austria on September 9 after twisting his left ankle. He required the help of physios before leaving the pitch […]
Lancet study finds air pollution top risk factor for brain stroke akin to smoking
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) For the first time, a study on Thursday showed that ambient particulate matter air pollution is a top risk factor for subarachnoid haemorrhage — a type of brain stroke — at par with smoking. The study, led by an international team of researchers from India, the US, New Zealand, Brazil, […]
RG Kar: CBI summons CPI(M) leader who interacted with victim’s parents on August 9
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned youth CPI(M) leader Meenakshi Mukerjee as a witness for interrogation in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last month. Mukherjee has been asked to be present at the CBI’s Salt Lake […]
Prez Murmu in Ujjain today to lay foundation stone for six-lane highway project
Bhopal, Sep 19 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will be in Ujjain on Thursday, where she will visit the Mahakaleshwar temple, attend the Safai Mitra Sammelan and virtually inaugurate a six-lane highway project. On the second day of her Madhya Pradesh visit, the President is scheduled to visit Mahakaleshwar temple to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. […]
Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills eight
Gaza, Sep 19 (IANS) At least eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people east of Gaza City, said Palestinian sources. Israeli aircraft bombed the ‘Ibn Al-Haytham’ school housing displaced people in the Shuja’iyya neighbourhood on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Palestinian security sources. “Our teams recovered the […]
Veteran ‘screen’ mother in Malayalam films Kaviyoor Ponnamma serious
Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) Kaviyoor Ponnamma, the most popular screen mother of most Malayalam actors was seriously ill, according to film industry sources. She was now admitted to a private hospital here. The 75-year-old actress, who has donned the grease paint in over 700 films, mostly Malayalam, has been ailing for a while due to […]
