Patna (Bihar), Feb 04 (ANI): The poster war is continued between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) in Patna. RJD put 'mocking' poster of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mockery image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi can also be seen at the poster. In the poster, RJD put several question marks over his tenure in the state. The fight between the RJD and JD(U) has come to light ahead of Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls.
Surat (Gujarat), Feb 04 (ANI): A unique wedding ceremony happened in Gujarat's Surat when groom arrived with mehndi in hands to support Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and with beautifully decorated cows as guests in 'baraat'. This unique wedding surprised all the other guests present there. "We are hearing about incidents related to CAA in support of it and in oppose of it, on everyday basis. Anti-national forces are trying to spread confusion in the country. I tried to spread awareness in favour of CAA through my mehndi," groom, Rohit Gadodia told ANI. The wedding ceremony was indeed, exclusive.
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 04 (ANI): After massive win of 5-0 in recently-concluded T20I against New Zealand, team India is all set to lock horns again with Kiwis for ODI. 'Men in Blue' were seen practicing in New Zealand's Hamilton ahead of the match. The first ODI between the two teams will be played on February 05. According to BCCI, Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma is ruled out from ODI series as he sustained a left calf muscle strain during the fifth T20I against New Zealand at Tauranga. Mayank Agarwal has replaced Rohit Sharma in ODI squad.
New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parliamentary meeting at the Parliament on February 04. Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Nirmala Sitharaman also arrive for the meet.
New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Cold wave condition persisted in Delhi on February 04. The morning witnessed moderate fog. Minimum temperature was recorded at 6 degree C on Feb 04. Delhi has witnessed cold wave despite sunny days in last week. The air quality of national capital remained in 'very unhealthy' category.
Navi Mumbai, Feb 04 (ANI): Posters were put up by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Panvel area of Raigad district. The poster stated 'Bangladeshis leave the country, otherwise you'll be driven out in MNS style'. Posters also show the pictures of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his son and party leader Amit Thackeray.
New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Google is reportedly testing a new print subscription service for printing your best photos on a periodic basis. According to 9to5 Google, the monthly photo prints subscription program will send you 10 prints that will be auto-selected from your last 30 days of photos, allowing you to make a change if required. The selected photos will then be printed and delivered straight to your home. The users will be able to pick one of three themes for the monthly prints. The cost of the subscription is USD 7.99 per month for 4x6 pictures on matte white cardstock. The service is currently in beta and available in the US.
New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have developed a new deep learning model that can identify sleep stages as accurately as an experienced physician. Sleep is manually classified into five stages, which are wake, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and three stages of non-REM sleep. The study published in the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics opened up new avenues for the diagnostics and treatment of sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). It is estimated that up to one billion people worldwide suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, and the number is expected to grow due to population ageing and increased prevalence of obesity. When untreated, OSA increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, among other severe health consequences. To overcome these challenges researchers used polysomnographic recording data from healthy individuals and individuals with suspected OSA to develop an accurate deep learning mo
Mohali (Punjab), Feb 03 (ANI): A 62-year-old private security guard Nirmal Singh is running school for children of migrant labourers. Nirmal Singh, a resident of Ropar district, educates poor children and also provides them with books, toys, eatables, clothes. Besides guarding, Nirmal teaches students different languages including English, Punjabi, Hindi and mathematics. "It was my childhood dream to educate poor children. It took me around a year to convince parents of these children living in slums. At present, I am teaching around 60 children in Guru Nanak School," said Nirmal Singh.
Mumbai, Feb 04 (ANI): Central Railway flagged off special rerun of EMU service from CSMT on harbour line on Feb 03. CR completed glorious 95 years of Electrical Multiple Units service of Mumbai suburban. The first EMU service was started on February 3, 1925. Central Railway also shared the news on their twitter handle. '
Chennai (TN), Feb 04 (ANI): Speaking on the budget, P Chidambaram, former Finance Minister and Congress leader expressed disappointment. He mentioned budget as 'a movie which bombed after first show'. "I think it's unfortunate that after 160 minutes there was no narrative in the Budget. That's why Budget, as a topic, has disappeared from front pages of newspapers on the 2nd day, it has also disappeared from TV channels. It's like a movie which bombed after the first show. It's unfortunate that so many heads come together and write marathon speech and yet the people are left in the dark about what is it that the government wanted to say," said P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi lashed out at government over Jamia firing incident and said that government is not ashamed of oppressing children. "We all are with Jamia students. This government is oppressing children. They are not ashamed of killing children, shooting bullets," said Owasi during budget session in the Parliament.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): During the budget session in Lok Sabha, as soon as Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur started speaking on a query, several opposition leaders interrupted his speech by chanting "goli marna band kro" slogans in response to the former's remarks at a poll rally for Delhi Assembly elections. Thakur was answering the question that how much loan did India has asked from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Congress leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leaders 'fake Hindus'. While speaking in the Lok Sabha, Chowdhury said, "Common people of India are protesting to save the Constitution. They are protesting while holding the Constitution and singing the national anthem but they are being fired at. People of India are being killed mercilessly." "This government can't stop common people voice by firing bullets on common people. They are fake Hindus," the Congress leader further added.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Jamia Millia Islamia University PRO Ahmad Azeem on Monday appealed to protesting students to take precautions after two unidentified persons allegedly opened fire outside university on Sunday night (Feb 02). He said, "We have taken several steps to tighten security in the university. We have given more equipment to our security personnel and set up more CCTV cameras. I appeal to protesting students to take precautions."
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar, on February 03 called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a terrorist, adding that there is "plenty of proof" to establish the same. "Kejriwal is making an innocent face and asking if he is a terrorist. You are a terrorist, there is plenty of proof for it. You yourself had said you are an anarchist, there is not much difference between an anarchist and a terrorist. Kejriwal's party is supporting Shaheen Bagh and we want to ask him that what is he supporting- Assamese independence, Jinnah freedom. Supporting those who are raising slogans to break the nation, is terrorism only," Prakash Javadekar told reporters in Delhi.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy said that the government is looking into the Jamia Millia Islamia firing incident. He said that government will take strict action. "These things should not happen. Those who carry arms and do such things should be punished, government will take strict action," the minister added. He also hit at Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal over Shaheen Bagh protests.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): After Anantkumar Hegde called the freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi a "drama", Congress leader Karti Chidambaram termed the BJP lawmaker an attention seeker. "This particular person is known to make outlandish and provocative statements. I don't think anybody takes him seriously. I am not even sure whether his party takes him seriously, but perhaps it's a sign of what the Sangh parivaar deep down thinks. But I would not give him the attention which he is getting right now. He is just an attention seeker and I am sure his party itself will put him in place," Karti Chidambaram told ANI.
New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): While addressing a press conference, AAP leader Sanjay Singh challenged BJP to arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, if he is a terrorist. "This is happening in the capital of our country, where the Central government is sitting, the Election Commission is present. How can a central minister be permitted to use such language? If Arvind Kejriwal is a terrorist, I challenge BJP to arrest him," said Sanjay Singh after Union Minister Prakash Javadekar called CM Kejriwal a terrorist and claimed that he has got plenty of proof to establish the same.
Feb 03 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said that most of the government work is being given to capitalists through privatisation. "Reservation in promotion for backward class and tribals has been largely made insignificant and now without making provision of reservation in private sector in the centre and states, most of the government work is being given to the capitalists through privatisation," said BSP Supremo during a public rally in Talkatora stadium.k.