Gulmarg (JandK), Jan 19 (ANI): India Army is preparing its team to participate in National Ski competition to be held in next month in Uttarakhand. The team is also being trained for taking part in Olympics to be held next year in China. Training is underway at Army's High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) in Gulmarg.
Nizamabad (Telangana), Jan 19 (ANI): Recently, RSS' Mohan Bhagwat said to make two child policy. Speaking on it in a public rally in Nizamabad, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, 'RSS' Mohan Bhagwat Sahab said to make two child policy. The democratic dividend in India is not in any other country. You could not give job to any one in 5.5 years and that's why RSS is saying to make two child policy. 60% of the population in India is under the age of 40, they will not talk about it as they could not give them jobs."
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 19 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that no state can say that it will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, as doing so will be unconstitutional. "All states are unhappy with the CAA, NRC and NPR and this message should be sent to the Union level. But, at another level, NPR is to be implemented by the local registrar," Kapil Sibal said on the sidelines of the Kerala Literature Festival here. He further said that "constitutionally, it will be difficult for any state government to say that 'I will not follow a law passed by Parliament'.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): National capital is continuously reeling under cold waves. Homeless people move to night shelters to stay warm in Yamuna Bazar. These government-supported night shelters have become boon for homeless people. People are provided with free blankets, pillows.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Bored of traditionally shaped chocolates? A 3D printer is capable of printing chocolate in your favourite shape. Built by Evan Weinstein and aptly named 'Cocoa Press', the 3D printer allows chocolatiers to experiment with the shapes and sizes without limiting themselves to casts, Mashable reports. One can print custom chocolate on-demand which is intricate in textures for a 'mouthfeel'. The shapes can vary from traditional cubes to a life-sized dog or even an octopus!
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): A major study published in the European Cardiology Bulletin found that Burnout syndrome that makes people feel overly tired, energy-free, demoralised and irritable can lead to a possibly deadly rhythm of the heart. Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of heart arrhythmia, which increases their risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. Yet, what causes atrial fibrillation is not fully understood. Psychological distress has been suggested as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but previous studies showed mixed results. In addition, until now, the specific association between vital exhaustion and atrial fibrillation had not been evaluated. The researchers in this study surveyed more than 11,000 individuals for the presence of vital exhaustion, anger, antidepressant use, and poor social support. They then followed them over a period of nearly 25 years for the development of atrial fibrillation. Participants with the highest levels of vital exhaustion were
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 18 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on January 18 launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's remarks that don Karim Lala used to meet former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Irani, at a public rally in Varanasi, said during emergency, Gandhi put the likes of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and JP Narayan in jail but set smuggler Karim Lala free.
Ranchi (Jharkhand), Jan 18 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated a hospital on January 18. He inaugurated St Anne's Hospital and Research Centre in Ranchi. Speaking at the event, Soren said, "For me the entire state is equal. Now I am not limited to any one constituency but I have responsibility of entire state. I will see every corner of state with same point of view."
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Jan 18 (ANI): In an attempt to improve a tiger's amputated paw, a team of doctors performed a surgery to fit a prosthetic limb on the tiger. Though the attempt was unsuccessful, the doctors claim that it was a novel attempt in such cases. The tiger's left paw was amputated after it got entangled in a steel trap set by poachers in 2012. Dr Sushrut Babhulkar who is an orthopedic surgeon said, "Unfortunately in stage 3, where we wanted to fit him with prosthesis, he decided to refuse it. He didn't accept it. Hopefully in future, we will try to fit him back with the prosthesis which he will not be able to easily remove."
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Former finance minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari said that there have been no deaths in Union Territory after abrogation of Article 370. He said, "No one died after the abrogation of Article 370 in JandK, for this the credit goes to the government as well as to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. I want to congratulate both of them."
Rajouri (JandK), Jan 18 (ANI): People from all over India rushed to Rajouri's 'Dehra ki Gali' in Jammu and Kashmir (JandK) to witness the scene of snow-laden tourist spot in the state on January 18. 'Dehra ki Gali' is one of the famous tourist spots in JandK with people flocking every year in this season to witness the beautiful weather and have a good time with their loved ones.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jan 18 (ANI): A cobra entered the Bharathiar University's girls' hostel in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on January 18. The snake was seen in the washroom area of the campus which was vacant at the time of the incident.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Pakistani refugees reached BJP headquarters to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party working president JP Nadda for implementation of CAA. Speaking at the event, JP Nadda said, "I ask opposition parties 'what is the problem in CAA?' I ask Rahul Gandhi to speak 10 lines on CAA. It is Congress' misfortune that its leadership has a very limited intellect. They know nothing about CAA. They are misleading the country."
Hubli (Karnataka), Jan 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on January 18 said that those who are opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are anti-Dalits. "I want to ask those opposing Citizenship Amendment Act, what will you gain by going against Dalits who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan? Those who are opposing CAA are anti-Dalits," said Amit Shah while addressing a public gathering in Karnataka's Hubli.
Navi Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Actor Shabana Azmi and lyricist Javed Akhtar's car was hit by a truck on January 18 while they were travelling from Pune to Mumbai. Shabana Azmi and her driver got injured in the accident. The accident took place near Kahalpur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Javed Akhtar was also present in the car, but he is safe. Injured shifted to MGM Hospital.
Jammu, Jan 18 (ANI): While speaking on abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Jitendra Singh, said, "We had to wait for so long may be god also wanted that a great man someone like Prime Minister Narendra Modi will came to earth and will do this holy job." He made this statement while addressing a public gathering in Jammu. He is in the city to spread initiatives and policies of the government in regard to the development of the union territory Jammu and Kashmir.
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (ANI): Manjari Chaturvedi, a noted Kathak dancer, alleged that on January 15, she was forced to stop her performance midway at an event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow because she was performing on a 'Qawwali'. Chaturvedi, however, said she has been invited again by the UP government to perform at an event on January 27.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the visit of union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir is an attempt by the central government to misguide the country and the world. He said, "This is third attempt by central government to misguide country and the world. Earlier also, the government has sent its chosen people from country and abroad to Kashmir. But there was no result. The resentment of Kashmiri people increased even more."
Bengaluru, Jan 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Swami of Pejawara Mutt. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was also present there. Swami of Pejawara Mutt seer Vishwesha Tirtha breathed his last on December 29, 2019. Later, Shah inaugurated the office of BJP leader Tejasvi Surya.
Kolkata, Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram conducted a leadership training camp in Kolkata on Jan 18. The camp is for state party leaders on how to counter CAA, NPR and NRC. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act officially came into effect on January 10. Nationwide protest intensified against CAA and NRC.