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Odd- even scheme to be back from 4 to 15 Nov: CM Kejriwal

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday that odd- even vehicle scheme will be implemented from 4 to 15 November. While addressing a press conference in New Delhi on September 13, Arvind Kejriwal said that to curb pollution level in the state, they came out with seven action level. Which included odd and even vehicle scheme. "According to different studies on odd- even helped to decrease the pollution level by 10 to3 percent," CM further added.

Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli steal romantic moments at event in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Looks like Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli cannot get enough of each other! The duo's no-holds-barred display of affection is no secret with the couple frequently sharing drool-worthy pictures on social media. During an event in Delhi, Anushka was seen kissing the hand of her hubby. Virat reciprocated by holding her hand affectionately. A stand was unveiled after Kohli's name in the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium which is now renamed as Arun Jaitley stadium. Anushka looked ethereal in traditional purple coloured ensemble paired with a matching golden bordered dupatta. Virat was seen in a Nehru jacket that he paired with a white shirt and dark coloured trousers.

Ganesh immersion incident: Orders for magisterial inquiry have been given, says CM Kamal Nath

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 13 (ANI): At least 11 bodies were recovered while five people have been rescued in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on September 13. The incident took place at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal after the boat they were in capsized during Lord Ganesh immersion. The search operation is underway. While speaking to ANI on 11 dead after boat capsized in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said, "We have decided to increase the compensation for families of deceased to Rs 11 lakh. Orders for magisterial inquiry have been given."

Ganesh immersion incident: Compensation amount should be increased to Rs 25 lakh, says Shivraj Chouhan

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 13 (ANI): At least 11 bodies were recovered while five people have been rescued in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on September 13. The incident took place at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal after the boat they were in capsized during Lord Ganesh immersion. The search operation is underway. While speaking to ANI, former Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "This is a very sad and unfortunate incident. 11 youngsters died in this incident. We are standing with the families of the deceased. Question is raised over the appropriate caution which was not taken during the event. There should have been limit to the people riding the boat, life jacket availability and required number of divers were present or not." "If there would have been required arrangements then youngsters could have been saved from sinking. Investigation should be concluded in time bound manner and action should be taken on those who are responsible for this negligence. We should mak

Humans have individualised response to high-fat food: Study

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): A recent study has found that people have very individualised responses called inflammatory response when it comes to digesting high-fat food. Inflammation is a group of responses by the body telling white blood cells how much to react. It is a normal reaction to eating a meal, especially ones with high amounts of fat. The study was published in the 'Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry'. Each volunteer in the study had both a unique amount of inflammatory response and a unique amount of time for when the responses peaked, up to 6 hours after eating (8 or more hours is considered fasting by nutritionists). The researchers used a very sensitive test to look at whether any genes in the human genome were turned off or on in order to define a volunteer's reactions. Responses by more than 13,000 genes differed between subjects. The test meal was equivalent to someone having a small hamburger, small fries, and a small ice cream shake with fruit, according to the scien

'Asking cadres not to put up banners that are against law': AIADMK Spokesperson on death of 22-year-old girl

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Sep 13 (ANI): A 22-year-old girl Subashree died in Chennai allegedly after All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) banner fell on her on September 12. While speaking to ANI on death of 22-year-old girl, Spokesperson of AIADMK Kovai Sathyan said, "The banner put up by party functionary for his family function has cost a life. Time and again, our leaders have sent out messages asking cadres not to put up banners that are against law." Her mortal remains have been taken to her residence from Chennai's General Hospital, Chromepet.

11 dead, 5 rescued during Lord Ganesh immersion in Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 13 (ANI): At least 11 bodies were recovered while five people have been rescued in Madhya Pradesh

Portion of 600-year-old Kadavumbagam Synagogue collapses in Kochi due to rain

Kochi (Kerala), Sep 13 (ANI): A portion of over 600-year-old Kadavumbagam Synagogue collapsed in Kerala's Kochi on September 10. Kadavumbagam Synagogue was collapsed in Kochi's Mattancherry area after it was damaged due to rain. The structure had been in dilapidated condition for the past few years.

'Memories' is Google Photos' new stories-style feature

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Google Photos app has been updated with a new feature that brings up your favourite photos in the popular social media-style stories format. Called Memories, the feature shows photos from your past which are presented privately, Engadget reports. To sort the best photos for this format, Google uses machine learning. It also allows you to hide specific time periods or people which you don't want to revisit.

UNPO hopes that EU will recognise Pak as huge violator of international religious freedom standards: Ralph Bunche

Geneva (Switzerland), Sep 13 (ANI): Secretary General of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO), Ralph Bunche said that UNPO hopes that European Union will follow the lead of United States and recognise Pakistan as huge violator of international religious freedom standards. Bunche said, "Today I was speaking about religious freedom in Pakistan, especially Sindh. I highlighted that there has been very significant and long going issue of freedom of religion in Pakistan. Last November, US Dept of State designated Pakistan as a country of particular concern under International Religious Freedom Acts which puts Pakistan in company of some horrible states in terms of religious freedom and says you can

President Kovind receives warm welcome by Indian Diaspora in Switzerland

Bern (Switzerland), Sep 13 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind met and greeted Indian Diaspora in Switzerland's Bern. He received a warm welcome by the Indian community. While addressing them, President Kovind said, "Both India and Switzerland have world's largest and oldest democracy. India has 900 million electorates. There are over 200 Swiss companies operating in India." President Kovind is currently on a 3-nation tour to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia.

DK Shivakumar gets discharged from RML hospital, taken to Tughlak Road Police Station

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): Congress leader DK Shivakumar has been discharged from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in Delhi. He was admitted to hospital after complained of being unwell. Shivakumar has now been taken to Tughlak Road Police Station. He was arrested by ED in connection with the alleged money laundering case on September 03.

British High Commission celebrates anniversary of repealing of Section 377 in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): A year since the Supreme Court overturned Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the LGBT community, which gathered for a celebration, said as far as equal rights for the group were concerned, there still remains a long way to go. The British High Commission marked one year of the landmark judgement with an event that celebrated the achievements of the community and aimed at showing the British mission's solidarity with the LGBT community in India. On September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the colonial-era Section 377 IPC which criminalised gay sex. A five-judge constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, AM Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, gave the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed to scrap the law.

Joint military training exercise being conducted between India and USA

Washington (USA), Sep 13 (ANI): A joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas-2019 is being conducted in Washington. The training is organised at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. As part of ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, it is being conducted from September 5 to 18. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest joint running military training and defence corporation endeavors between India and USA. This is the 15th edition of joint exercise, which is hosted alternately between the two countries

Special squads visit schools to check bag weight in Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Sep 13 (ANI): The special squads of Khordha district administration on Thursday visited several schools to check the weight of school bags. Acting upon the Odisha High Court's directive, the district administration has formed special squads to monitor the implementation of Ministry of Human Resource Development's (MHRD) guidelines on the weight of school bags in all schools in Khordha district including the capital city of Bhubaneswar. The squad also checked if the schools are following the NCERT prescribed syllabus and books or not. The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) in October last year had directed all States and Union Territories to draw up guidelines for reducing the weight of schools bags. According to MHRD guidelines, the maximum weight of the school bag for students of Class 1 and 2 should not exceed 1.5 kg, for Class 3 to 5 not more than 3 kg, for Class 6 to 8 about 4 kg, for Class 9 and 10 4.5 kg and for Class 10, it should not be more th

Balapur Ganesha laddu auctioned for Rs 17.6 lakh, record highest price

Hyderabad, Sep 13 (ANI): The annual auction of the famed Balapur laddu of Lord Ganesha, fetched a record high price of Rs 17.6 lakh in Hyderabad on September 12. The auction on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi was won by Kolam Ram Reddy, who won the auction. The open auction held near 'pandal' premises. The practice of auctioning the laddu, which is considered auspicious by locals, was started in the year 1994.

UNHRC should suspend Pak's membership until it stop violence against religious minorities: Lakhu Luhana

Geneva (Switzerland), Sep 13 (ANI): Secretary General of World Sindhi Congress, Lakhu Luhana called upon Pakistan and requested UN Human Rights Council to suspend its membership until Pakistan stop violence against religious minorities. Luhana said, "They (Pakistan) want resources and land of Sindh but not the people of Sindh. They are abducting political activists, forcing minorities to leave, taking decisions against historical rights of Sindhi people, creating social and civil conflicts. We demanded today from the international community to press upon Pakistan, UN Human Rights Council should suspend its membership until all the abducted are freed, until they stop the violence against religious minorities."

Pakistan is a hypocrite and has no business talking about JandK: Senge H Sering

Geneva (Switzerland), Sep 13 (ANI): Director of Institute of Gilgit Baltistan Studies in Washington DC and Gilgit-Baltistan activist, Senge H Sering slammed Pakistan in a conference in Geneva. Sering said, "Suddenly, when something happens in the Valley, everybody starts feeling the pain and the thing is that India is dealing with its own Constitution. India is amending its own Constitution. If you think India is an occupier, your demand should be that it remove its constitutional provision from Jammu and Kashmir and not that it should keep Article 370. By saying India should have Article 370, you are acknowledging Jammu and Kashmir is its constitutional part and that is what we have been telling the world." He further said, "People of Gilgit-Baltistan are saying that Pakistan is a hypocrite, has double standards, has no business talking about Jammu and Kashmir, is a criminal country and an occupier. The 1st business you (Pakistan) have, if you really believe in UN Security Council Res

Malgudi railway station will soon be reality

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 12 (ANI): Good news of the for the fans of iconic television series Malgudi Days, as the Arasalu railway station in Shivamogga district is all set to be renamed as Malgudi railway station. During the eighties and nineties, Malgudi Days was one of the favourite television series. Still now the soothing jingle created by L Vaidyanathan, echoes among people. In addition, a Malgudi Days museum is also being constructed near the present railway station, which was featured as Malgudi railway station in the series. The artists are leaving no stone unturned to bring the fictional station of Malgudi to life. The iconic television series was adapted from the collection of classic short stories written by Indian writer RK Narayan. The project is being funded jointly by South-Western railways and local Shivamogga Member of Parliament Raghavendra.

3 JeM terrorists arrested with truck carrying arms and ammunition in JandK's Kathua

Kathua (JandK), Sep 12 (ANI): JandK Police on Sep 12 arrested three terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and seized a truck carrying arms and ammunition. The truck was on its way to Kashmir from Punjab, and was loaded with 4 AK-56, 2 AK-47, 6 magazines and 180 live rounds. While speaking to ANI, Kathua SSP Shridhar Patil said, "Today, we apprehended 3 members of JeM and seized 4 AK-56, and 2 AK-47, 6 magazines and 180 live rounds and Rs 11000 in cash. The truck was coming from Punjab side and going towards Kashmir valley. We'll increase search operations along Punjab border."