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PM Modi meets women rag pickers in Mathura

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met women who pick plastics from garbage and extended a helping hand to them. PM Modi will launch a campaign against single-use plastic products on September 11.

Vokkaliga community stages protest against DK Shivakumar's arrest in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 11 (ANI): Members of Vokkaliga community staged protest march in support of Congress leader DK Shivakumar against his arrest in a money laundering case on September 11. The Congress leader was arrested on September 04 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after prolonged questioning. Protest was taken out form Basavanagudi to the Raj Bhavan.

PM Modi arrives in UP's Mathura to launch NADCP

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Sep 11. He was received by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. He will be launching the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) in the district today. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) aims to eradicate the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock.

Safe havens enjoyed from beyond Afghanistan's borders by Taliban, Al-Qaeda must be addressed: Syed Akbaruddin

New York, Sep 11 (ANI): While addressing at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin said, "The support and safe havens enjoyed from beyond Afghanistan's borders by groups such as Taliban, Haqqani Network, Da'esh, as well as Al-Qaeda and its proscribed affiliates, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, must be addressed."

Baloch activist calls Pak's outcry over Kashmir 'hypocrisy'

Geneva (Switzerland), Sep 11 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council organised a briefing on 'The Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan' at a special tent at Broken Chair, in front of the United Nations in Geneva on Sep 10. While speaking to ANI, Organiser of Baloch Human Rights Council, Razzak Baloch said "Pakistan wants to hide what they are doing in Balochistan and crying at United Nations over Kashmir, this is hypocrisy. Balochistan was a country, do they allow media and UN delegation to go and find out what they did to my country?" Meanwhile, US Chapter of Baloch National Movement, Nabi Bakhsh Baloch said, "The condition of Balochistan is not hidden in front of the whole world. We baloch are peace lover people, we want peace in the world but a devil is sitting in the shape of Pakistan in that region As long as it exists there will be no peace in that region."

'Chalo Atmakur' rally: Chandrababu Naidu, Nara Lokesh put under preventive detention

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 11 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and his son, Nara Lokesh have been put under preventive detention at their house. TDP leaders and workers were stopped by police and taken into preventive custody in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati on September 11. They were trying to go to former AP CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu's residence and were stopped by Andhra Pradesh Police. Police have arrested them in view of party's call for 'Chalo Atmakur' rally alleging political violence by YSR Congress Party. Section 144 has been imposed in several areas of the state. As per the information given by police, TDP has no permission for conducting the rally. TDP MP Kesineni Nani was also detained by AP Police near Prakasam barrage. He and his followers sat on the barrage for few moments.

Ridge in Shimla develops cracks

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 11 (ANI): During the monsoon season, sinking zones in Shimla have been increased. The ridge area was sinking and the cracks had appeared on the some parts of the ground. Shimla Municipal authorities had involved scientists and experts to study this issue in past two years. This year more cracks have been developed near the ridge and Lakkar Bazar area. Since 1918, the issue of sinking of ridge was reported and it remains the same in current time as well. Temporary measures will not help to stop the sinking areas as permanent remedies are required to solve the matter. The local residents and shopkeepers are worried about future as apart from their shops the schools of their kids also come under this zone.

Muslim community takes out procession on 'Muharram' across nation

Agra (Uttar Pradesh)/ Aurangabad (Maharashtra)/ Leh (Ladakh), Sep 11 (ANI): The festival of Muharram was being observed by the Muslim community across the nation on September 10. Several processions were being taken out by both Shia and Sunni community in order to mark the holy day. Muslims all across the world begin the Islamic New Year with the month of Muharram which started on September 01 in 2019. People took out celebratory procession in Uttar Pradesh's Agra to mark the beginning of a new year in Islamic calendar. Meanwhile, thousands of people gathered in Maharashtra's Aurangabad and Ladakh's Leh to participate in the 'Ashura' processions. Muharram is the first month of Islam. Muharram commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. The tenth day of Muharram is known as the Day of Ashura. On this, as part of the Mourning of Muharram, Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims practice faqa (partial fast

MP minister Jitu Patwari manages traffic after he got stuck in jam in Indore

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Sports Minister Jitu Patwari helped in clearing the traffic in Indore on September 10 after he got stuck in a traffic jam. Patwari was also accompanied by few others who helped to clear the traffic at the intersection point where the traffic light was not working. After some time, he was able to manage the traffic and vehicles also moved.

Pak violates human rights in Balochistan yet shows facade of caring about Kashmir internationally: Mehran Marri

London (UK), Sep 11 (ANI): Representative of Balochistan at the UNHRC and EU, Mehran Marri spoke on the issue of human rights violation in Balochistan on September 10. He said, "Pakistan has given itself the position of an International policeman for safeguarding the rights of the Muslims around the world. Is it blind to see what's happening to the Muslims in China because China is partner in crime in the war they are committing in Balochistan." Marri further said, "In Geneva, the Pakistani foreign minister was inviting foreign journalists and international human rights organisations to Pakistan occupied Kashmir, to come and see how happily people are living there. The man has no shame, they are committing genocide and human rights violations in Balochistan, yet they come to international community with a facade of caring about human rights in Kashmir or anywhere else in the world."

Next agenda is retrieving parts of PoK: Jitendra Singh

Jammu, Sep 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State (independent charge) for PMO Jitendra Singh addressed mediapersons in Jammu on September 10. He said, "Now next agenda is retrieving parts (PoK) of Jammu and Kashmir and making it part of India. It's not only mine or party's commitment, but it's a part of unanimously passed resolution of Parliament in 1994 by the Congress govt headed by PM Narasimha Rao. And that is a different thing that now Congress avoid taking Rao's name."

Apple unveils iPhone 11 with dual-camera system, new colours

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Apple on September 10 launched its new model iPhone 11 with a 6.1 inch Retina Display at its annual event in California. iPhone 11 will be available in six colours i.e., purple, white, green, yellow, black and red. Last year's iPhone XR had a single 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, but the iPhone 11 now includes dual-camera system, the Verge reported. The new iPhone allows you to see details of the photos with the ultra-wide camera due to new immersive camera interface. The front-facing camera of iPhone 11 is 12-megapixel TrueDepth wide-angle camera. The biggest addition in this new edition of iPhone is night mode which will bring it in the league of Google's Pixel devices and Samsung's latest Note 10 and S10 handsets. According to Verge, night mode uses adaptive bracketing to improve shots taken at night. According to Verge, iPhone 11 is Apple's latest A13 Bionic processor and naturally, it's the 'fastest CPU in a smartphone' and also the 'fastest GPU in a smar

Sanjay Nirupam requests Urmila Matondkar to reconsider her resignation

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday requested Urmila Matondkar not to resign from the party due to "petty politics". This comes after Matondkar, who joined the party in March, earlier in the day resigned from the party, citing inaction on the part of "key functionaries of Mumbai Congress" for the "betterment of the organisation". Speaking to media, Nirupam said, "I request Matondkar not to take such a big step due to petty politics. You are always welcome in the Congress party, please keep patience and work with the party." He continued, "It is very unfortunate for me that Urmila has left the Congress party. After a great request, she had joined the party." "After the Lok Sabha poll campaign, I went to her and congratulated her the way she did the campaign. I told her that she was very aggressive during the campaign and connected with people. She has a great fan following. She has future in Congress, I had requested her to keep away from internal petty po

Google Docs will now display word count as you write

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Google is constantly improving its G Suite apps and the latest to receive a nifty feature is Google Docs which will now display word count as you type. Instead of checking the word count from Tools or keyboard shortcut, Google Docs will display it in a word count box on the bottom left, the official blog explained. To enable the functionality, select Tools > Word count > Display word count while typing. For a specific section of the text, simply highlight it in the doc. The feature is being gradually rolled out starting this week.

Apple launched iPhone 11 Pro with three rear cameras

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Apple on September 10 launched its advanced next-generation model - iPhone 11 Pro at its annual event in California.The latest iPhone finds similarity with the last year's release iPhone XS but stands out with its three rear cameras, reported The Verge. The three rear cameras with 4x optical zoom including the wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses are amongst the big standout features of the phone. The 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens offers a 120-degree field of view. They have also upgraded their photography features with a new dedicated Night mode to improve performance in dark lighting. The feature picks up automatically when you are in shooting in the dark. Another 'Deep Fusion' photography feature is capable of shooting 9 images - 4 short images, 4 secondary images and 1 long exposure. The 5.8 display has an OLED panel, which goes up to an even brighter 1,200 units, a 2 million to 1 contrast ratio, and is 15 per cent more energy efficient. iPhone 11 Pro comes

Daytime napping lowers risk of heart attack, finds study

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Taking a nap during daytime can not only refresh you but also lower the risk of heart attack or stroke if taken once or twice in a week, found a new study. The impact of napping on heart health has been hotly contested since many of the published studies on the topic have failed to consider napping frequency, or focused purely on cardiovascular disease deaths, or compared regular nappers with those not opting for a mini siesta. In the study published in the Journal 'Heart', researchers looked at the association between napping frequency and average nap duration and the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease 'events,' such as heart attack, stroke, or heart failure, among 3462 randomly selected residents of Lausanne, Switzerland. Each participant was aged between 35 and 75 when recruited between 2003 and 2006 to the CoLaus study. The first check-up took place between 2009 and 2012 when information on their sleep and nap patterns in the previous week w

Resigned with heavy heart, will reveal the reasons later: Kripashankar Singh

Mumbai, Sep 11 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Minister and senior Congress leader Kripashankar Singh, who resigned from the party ahead of Assembly polls in the state, has said that it was the tough decision and he will reveal the reasons behind the bold step later. "I took the decision to resign with a heavy heart. I will reveal the details later as to why I resigned. I will take an appropriate decision at an appropriate time. I did what I could do for the party," he told ANI on September 10.

20 injured after wall collapses in AP's Kurnool

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 10 (ANI): At least 20 persons were injured in a wall collapse in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool. Injured were admitted to the hospital. Further investigation is underway. More details are awaited.

Fire breaks out inside SSG hospital in Gujarat's Vadodara

Vadodara (Gujarat), Sep 10 (ANI): A fire broke out at SSG Hospital in Gujarat's Vadodara. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Incident took place in the paediatric ward of the hospital. No injuries have been reported so far. All the children have been safely shifted from the ward. Fire fighting operations is underway.

Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi govt over delay in development projects

Lucknow (UP), Sep 10 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on September 10 slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over 'lack' of development in the state. He took a potshot at CM Yogi over development issue in the state, and said that UP didn't get anything in 100 days of Modi government. Yadav also slammed the Yogi government on Defence Expo India-2020 and said that there are other development works still being pending. "I read in the newspaper that there is going to be a huge Expo in Uttar Pradesh but I want to know from the government when the widening of Sultanpur road, which comes under Defence, will start," added Yadav.