New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Jio will be introducing new 'ALL-IN-ONE' plans with unlimited voice and data, effective from December 6, the company said in a statement on Sunday. "Jio will be introducing new ALL-IN-ONE plans with unlimited voice and data. These plans will have a fair usage policy for calls to other mobile networks. The new plans will be effective from December 6, 2019," the statement informed. "Although the NEW ALL-IN-ONE plans will be priced up to 40 per cent higher, staying true to its promise of being customer first, Jio customers will get up to 300 per cent more benefits," the statement added. The company said that while remaining committed to the ultimate interest of the consumer, "Jio will take all necessary steps to help sustain the Indian telecommunications industry." The statement stressed that Jio will continue to work with the government on the consultation process for the revision of telecom tariffs and looks forward to participation from all other stakeholders.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Dec 02 (ANI): Compound wall collapsed due to heavy rain and damaged three houses. The mishap took place in Nadoor Kannappan in Coimbatore on Dec 02. 15 persons died in this incident. Rescue operation is underway.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded slightly higher during early hours on Dec 02 following Asian stocks which were up on rise in manufacturing activity in China. At 10:15 AM, the BSE S-P Sensex up by 97 points to 40,891. While the Nifty 50 inched up by 19 points at 12,075. Sectoral indices at the NSE were mixed with Nifty auto down by 0.14 percent as financial services slipped by 0.21 percent.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called PM Modi, Amit Shah 'infiltrators' on Dec 01. Speaking on this, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury should unconditionally apologise. "He should issue unconditional apology," said Pralhad Joshi.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus and Queen Silvia Renate Sommerlath paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi on December 02. Swedish royal couple was accompanied by BJP leader Babul Supriyo. They are on a five-day-long visit to India. Swedish couple also signed visitor's diary.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on December 2 said that the Centre should give some time to telecom sector to emerge from their debts and should also rationalise the policies. He added that the Centre shouldn't earn money from the telecom sector as such sectors are not meant from earning money. "These sectors are for providing services to people," said Sibal.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf in Delhi on December 02. He also met his wife Queen Silvia. Swedish royal couple is on a five-day-long visit to India. Swedish King will also hold meetings with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The air quality of Delhi remains 'Moderate' category on December 02. The Air Quality Index (AQI) at the Lodhi Road area showed no improvement in the air quality. The PM 2.5 was recorded at 206 while PM 10 was at 192 which stood at 'Moderate' categories. Smoggy sky was witnessed in several parts of the national capital.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Delhi government has recommended the rejection of mercy petition of one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case. Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi appreciated Delhi Government for this move and said, "I welcome Delhi government's decision to recommend rejection of mercy petition of one of the convicts in the case. I hope soon the accused will be hanged to death soon." "Rape and murder of woman veterinarian was barbaric. Unlike us who had to fight for 7 years, she should get justice soon," she added.
Imphal (Manipur), Dec 02 (ANI): A 12-year-old boy, Issac Paulallungmuan Vaiphei, of Kangvai village in Churachandpur district is all set to become the youngest person in Imphal to appear in class-10 Board exams. The Board of Secondary Education (BOSEM) has approved to allow him to appear for Assam High School Leaving Certificate in class-10 board exams. The administrative board of BOSEM gave the approval to Isaac to register his name with his actual date of birth for the upcoming board exams, terming it a 'special case'. Isaac, who studied in Mount Olive School till class 8, is the eldest son of his parents. As per the test results conducted by the Department of Clinical Psychology RIMS Imphal, Isaac's mental age is of 17 years 5 months. His intelligence quotient (IQ) is 141. As per the rules, a student shall complete 15 years of age on April 1 of the year in which a candidate intends to appear for the class 10 board exams.
Mumbai, Dec 02 (ANI): Bollywood actor Vidyut Jamwal spotted in Mumbai. He wore funky attire. Vidyut Jamwal is on a promotional spree of 'Commando 3'. Vidyut is known for his action packed movies.
Chennai, Dec 02 (ANI): Heavy rain led to water-logging situation in parts of Chennai. Rainwater entered residential area. Continuous rain threw life out of gear. India Meteorological Department predicts cloudy sky with heavy rain in city.
Pune (Maharashtra), Dec 02 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) recovered the body of the civilian in Pune. Five people including two fire brigade personnel were trapped in a hole. The hole was dug for a drainage line in Dapodi area of Pune.
Kolkata, Dec 02 (ANI): The spiritual leader, who was part of the Supreme Court-appointed mediation panel in the Ayodhya case, Sri Sri Ravishankar on Sunday said that it's a right to Muslim bodies to file review petition. He said, "It's a right of Muslim bodies to file review petition. They have an opportunity. But this matter has been resolved now, so I would request all to think over it (decision to file review petition). Both parties have accepted." On being asked if 'Muslim bodies are adopting double standard on Ram Temple issue by filing review petition against Ayodhya Judgement', he said, "I will not be able to say anything on this."
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf along with his wife Queen Silvia arrived at Delhi Airport on December 02.Swedish royal couple is on a five-day-long visit to India. Swedish King will hold meetings with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
Mayurbhanj (Odisha), Dec 02 (ANI): A lady physics lecturer, who was allegedly raped in October, allegedly committed suicide on Saturday. Her body was found hanging in the hostel room of the college. "Yesterday night, we got information that in Rairangpur College, one of the teachers has died," a police officer told ANI. "We rushed to the spot and as per her father's FIR, we have registered a 302 case. Total six persons are allegedly responsible as per the complaint given by the father of the deceased. Out of the six persons, three have been already arrested," the police officer added. The deceased had filed a rape case on October 30, 2019 at Jharpokharia police station. One of the Police Official has been suspended while Inspector in charge (IIC) for this case has been removed. On October 20, the victim's sister-in-law had invited her to Keonjhar district. On the same day, she proceeded to Keonjhar by bus. She spent the night at her sister-in-law's house. On the next day night at, 1 am
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Slogan of 'Sonia Gandhi zindabad! Congress party zindabad! Rahul Gandhi zindabad! Priyanka Chopra zindabad!', instead of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was mistakenly raised by Congress' Surender Kumar at a public rally in Delhi. Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra was also present in the rally.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): A recent study shows that breast milk, which is known to provide a complete form of nutrition for babies, could also play a significant role in preventing heart diseases in prematurely born infants. One study cited in the article looked at 30 preterm-born adults who were assigned to receive exclusive human milk and 16 preterm-born adults who were assigned to receive an exclusive formula-based diet during their hospital stay at birth. However, the study showed that the smaller heart chambers were less profound for the exclusively human milk-fed group in comparison to those who were exclusively formula-fed, suggesting a potentially protective effect of human milk for heart structure. The researchers then identified potential reasons for why breast milk results in a lower risk of heart disease. Breast milk could help prevent heart disease by better-regulating hormones and growth factors, strengthening the infant's immune system, reducing inflammation and possibly
Konark (Odisha), Dec 02 (ANI): Konark Festival and International Sand Art Festival began in Odisha's Konark. The 30th edition of Konark Festival was held at backdrop of the Sun Temple. The cultural program added charm to the event as well. Meanwhile, International Sand Art Festival was held at Chandrabhaga beach.123 artists from India and artists from USA, Ireland, Denmark, Russia, Canada, Togo and Sri Lanka participated in the Sand Art Festival.
New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera on Sunday said that Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS will never accept that there is an "atmosphere of intolerance" in the country. "Amit Shah and their ideological masters in Nagpur (RSS) will never agree that there is an increasing atmosphere of intolerance. The fact of the matter is that we all know how intolerant our society has become under this government," Khera told ANI here. "These are facts which we need to first accept. Only then we would be able to do something about them," he added. Khera was responding to a question about the interaction which took place between Shah and industrialist Rahul Bajaj at an event organised by an English business daily in Mumbai on Saturday. Responding to Bajaj's question that there was rising intolerance in the current times, which led to crimes like lynching in the society, Shah had said that it was untrue as several perpetrators had been brought to justice for their crimes. K