CA trying to convince India for a day-night Test in Adelaide
Sydney: Cricket Australia is trying to convince India to begin their four-match Test series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a day-night game at Adelaide from December 6-10. While releasing Australia’s international playing schedule today, CA Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said his Board is in discussions with the BCCI to convince them to play a […]
Fulfill demands or face strike: DAK to Govt
Srinagar, April 30: Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) on Monday threatened to go for an “indefinite strike” after Eid-ul-Fitr in case their ‘genuine’ demands including ‘Special pay band 3’ are not met. Demanding immediate fulfillment of their demands, members of DAK amid sloganeering assembled at Press Enclave here this afternoon and staged demonstrations to protest […]
For the love of stories
Sharing imaginative tales is one way to give children a break from technology, says storyteller Priya Arun
BY: Nahla Nainar How long has it been since you heard or narrated a story? Not the visual kind, pre-imagined and set in a shared digital space, but the old-fashioned type, whose opening lines are usually ‘Once upon a time’ or ‘Long, long ago …’? Storytelling, the oral transmission of real and imagined narratives, has […]
Corruption, all over!
The latest cabinet reshuffle, among other things, has also brought into focus again the issue of corruption in the Jammu and Kashmir state with political circles abuzz with the rumours that two of the ministers, from PDP and BJP shown door, had serious allegations of corruption against them. If the buzz holds some water then […]
Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher: report
London : After Facebook, another major social media outlet Twitter has now been caught up in the data scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, the British political consulting firm which collected the data of nearly 87 million Facebook users without their knowledge and permission, according to a media report. Aleksandr Kogan, who created tools for Cambridge Analytica […]
Symposium marks end of 29th RSW at Poonch
POONCH APRIL 30: A Symposium cum valedictory function was held today here at auditorium of Government Degree College (GDC) to mark the end of 29th Road Safety Week (RSW) Campaign here in this border district. The function was organised by Motor Vehicle Department in collaboration with college administration. Assistant Commissioner Development Basharat Hussain was the […]
No excise duty cut on petrol, diesel for now: DEA secretary
NEW DELHI: The government is not considering cutting excise duty on petrol and diesel yet as rates have not touched levels that could trigger such an action, said Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg. State oil firms have not revised petrol and diesel price for almost a week now. This comes after the prices of […]
Lalu Prasad alleges ‘political conspiracy’ as AIIMS discharges him
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) The AIIMS today discharged RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, saying his condition has improved significantly, even as the former Bihar chief minister alleged a “political conspiracy” behind his discharge. The Rashtriya Janata Dal president also wrote to the institute’s director, asking him to continue his treatment at the facility till he […]
