India has applied for an exclusive Geographical Indications (GI) tag to Basmati rice in the European Union (EU). Pakistan on the other hand, is still yet to implement the GI law promulgated in March. Despite the fact that Pakistan produces a wide range of Basmati rice in the country and benefits from its export to the EU and other parts of the globe, New Delhi has said that it is an Indian-origin product in its application, published on EU’s official journal on September 11. As per the Indian application, Basmati is special long grain aromatic rice grown and produced in…
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Former PM H D Deve Gowda on Sunday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Gowda, 87, was in June elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. This is the first time that the JD(S) leader has become a member of the Upper House since 1996. When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu called for oath-taking by newly elected members. After taking oath in Kannada, Gowda greeted the chair with folded hands. Naidu remarked that he is a “good addition to our House”. “Former prime minister and one of the senior-most leaders of our…
The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world rejects as illegal and sets the stage for an ugly showdown at the world body ahead of its annual General Assembly. The administration said that its triggering of the “snapback” mechanism in the U.N. Security Council resolution that enshrined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal had taken effect at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. That is 30 days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the council that Iran was in “significant non-performance” with its obligations under the accord,…
A Chennai Super Kings (CSK) performance, featuring contrasting fifties from Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis, meant that defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) suffer a five-wicket defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 opener at Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday. CSK skipper MS Dhoni, as always, played his part by brilliantly marshalling a side which was hit by coronavirus and exodus. The former India captain won the toss and opted to field first, and it proved decisive. Despite running into Rohit Sharma-Quinton de Kock opening stand, they restricted the four-time champions to 162/9 with Lungi Ngidi taking three wickets,…
A fact-finding committee has brought out chilling testimonies of a few Hindu survivors, which proves how Hindus were selectively hunted and targeted and their homes and vehicles were damaged in the pre-planned and organised riots. These reports have been submitted to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa for his perusal. In these testimonies which have been accessed by Times Now, one of the survivors claims that they were given a warning in Urdu and were told to move inside their homes or else they can get killed. The survivor says that during the Bengaluru riots, none of the cars belonging to either…
Muslim mob attacked a group of 10-15 Hindu devotees when a Vishwakarma idol immersion procession was passing through a Muslim dominated locality in Motihari, Bihar. In an incident that took place on September 18, in the Tarnia village, Motihari block, Bihar, Muslim goons attacked the Hindu group with lathis and bamboos. Several people were injured and the Lord Vishwakarma idol was also reportedly damaged in the ensuing. President of Chatia Subdivision of Bajrang Dal, Golu Khelani confirmed the incident that around 4 pm on Friday (September 18) evening, some Hindu youths were going to immerse the idol of Lord Vishwakarma.…
Major spying operation by China-Nepal intelligence has been busted by Delhi police with the arrest of Delhi-based journalist Rajeev Sharma. tensions between the two countries Amid soaring tensions between the two countries, the journalist gave sensitive information about India’s border strategy and army deployment to Chinese intelligence, the police said. The Delhi Police said it has also arrested a Chinese woman and her Nepalese associate, and claimed that they were paying huge amounts of money to the freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma for allegedly providing sensitive information. “Special Cell has arrested a freelance journalist, Rajeev Sharma, for passing sensitive information to…
Mumbai doctor Amit Thadani criticised the Maharashtra government’s new letter on consumption of medical oxygen and alleging that bureaucrats are disconnected from the ground reality. https://twitter.com/amitsurg/status/1307254816368852992?s=20 With surging coronavirus outbreak, Maharashtra reeling from an unprecedented shortage of oxygen, the Maha Vikas Aghadi state government issued a new circular concerning the consumption of medical oxygen in state’s COVID-19 hospitals. However, doctors managing the COVID-19 crisis are seemingly displeased with the new notice that has accused the hospitals of not judiciously using the medical oxygen. “We invite babus to come sit in ICU and tell patients that their quota of oxygen is…
Chennai Super Kings star batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday wished the MS Dhoni-led side with all the success for the tournament and said its “unimaginable” for him that he is not with his team today. Raina has been a key cog in the batting wheel of CSK. The left-handed batsman is the leading run-scorer for CSK in the tournament. The side will be without the services of Raina and Harbhajan Singh this year as both players opted out of the tournament due to personal reasons. “Wishing you all the success boys @ChennaiIPL. Unimaginable for me that I am not there…
Apple is investing around $330 million in the Taiwan-based company for a micro-LED factory that will manufacture displays for future iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, and other devices from Apple. Apple has reportedly patented a Micro-LED display for future MacBook, iPads and a fitness band. Apple is looking ahead to make a move to Mini-LED displays for its high-end iPad as well as MacBook models, reports GizmoChina. Micro-LED has the double advantage of offering less power consumption than the current Apple Watch screens, and of being thinner, too. It also offers a faster update rate and a wider viewing angle. The main…