E-commerce major Amazon’s global CEO Jeff Bezos, who is visiting India, showed off his kite-flying skills on the occasion of Makar Sankranti here on Wednesday. Bezos released a video of him dressed in a purple kurta, flying kites with kids. “Any day is a good day when you get to fly a kite. #ThankYouIndia,” he captioned the video released on Instagram. Bezos also shared one of his childhood memories with the children. It all started when a girl asked Bezos, “Have you flown a kite in your life?” “I have flown kites when I was a kid,” Bezos replied. “Haven’t…
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The Budget session of Parliament, the third of seventeenth Lok Sabha, will commence on January 31 and subject to the exigencies of government business, it is likely to conclude on April 3 with a 19-day recess in between, an official communique said on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind will address both Houses of Parliament assembled together in the Central Hall, Parliament House at 11 a.m. on January 31. “In order to enable the standing committees to consider the Demands for Grants of Ministries or Departments and prepare their reports, the House will adjourn on February 11 to meet again…
Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan, who was India’s top-scorer during their 10-wicket thrashing by Australia, has said he is ready to bat anywhere. On Tuesday, Virat Kohli’s decision to drop himself down to the number four position backfired in the series opener as India were first restricted to a below-par score of 255, which was then easily chased down by Australia, who rode on brilliant unbeaten centuries from Aaron Finch and David Warner at the Wankhede. “If they ask me to bat at No.3, of course I’ll do it. Anything for my country, for sure,” Dhawan said at the post-match press…
Indian Army Chief M.M. Naravane on Wednesday asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 was a historic step and it will help Jammu and Kashmir integrate with mainstream India. “Article 370 abrogation has disrupted proxy war by our western neighbour,” says Army Chief on the occasion of Indian Army Day. General Naravane also said, “We have zero-tolerance towards terrorism. We have many options to counter those who promote terror, will not hesitate to use them.” He asserted: “We will respond in equal measure.” General Naravane also conferred medals to the jawans at the Parade ground in Delhi Cantonment area. During…
Members of the Mysuru Bar Association will not represent Nalini Balakumar, who has been facing sedition charges for waving a ‘Free Kashmir’ placard in a University of Mysore protest. The bar had urged the advocate members not to represent Balakumar, said the bar association chief S. Ananda Kumar. The decision had been taken as Balakumar was facing sedition charges, Kumar said. Balakumar, a former student of the University of Mysore, was recently booked under IPC Sections 34 and 124 A (Sedition) by the Jayalakshmipuram police. Out on bail granted on January 10, Balakumar said she raised the ‘Free Kashmir’ placard…
Nation tweets’ wishes as India on Wednesday celebrate its 72nd Army Day. The Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year as it was this day when the first Indian general — General K.M. Cariappa took over as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Army in 1949. Extending the greetings on Army Day, President Ram Nath Kovind wrote, “On Army Day, greetings to the valiant men and women of the Indian Army, to veterans and to their families. You are our nation’s pride, the sentinels of our liberty. Your immense sacrifice has secured our sovereignty, brought glory to our nation…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished people on the occasion of Pongal, Makar Sankranti and Magh Bihu. In a series of tweets, he extended his greetings and said: “Greetings on Pongal! Best wishes on the special occasion of Magh Bihu. Wishing you all a very happy, prosperous and auspicious festival of Makar Sankranti, full of colors of nature, tradition and culture.” In his greeting written in English and Tamil, he said: “World over, the dynamic Tamil community is celebrating Pongal. Pongal greetings to everyone. May this festival fill everyone with prosperity. May everyone be blessed with good health.” While…
FC Barcelona has topped the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the first time with a revenue of 840.8 million euros ($935.97 million) during the 2018-19 season, according to Deloitte’s Football Money League. The revenue generated by the club is a 22 per cent jump over that of the last season, when it earned 690.4 million euros, due to an increase in commercial revenue (383.5 million euros, up 19 per cent) and broadcast revenue (298.1 million euros, 34 per cent more), according to the ranking of football clubs produced annually by the accounting firm Deloitte, reports…
Fifty flights in and out of the Melbourne airport were disrupted on Wednesday due to dense smoke arising from the Australian bushfire that has reduced visibility and created dangerous conditions. Smoke drifting across from bushfires in Victoria State’s East Gippsland region forced traffic controllers to close one of the airports runways, leading to the cancellation of 50 domestic flights, reported Xinhua news agency. A spokesperson for the airport told Xinhua that delays were likely to continue well into the afternoon and passengers should check for updates. “We would expect some of the delays to continue into the evening and possibly…
Alejandro Giammattei Falla, a doctor and retired surgeon, was sworn in as new President of Guatemala. During the ceremony on Tuesday, attended by six heads of state, Giammattei said he would try to straighten the direction the country was moving in, Efe news reported. Giammattei, 63, received the presidential band at the hands of the outgoing President, Jimmy Morales, at a power transfer ceremony held at the Miguel Angel Asturias National Theatre in Guatemala City. “Let me speak to the real protagonists of today, those who are not in this big room, but I keep them in mind more today…