Mamata Banerjee breaks open BJP office, paints TMC symbol on wall
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee broke open a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in North 24 Parganas district and painted her party TMC’s name and symbol on the office’s saffron wall. This reportedly happened on May 30. Trinamool Congress has claimed that it was their office which was captured by supporters of a newly elected BJP MP.
Wreckage of missing IAF aircraft found near Payum, Arunachal: Report
Wreckage of the missing Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft has been reportedly found near Arunachal Pradesh’s Payum village. The aircraft had gone missing with eight crew members and five passengers after taking off from Assam’s Jorhat airbase on Monday. The aircraft, headed to Arunachal Pradesh’s Mechuka, lost all contact with ground staff at around 1 PM.
IAF aircraft with 13 on board missing after taking off from Assam
An IAF AN-32 aircraft with 13 people on board has been missing for three hours after taking off from Assam’s Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm. The aircraft, which was on its way to Arunachal Pradesh’s Mechuka, last contacted ground sources at 1 pm. IAF has launched Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special Operations aircraft on a search mission.
Sensex, Nifty close at record highs ahead of RBI monetary policy
The BSE Sensex and Nifty closed at record highs on Monday with Sensex touching 40,268 and Nifty hitting 12,089. This comes ahead of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) slated to announce its bimonthly policy on Thursday. The RBI is expected to cut repo rate by at least 25 bps, the third in a row, experts said.
Actress Ruma Guha Thakurta, Kishore Kumar’s 1st wife, passes away
Singer-dancer Ruma Guha Thakurta who was also Kishore Kumar’s first wife passed away aged 84 in her Kolkata home on Monday morning. The actress was suffering from aging-associated ailments. Ruma, who was the niece of filmmaker Satyajit Ray, was a prominent figure in both Hindi and Bengali films. Apart from this, she also starred in the Hollywood film ‘The Namesake’.
You’ve actors like Meryl Streep on TV, what’s the big deal: Kareena
Kareena Kapoor, while speaking about movie actors appearing on television shows, said, “What is the big deal? I mean, you have actors from Meryl Streep to Saif Ali Khan, to…Benedict Cumberbatch….so many great actors on TV.” “I think it is very sad that people continuously say that ‘Oh why you are doing TV?’,” she added.
Fell sick in 2014, took steroids every 8 hrs to stay alive: Sushmita
Sushmita Sen, during an interview with Rajeev Masand, revealed that she fell “violently sick” in 2014. “There’s a hormone…called Cortisol. My adrenal glands had stopped making it…I was declared steroid dependent for life…I had to take a medicine called hydrocortisone…every 8 hours to stay alive,” she added. Sushmita said she learnt in 2016 that her body started producing Cortisol again.
TN asks Secretariat to avoid casuals, wear saree, formal shirt-pants
Tamil Nadu has issued an order for the dress code to be followed in Secretariat. It states that casual attire should be avoided and women must wear saree or salwar kameez or a churidar with dupatta of “sober colour”, while men must wear formal shirts and pants. It added that employees should wear clothes that reflect Indian and Tamil culture.
2 Army jawans attacked by hotel staff in Uttar Pradesh, 7-8 arrested
Two Army personnel were thrashed by a group of waiters with sticks in a restaurant in Uttar Pradesh’s Bagpat district on Saturday. Police said the incident took place when the jawans allegedly entered into an altercation with a customer, following which a waiter intervened and it led to a fight. Police has registered a case and arrested 7-8 restaurant staff.
Harsh Vardhan cycles to office to take charge as Health Minister
Doctor-turned-politician Harsh Vardhan today took charge as the Union Health Minister, almost five years after he was divested of the charge. The 64-year-old arrived at Nirman Bhawan on a cycle on the occasion of World Bicycle Day. He said he would try to continue cycling from his home to office and vice-versa and appealed to people to adopt healthy practices.
Youth admitted in hospital may have Nipah: Kerala Health Minister
A 23-year-old man in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has tested positive for the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus in an initial test, said state’s Health Minister KK Shailaja. The disease is not yet confirmed as the government is awaiting confirmation from one more virology institute, Shailaja added. He was hospitalised after he complained of persistent fever and headache for 10 days.
Deal or no deal, we leave EU on Oct 31: UK PM candidate Johnson
Launching his leadership bid, UK PM candidate Boris Johnson has promised to lead the country out of the European Union on October 31 with or without an exit deal. UK PM Theresa May is due to resign on Friday having failed to deliver Brexit on schedule. Johnson had resigned as foreign minister in protest at May’s handling of Brexit.
Lungi Ngidi out of India match due to injury; Amla due back
South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of World Cup match against India on Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury during his team’s defeat against Bangladesh on Sunday. Meanwhile, Proteas batsman Hashim Amla, who suffered concussion after being hit by a Jofra Archer delivery in the World Cup opener against England, is reportedly eyeing a comeback against India.
VP Sivakolundhu elected as Puducherry Assembly Speaker
Puducherry Deputy Speaker and Lawspet legislator VP Sivakolundhu was on Monday elected as the new Speaker of the Union Territory Assembly. The Speaker’s chair fell vacant after Congress’ V Vaithilingam stepped down on March 21 to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the lone Puducherry parliamentary seat. The Congress leader, Sivakolundhu, was the sole contender for the Speaker’s post.
Vistara plans international flights from second half of this year
Vistara CEO Leslie Thng has said the full-service carrier plans to launch international flights from the second half of this year. “Vistara can start short-haul flights but would need more time for long-haul ones,” he added. The carrier has bought six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner planes, scheduled to be delivered between 2020 and 2021, for long-haul operations.
Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar take charge of their ministries
BJP leaders Smriti Irani and Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday took charge as the Union Women and Child Development Minister and Law and Justice Minister respectively. Soon after assuming charge, Irani held a meeting with all senior officials of the Ministry. Prasad, however, said that he will play a role as a stakeholder, giving due regard to the collegium system.
Healthcare startup Pristyn Care gets ₹28 crore from Sequoia
Healthcare startup Pristyn Care raised nearly ₹28 crore ($4 million) in a Series A funding round from Sequoia India. Founded in 2018, it reportedly offers patients affordable advanced surgical care via surgical techniques and recovery measures. The startup, which reportedly claims to have performed over 2,000 surgeries till now, is currently operational in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
BBNL plans to take over optical fibre infra under BharatNet
Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL) Chairman Sarvesh Singh has said the state-run telecom infrastructure provider is planning to take over operations and maintenance work of optical fibre-based infrastructure being laid under BharatNet project. The entire maintenance of fibre under BharatNet is done by BSNL, he added. BBNL had allocated around 70% of rural broadband network roll-out work to BSNL.
Dad told me to marry Jaya if I wanted to go on trip with her: Big B
Amitabh Bachchan has revealed he got married to Jaya after his father told him they could go on a trip together only if they are married. This was after Amitabh told his father that they wanted to go for a vacation to London. Amitabh further said they got married the very next day and flew to London at night.
