Author: Starvision Desk

Despite the attempts by the Chinese officials to get their runner Wu Yanni back into the race despite her making a false start, the Indian girls raced under protest and finished third. In their eagerness to favour the local competitor, the race officials also allowed Wu Yanni to run the race and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) lodged an official protest at Wu Yanni’s presence in the race despite being disqualified. The Chinese officials eventually ruled against the Chinese athlete and Jyothi eventually got the silver medal.”In my entire life as an athlete, I have never seen such a…

With IANS taking up their cause, help and assurances have started pouring in.The Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP, Vivek Tankha in his post on X said, “Sad affairs for KPs on J&K… our unsung people!! And I am sure there must be many others.”He said, “The community has been struggling for survival. Even though the nation empathises with them, precious little has been done for them and IANS story has revealed that the old and senior Kashmiri Pandits continue to be unsettled.” The Congress leader assured that he will take up the case.Reacting to the apathy that the elders have been…

Addressing a public meeting at Avanigadda on Sunday as part of fourth leg of his Varahi yatra, Pawan Kalyan said that the defeat of Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is a foregone conclusion. This was the first public meeting by the actor politician after he announced that JSP will contest coming assembly elections in alliance with the TDP. Kalyan, who is an ally of the BJP, had made the announcement after meeting TDP supremo and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Rajahmundry Central Jail. He had hoped that BJP will also join them. Referring to the YSRCP’s…

“People will know the rosy things on the field but inside what happened behind this no one knows. That is the story narrated in the film,” Muralitharan, who was here to promote his film, said. “I didn’t go to the shooting spot and was not involved in the process of shooting. I have given sole right to the director. Only thing I asked for is not to include anything which is untruthful. It should be very truthful. No masala is included, I have seen the script many times and I am yet to watch the movie,” he said. About his…

Following the stone pelting incident, the authorities have imposed prohibitory orders in some parts of the city under IPC Section 144.The stone pelting incident occurred in Ragigudda area near Shantinagar in the city, however, the Rapid Action Force (RAF) rushed to the spot and quelled the mob.The police resorted to mild lathi charge to bring the situation under control. the police said that they also rescued seven persons, who were stuck between the stone pelters and security personnel. The controversy started after the members of Muslim community questioned the police for erasing the objectionable writing on cutout of Tippu Sultan.…

In Assam, Char Chapori is an area of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries made up of flood plain sediments.Speaking at a programme in Guwahati, Sarma told reporters: “The BJP government works for the betterment of all people in society, including those who live in the Char areas. However, I will not seek their votes during the election.”According to the Chief Minister, he will urge them to vote for the BJP only after they stop doing child marriages, take themselves off the hardline stand, send their daughters to school, etc.”There are a few criteria to vote for the BJP. We…

“These OPS protests show the anger of our steel frame, the government officers, against the ruling regime. We implemented OPS in Congress-ruled states because it is their right,” he wrote on X.”This crowd of 20 lakh people tells a story – the BJP’s days are numbered,” he said.He also attached the video of the crowd demanding for the implementation of the OPS.His remarks came after thousands of government employees from across the country converged in the national capital on Sunday, seeking restoration of the OPS.The employees under the aegis of the National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS), organised a…

The proviso to Regulation 30 (11) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR Regulations) inter-alia requires top 100 listed entities by market capitalisation with effect from October 1, 2023 and top 250 listed entities by market capitalisation with effect from April 1, 2024 to mandatorily verify and confirm, deny or clarify market rumours.It has been decided to extend the effective date of implementation of the proviso to regulation 30(11) of the LODR Regulations for top 100 listed entities by market capitalization, to February 1, 2024 and for top 250 listed entities by market capitalization, to August…

The incident occurred at the Fonda Milagros nightclub at around 6 a.m. (4 a.m. GMT/9.30 a.m. IST) and a video shared online showed the building engulfed in flames and thick, dark smoke billowing out of its windows, the BBC reported.Emergency services are looking for people who are missing and were in the premises at the time.Policeman Diego Seral told Spanish TV channel RTE that 15 people were still missing, including a 28-year-old woman, who had sent a voice message to her mother saying that they were going to die, the BBC reported.Firefighters finally managed to enter the building at around…

According to sources, what has irked the state education department further is that one of the six interim vice-chancellors appointed by the Governor is a retired IPS officer.The University of North Bengal is one of the six state universities where the announcementor appointment of interim vice- chancellors was made on Sunday evening.The Governor has appointed retired IPS officer C.M. Ravindran for that post.The other five state universities where such interim vice- chancellors have been appointed include Murshidabad University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Panchanan Barma University, Alipurduar University and Biswa Bangla University.The Education Department has raised objections to such appointments of vice-chancellors…