By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA may have scored a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, but it faced a tough fight in the first three phases of polling held in 302 constituencies. In the remaining four phases of polling held in 240[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other members of the Union council of ministers on May 30 at 7 p.m. at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official communique on Sunday said. Modi won a second[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah arrived here on Sunday evening on a two-day visit to their home turf Gujarat, which has again given the party all the 26 Lok Sabha seats, but the celebrations will be devoid of drums and firecrackers in[Read More…]
Cannes, May 26 (IANS) South Korean film “Parasite”, a dark comedy by Bong Joon-ho, won the coveted Palme d’Or at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, where Quentin Tarantinos “Once Upon A Time” was praised highly but returned empty handed. At the Cannes closing ceremony, on Saturday night, Joon-ho got a[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Shuttler Sourabh Verma on Sunday slammed the Air India support staff for damaging his bag in transit during a flight from New Delhi to Copenhagen, Denmark. Verma, ranked 46th in the world, expressed his displeasure in a series of tweets. “Really disappointed with the service[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with face value aggregating Rs 7,00,000 have been seized in West Bengal’s Malda district and one person has been arrested in this connection, police said on Sunday. Based on prior information, a fake currency racket was busted in Enayetpur under the[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on Sunday that creating trust and an environment free of terrorism were a must to foster peace and prosperity in the region. Modi made the remarks in a telephonic conversation after Khan telephoned him to[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone described Amuls take on her Cannes look as “butter on toast”. Milk and dairy brand Amul had acknowledged Deepika and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s looks at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with a cartoon. Days after the cartoon came out, Deepika, who had made[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) A 30-year-old man committed suicide after he jumped into the Yamuna river from the DND flyover in south-east Delhi, a police officer said on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 11.30 p.m. on Saturday when the deceased, who was later identified as Virender, came to[Read More…]
San Francisco, May 26 (IANS) On behalf of all users, people from Rhode Island and Michigan in the US have filed a class action suit against Apple alleging a potential data breach situation and false advertising. The suit is pegged to a recent Apple billboard put up in Las Vegas,[Read More…]
Ghaziabad, May 26 (IANS) A Ghaziabad-based mountaineer, Sagar Kasana, has scaled Mount Everest, world’s highest peak. He unfurled the Indian flag at the summit at 10.15 a.m. on May 22, his father Ajab Singh Kasana said. He will return home on June 1. Sagar, the final year graduating student at[Read More…]
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister designate Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday alleged that there was a big land scam in new state capital Amaravati as his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu had resorted to “insider trading”. Addressing a news conference in the national capital, he[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other members of the Union Council of Ministers on May 30 at 7 p.m. at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official communique on Sunday said. –IANS mr/vd
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) Imtiyazbhai, who runs a tea stall near Gujarat BJP’s old headquarters in Ahmedabad’s Khanpur area from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his babysteps in politics, on Sunday said he was sure Modi would change the lives of Muslims in the country. Imtiyazbhai, in his 60s,[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was filled with pride as his grandson Agastya graduated in London. Agastya is the son of Big B’s daughter Shweta, who also shared multiple photographs from the graduation ceremony and tagged Sevenoaks in London. “In the blink of an eye. Congratulations Gus, you[Read More…]
New York, May 26 (IANS) If you have kids at home, it is wiser to be careful with the pets. Researchers have found that Pit Bulls and mixed breed dogs have the highest risk of biting and cause the most damage per bite. Parents should also avoid dogs with wide[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) After the Maharashtra government proposed to set up an Oscars office here, Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences President John Bailey hailed it as an “excellent idea”. “India’s entertainment capital has opened its doors and the government of Maharashtra has proposed to establish Oscars office in[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) Sjoerd Marijne, coach of Indian women’s hockey team, has said the series win in South Korea is vital for team’s preparations for the forthcoming FIH Women’s Series Finals, slated in Hiroshima, Japan, from June 15. The series, where experienced Indian defender Sunita Lakra completed 150 international[Read More…]
Amethi, May 26 (IANS) BJP leader Smriti Irani reached Amethi on Sunday afternoon to meet the family of Surendra Singh, a former village head who was shot dead early on Sunday. Irani met the family members of the deceased and attended the cremation. Surendra Singh’s son Abhay told reporters: “We[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are arriving here on Sunday a two-day visit to home turf Gujarat, which has again given the party all 26 Lok Sabha seats, but the celebrations will be simple in homage to the Surat fire victims. Modi[Read More…]
Amethi, May 26 (IANS) UP Minister Mohsin Raza said on Sunday that the state government will ensure such stringent punishment for the assailants of BJP MP Smriti Irani’s aide in Amethi that no one will dare to target party workers in future. “No one will dare to harass and target[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Heads are expected to roll in the Congress following the party’s dismal performance in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections where it won just 52 seats, just 8 more than what it managed in 2014. A party source told IANS: “Many General Secretaries and state unit[Read More…]
London, May 26 (IANS) After helping his team thrash India in a warm-up match ahead of the World Cup here, New Zealand seamer Trent Boult said the real challenge for the pacers would be when the ball won’t swing on flat English wickets. Boult returned figures of 4/33 to bowl[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is set for its second term in office, realty players want the government to resolve the liquidity crisis in the industry at the earliest. In the upcoming full budget, developers say the government should give[Read More…]
