Panaji, May 7 (IANS) Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai on Tuesday said that his party will “weaponise” its youth to pressurize the BJP-led coalition government into rethinking on dilution of the provision of domicile for non administrative government jobs in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the new[Read More…]
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) A six-month-long executive sports management programme for working professionals in sport will be offered by FIFA and the International Centre for Sports Studies at the Mahatma Education Society’s (MES) Pillai Group of Institutions in Navi Mumbai. This first batch of the programme will start in September[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Essar Steel’s majority shareholder Essar Steel Asia Holdings (ESAHL) on Tuesday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) seeking the rejection of ArcelorMittal’s bid to buy out the company. “Lakshmi Mittal and Arcelor Mittal India Ltd (AM) had conspired to suppress vital facts and[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Leading US-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and ecommerce company Apolis on Tuesday signed up with the locally-based Technopark to set up its Global Delivery Centre (GDC) here. In India, Apolis presently has offices in Gurugram, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai. The company is headquartered at El[Read More…]
Panaji, May 7 (IANS) No one can dare to overthrow the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday. Sawant, while inaugurating the election campaign of Sidharth Kuncalienkar, BJP’s candidate for the May 19 by-election for Panaji, also said that the BJP would win the prestigious[Read More…]
Rawalpindi, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday detained seven people, including three Chinese men, on suspicion of being involved in human trafficking, a day after arresting 10 Chinese nationals on similar charges. Authorities accuse these men of allegedly arranging fake marriages with Pakistani girls before forcing[Read More…]
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday. Both the teams made one change in their squad as Murli Vijay[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) The death toll due to cyclone Fani has increased to 37 in Odisha, said an official on Tuesday. While 21 died in Puri district, where the devastating cyclone made landfall on May 3, five people were killed in Cuttack and four in Mayurbhanj. Besides, four died[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Roofs will be removed from all 21 foot over bridges (FOBs) across the two national highways crisscrossing Mumbai for public safety, a top civic agency official said here on Tuesday. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Commissioner R.A. Rajeev said that after removing the rooftops, all[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Desert Storm 2019 is set to kick off on May 8. Touted to be the longest Cross-Country Rally in India, it comprises of 600 km of extremely harsh Special Stages in addition to over 900 km of Transport Stages. The four-day-long Rally will see over[Read More…]
Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government and the opposition BJP on Tuesday battled over loan waivers for farmers, with the ruling Congress furnishing a list of those who benefited, while clarifying its poll promise was limited to crops loans, not “personal loans”. A number of Congress workers led[Read More…]
Gurugram, May 7 (IANS) The massive rally of Congress President Rahul Gandhi here held on May 4 could turn the table in favour of party candidate Captain Ajay Singh Yadav. There is a buzz among voters in Gurugram that BJP’s Rao Inderjeet Singh has failed to invite Prime Minister Narendra[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Amul has been announced as the principal sponsor of the Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming World Cup, slated to be held in England and Wales from May 30. The logo of brand Amul will appear on the leading arm of the Afghanistan team playing[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As the BJP gears up for a public rally by Narendra Modi here on Wednesday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday threw five questions at the Prime Minister and “hoped” he will answer the public. AAP leader and Delhi convenor Gopal Rai said Modi[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The 2017 national champion, Aaroh Ravindra, turned out to be the star of the high-profile Ajmera IndiKarting Series, taking the Pro Senior title in style. Team Rayo Racing’s Ravindra comfortably won Race 1 and 3 and took the third place in Race 2 to underline his[Read More…]
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) BJP’s state unit secretary Ashok Koul on Tuesday surrendered his security as a mark of protest against the alleged withdrawal of security of a party leader who was killed by militants in Anantnag district on Sunday. Ashok Koul came to the Press Enclave in Srinagar city[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked University Grants Commission (UGC) and TERI School of Advanced Studies to respond to a plea of a student who was denied the Master’s degree. Justice C. Hari Shankar, who issued the notice, listed the matter for July 24. The[Read More…]
Istanbul, May 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended the controversial decision to re-run local and mayoral elections in Istanbul, claiming there were “irregularities” in the voting process against his ruling Justice and Development (AKP) party. In the March 31 vote that was seen as a referendum[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Jet Airways’ ex-Chairman Naresh Goyal has penned another emotional letter to employees, reigniting hopes of reviving the now defunct airline. According to the letter accessed by IANS, Goyal has claimed to have made all possible sacrifices to keep the airline afloat. The former Chairman said he[Read More…]
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) Gulf airline Emirates on Tuesday said it will serve one million dates at ‘iftar’ and ‘suhoor’ on board and on ground to passengers travelling from India to Dubai during the month-long Ramadan fasting. “Passengers travelling to Dubai from India during this period can enjoy our specially[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) alleging that the West Bengal government is planning to scuttle the public rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A BJP team led by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Bhupender Yadav[Read More…]
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Director General of Police Kapil Garg on Tuesday said that one of the five accused in the gang rape in Alwar on April 26 has been arrested. A woman was allegedly gang raped by five persons in front of her husband near Thanagaazi police station[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) While social media was busy trolling and making memes on who wore what at the celebrity-studded Met Gala 2019 in New York, actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh and actress Neeru Bajwa created their own “desi” red carpet moment on the sets of their upcoming film “Shadaa”. Diljit on[Read More…]
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Actor Samir Soni feels he has been pigeonholed into the role of an NRI in showbiz. He wants to ditch that image. The actor has featured in “China Gate”, “Baghban”, “Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin”, “Vivah”, “Fashion” and “I Hate Luv Storys”. “Earlier, there were not many[Read More…]
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Singer Akasa has teamed up with composers Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani for a wedding song in Salman Khan-starrer “Bharat”. She says the composers are a “dream duo” to work with. Composed by Vishal-Shekhar, the song titled “Aithey aa” is a celebratory track set in[Read More…]
