Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) The CPI’s Kerala unit sprang a surprise here on Monday by recommending four names for the Lok Sabha seats the party contests and dropping the sitting MP. C.N. Jayadevan who won Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in 2014 has been dropped and the names of two sitting[Read More…]
Dubai, March 4 (IANS) India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami took back the top position for bowlers in the ICC Womens ODI Player Rankings after playing an important role in a 2-1 home series win over England in the ICC Womens Championship. Goswami, who last held the top spot in February[Read More…]
Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) The Karnataka ruling alliance partners, the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), here on Monday discussed the seat-sharing strategy for the Lok Sabha elections, party leaders said. “The co-ordination committee discussed seats to be contested by each party,” chairman of committee and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said.[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) A day after National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut asserted that celebrities must speak up on issues of the country, actor John Abraham says it would make sense for someone to make a political statement only if the individual is well-versed with the larger political situation of[Read More…]
Dubai, March 4 (IANS) As tensions escalated between India and Pakistan last week, a motley group of South Asian journalists here brainstormed for ideas to broker peace between the two nations and concluded that deeper economic dependence holds the key. “There is no hope for the region till India and[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has levied a penalty of Rs 4 crore on Karnataka Bank for delayed implementation of four “Swift” related operational controls, the lender said on Monday. The Swift system is a messaging network used by banks and other financial institutions globally[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Questioning BJP President Amit Shah’s claims on the February 26 air strikes in Pakistan, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party here on Monday slammed him and his party for not trusting the armed forces and “milking the air strikes for politics”. Responding to Shah’s[Read More…]
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) It was a forgettable captaincy debut for Smriti Mandhana as India eves suffered a crushing 41-run defeat to England in the first T20 of the three-match series here on Monday. England posted 160/4 in 20 overs riding on fifties from Tammy Beaumont (62 off 57) and[Read More…]
Amritsar, March 4 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh joined devotees in offering ‘kar sewa’ (voluntarily labour) for cleaning up of the sacred sarovar at the historic Durgiana Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, here on Monday. It is the third ‘kar sewa’ to clean the sarovar after 1975[Read More…]
Nairobi, March 4 (IANS) Nitrogen pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues faced by humans today and requires urgent action from nations around the world, the UN Environment agency said on Monday. Its Frontiers report, launched ahead of the UN Environment high-level assembly beginning here on March 11, explores[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of politicising post-Pulwama developments, the CPI-M on Monday said it was turning a united India’s battle against terrorism into one against Kashmiris and Muslims to deepen communal polarisation. After the Pulwama attack, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers died,[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Questioning the BJP’s claims of 250 causalities in the air strikes in Pakistan’s Balakot, the Congress on Monday demanded of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise for claiming the India Air Force (IAF) felt the absence of Rafale fighter jets. Countering the Modi’s allegation of[Read More…]
Washington, March 4 (IANS) An Indian-origin man in the US has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,618,000 in restitution for being convicted of mail fraud and embezzlement, authorities said. Dinesh Shankar, 41, San Jose, California, was sentenced last week for embezzling from a medical[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party, under his leadership, would return to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Don’t worry… I am coming back in 2019 so if you need anything from the Central government, you can tell[Read More…]
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) The Telangana High Court here on Monday dismissed a habeas corpus petition, filed by the CEO of Hyderabad-based IT Grids (India) Pvt. Ltd, in an alleged data theft case after four employees of the company informed the court they had not been arrested by the police.[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Ahmedabad Metro rail’s six-km-long first phase, 14 years after the project was launched when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister. Accompanied by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, Modi travelled from Vastral to Nirant[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Actress-turned-politician Isha Koppikar says she admires Prime Minister Narendra Modi a lot and he inspired her to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the working president of the Women Transport Wing in January. “BJP is the ruling party of our country and Modiji has[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) DJ and actor Ali Merchant will unveil his album on Holi, which will be celebrated on March 21. “I will be launching my next album on Holi. It is called ‘Kadak 2019’, which is created for festivals and arenas,” DJ Ali Merchant said in a statement.[Read More…]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The CPI-M on Monday said that in order to defeat the BJP-led alliance and ensure an alternative secular government is formed at the Centre, it would lend support to the Congress in states where it is in direct contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actor Ajay Devgn, who starred in the Hindi version of “Singham”, on Monday announced the Punjabi remake of the film will release on August 9. “Punjabi ‘Singham’ all set to release on 9th August, 2019. Best luck team,” he tweeted. The upcoming film will star “Gaal[Read More…]
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, here on Monday, said he did not write any letter on behalf of the board urging the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its member nations to sever ties with countries that harbour terror. Answering[Read More…]
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, on Monday asked the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel that they should keep their “guard up” as the challenges facing the nation “are not over yet”, amid tensions with India. The air chief made the[Read More…]
London, March 4 (IANS) British luxury clothing retail brand Ted Baker’s founder and CEO Ray Kelvin has resigned amidst an investigation into allegations that he behaved inappropriately towards staff. In a statement on Monday, the company said that Kelvin has left with immediate effect. He had been on a voluntary[Read More…]
Dehradun, March 4 (IANS) Rains accompanied by hailstorm on Monday lashed Dehradun and adjoining areas, while upper reaches of Uttarakhand experienced scattered snowfall, the Met Department said. The areas above 3,000 meter, such as Kedarnath, Badrinath and Auli, continued to experience snowfall for the second consecutive day. Chilly winds across[Read More…]
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The DMK on Monday concluded electoral pacts with three more Tamil Nadu parties – the Communist Party of India (CPI), the VCK and the IJK – for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. As per the agreement inked between the DMK and three parties, the CPI and[Read More…]
