Trinamool Congress on Saturday announced its candidates for 70 Assembly constituencies in Kerala, a day after party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would visit the southern state to expose the “unholy” alliance between Congress and CPI(M) in her state. Releasing the list at a press conference, TMC’s Kerala state president […]
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A 75-year-old Air Force veteran, one of the spearheads of the one rank, one pension (OROP) movement, was arrested by Gurgaon Police from his Delhi home on Friday on a complaint of embezzlement filed against him by a former Armyman. Wing Commander C K Sharma (retired), treasurer of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM), has been
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TV actress Deepshikha Nagpal is finally divorced. After a legal battle with ex-husband Kaishav Arora, the actress has finally got what she wanted- a separation from the man she once loved. Kaishav had not taken it lightly and has reportedly claimed that Deepshikha is doing this just for publicity because she is ‘post her prime’,
A 27-member Pakistan cricket contingent left for India on Saturday to take part in the ICC World T20, finally ending days of uncertainty over their participation in the mega event. The team will be reaching Kolkata via Abu Dhabi. The Pakistan squad including 15 players, 12 officials and support staff reached the Allama Iqbal international
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The all-round ability of the current Indian cricket team excites former captain Rahul Dravid, who feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men are a certainty for at least the semifinals of the ICC World T20 2016. Dravid, who was here for the Laureus Sport for Good programme ‘Magic Bus’ in his capacity as a member of its
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An avalanche warning was issued on Friday for higher areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand asking people not to venture in these areas over the next 48 hours. An advisory was issued by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here. ‘Medium danger’
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Lieutenant General NPS Hira, who is presently posted as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army’s Northern Command at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir will take over as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi to with effect from March 14. Lt Gen Hira was commissioned in the
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India and the US have launched the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship, in a new initiative to advance bilateral cooperation on climate change, that will enable Indian research scholars to work with American institutions in the field. The first call for applicants was announced on Friday for the fellowship jointly funded by both the governments and will
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Two constables of Delhi police were arrested for allegedly blackmailing traffic policemen of NCR region after trapping them with bribe offer and making videos of the act, police said. Om Prakash and Neeraj Kumar were arrested yesterday in Civil Lines area for blackmailing traffic policemen, Hawa Singh, CPRO, Gurgaon police said. The accused would deliberately
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Rumours mills have been rife with reports about major trouble in Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan’s paradise and that the celebrity couple is headed for divorce and it now, seems that Malaika has finally decided to pull the plug. Malaika’s brother-in-law Salman Khan too tried to patch things up between the two however, it
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Actress Dia Mirza, who will soon be seen in an Indo-Iranian film titled ‘Salaam Mumbai!’ directed by Ghorban Mohammadpour, says that she has been receiving a lot of love from the people of Iran. “It is the first time that India and Iran together have made a film. I feel very fortunate because the person
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A Bill providing for enhanced compensation to air travellers in case of death, injury, lost baggage or even inordinate delay in flights, was passed by Parliament on Friday. The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on December 2015 and by the Rajya Sabha, with certain amendments, on March 2. The Bill,
Akshay Kumar can surely write a book on how to be the perfect husband! The Khiladi, who absolutely dotes on his wife Twinkle Khanna, recently turned into a ‘dabba delivery boy’ for his wife when she was busy at a shoot. Akshay, who recently had a day off from work, decided to deliver his wife’s
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered further nuclear tests, state media said Friday, as military tensions surge on the Korean peninsula with South Korean and US forces engaged in large-scale joint exercises condemned by Pyongyang. Since the joint drills began Monday, the North has issued daily warnings and statements, talking up its nuclear strike
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Patna on Saturday on a day-long visit to Bihar where he will dedicate to the nation the newly constructed Digha-Sonepur rail-cum-road bridge and inaugurate a new rail bridge in Munger. The Prime Minister will also kick-start the operation of the goods trains on the newly constructed rail portion
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Arjun Kapoor, who will be seen romancing actor Kareena Kapoor Khan in director R Balki’s upcoming film Ki and Ka, says he was 15 years old when the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor made her film debut. “I was 15 years old when Kareena made her debut and I was in 10th standard. I had met her
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message to critics of the mega cultural event organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living was delivered not just in his brief speech today, but also in the time he spent at the festival, which began in Delhi this evening. For about two hours, the Prime Minister watched music
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Two BSF jawans were killed and four others injured in a Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday. The encounter broke out early on Saturday between a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol and armed Naxal cadres near the Chhotebethiya-Pakhanjore jungle axis of the Maoist violence-hit district, officials said. “While two jawans have been martyred in
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Amid the controversy surrounding liquor baron Vijay Mallya, employees of his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a “humanitarian” appeal seeking his intervention in safeguarding the interest of the employees. Highlighting their humanitarian plight as they have not been paid their dues including salaries and statutory dues like the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said even as India is now the fastest growing economy and ranks at the top in terms of favoured investment destination, reforms will continue to be pursued in the right earnest. “My agenda for reform to transform is yet to be finished,” the prime minister told the “Advancing Asia”
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In today’s day and age of non-stop cricket, practice matches hold little meaning. But for one man, the significance is manifold. India’s first World T20 warm-up game against the West Indies in Kolkata on Thursday not only gave Mohammed Shami a chance to assess his fitness after retuning from a long injury lay-off, it also
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Ram Gopal Varma and his Twitter rants are always in the news. This time, the face on his dartboard is of none other than business tycoon Vijay Mallya. Scathing his attack on Mallya’s current ‘all in debt’ status, RGV, in a series of tweets asked the businessman to lend some of his ‘bikini beauties’ to
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After Priyanka Chopra’s collaboration with Pitbull for her single ‘Exotic’ and Sonam Kapoor’s special appearance in Coldplay’s ‘Hymn for the weekend’, Jacqueline would be the next actress to join the league of international projects. According to a leading portal, Jacqueline Fernandez is all geared up to share screen space with rapper Pitbull in his next
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A rupture in the coolant system of one of the nuclear reactors at Kakrapar, Gujarat, on Friday morning forced the authorities to indefinitely shut down the plant. Multiple sources confirmed that there was no harmful, radioactive leakage and the backup safety mechanisms kicked in. However, it will be a while before experts can actually get
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The Defence Ministry on Friday cleared the purchase of air defence guns for the Air Force while decisions related to the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) have been deferred to the next meeting likely to be held soon. The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave the Acceptance of Necessity for 61
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In a rarest of rare development, a united opposition on Friday asked the government to extend the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha by two days so crucial bills like Aadhaar and union budget could be debated. The upper house is scheduled to slip into a 39-day recess from March 16. The opposition’s demand is part
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Actress Alia Bhatt, who will be seen next with Shah Rukh Khan in Gauri Shinde’s film, said that it has been a pleasure working with the superstar as he is a people’s person. “He (Shah Rukh) listens to everybody and doesn’t say no to anybody. He is very obedient. It is a pleasure to work
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Shah Rukh Khan mania has officially started as the superstar is all set to hit the screens with Fan on April 15, where he plays his own fan. The makers released the film’s anthem Jabra Fan and we just can’t get over this door tapping number full of masti. And guess who else loves the
Protesters and supporters of Donald Trump clashed in sometimes violent fashion here and in Chicago on Friday, the latest in an escalating series of confrontations that have come to define the front-runner’s rowdy campaign rallies even as he gets closer to securing the Republican nomination. Later in the day in Chicago, Trump canceled a rally
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged Asian nations to employ growth-friendly monetary and fiscal policies to counter challenges posed by a fragile global economy. The call comes as policymakers the world over are struggling to revive their economies, which have been buffeted by slowing productivity and high debt. Central banks
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