Sans a warm-up game, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hoped Saturday that five days of practice at the Nelson Park here had prepared the team well for the first ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand at the nearby McLean Park on Sunday. “I think preparations have been good. We were given very good […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday launched the pulse polio immunisation programme for 2014, administering pulse polio drops to six small children. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was also present at the function at Rashtrapti Bhavan, pointed out that in this round of the polio campaign, more than 17 crore children will be vaccinated, an […]
Goa Police have been directed by a trial court to file a First Information Report (FIR) against both the Congress and the BJP state units for illegally accepting Rs.5 crore each from a foreign-registered mining company, Vedanta. Vedanta Resources has a significant presence in the Goa mining sector. The order, passed Friday evening by Judicial […]
The army Saturday foiled another infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. Just six days ago, an infiltration bid was foiled in this sector. A defence spokesman said: “At 8.30 a.m. today, alert troops in the Krishna Ghati-Mendhar sector foiled an infiltration bid by three […]
Actress Juhi Chawla, known for playing bubbly, vivacious and lovable characters on screen, had her reservations about playing a villainous politician in her forthcoming film “Gulaab Gang”. But she is glad that she finally took up the role in the movie, which also stars her contemporary Madhuri Dixit. “When I read the script, it was […]
Yo Yo Honey Singh has proved his mettle with a string of chartbusters in the year 2013 and this year too seems to be equally exciting for the rapper. Honey will be seen sharing screen space with Indo-Canadian actress Sunny Leone in a special video from Sunny’s upcoming movie, Ragini MMS 2. The duo appeared […]
The extremely talented Vidya Balan was recently heard saying that she’s like the Khajuraho. When asked about the finest compliment she has ever received, the versatile actress replied, “(Laughs) Thank you, thank you! That has a nice zing to it. I’m very much in touch with my desires. That’s what probably makes you say that. […]
After giving some versatile performances in critically-acclaimed movies like Gangs of Wasseypur, etc, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be doing an out-and-out comic role for the first time in Ghoomketu. The actor will be seen play the title role, an aspiring writer who travels all the way from Lucknow to Mumbai to be a part of […]
One hears that actress Amrita Rao is dating RJ Anmol seriously. Sources reveal that only last month, Radio Mirchi’s RJ Anmol was suffering from dengue and was admitted to a private nursing home in Santacruz, where he was accompanied by his family and Amrita was also seen nursing him. However, neither Amrita nor Anmol responded […]
A nun has given birth to a boy in the Italian city of Rieti. The nun, originally from El Salvador, claimed she did not know that she was pregnant. She was rushed to a hospital after experiencing severe abdominal pain. An ultrasound scan revealed she was expecting a full-term baby, who was delivered by doctors […]