Superstar Mohanlal will lead the Kerala Strikers in the fourth edition of the Celebrity Cricket League. The Kerala team this season will have Rajeev Pillai as Mohanlal’s deputy. Upcoming star Asif Ali and Unni Mukundan are also in the team while Indrajith has opted out this season. The opening match will be held Jan 25 […]
Shah Rukh Khan will host the 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards to be held here Jan 14. The Bollywood superstar says that he enjoys hosting award functions as it gives him an opportunity to return the love of his fans. The nomination list, the jury and the host name were announced Tuesday. “I’ve always […]
A lawyer Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to direct Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take police security for himself and his ministers, saying they cannot be permitted to expose themselves to danger because of political or ideological reasons. Mentioning the matter before Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul, lawyer Anoop Kumar sought the […]
Actor Boman Irani Wednesday denied that he and his son Danesh were involved in a Rs.425 crore scam allegedly led by a multi-level marketing firm QNet, saying he only attended a function organised by the company and that his son’s earnings during that period were taxed. “My involvement with the company is merely based on […]
The main road of the Kerala capital was strewn with stones, broken tubelights, used non-lethal high-sounding grenades and petrol bombs Wednesday morning, as policemen tried to pacify angry activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) protesting against the state government’s decision to grant autonomy to a few colleges in the state. Five student activists […]
The attack on the Aam Aadmi Party office shows the frustration of the BJP and Sangh Parivar who feel threatened by the party’s rise, AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said Wednesday. “The attack on our office and its supporters shows the tremendous frustration of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar over the rise of the AAP,” […]
India will continue with the policy of allowing 100 per cent foreign investment in existing pharmaceutical firms, the government said Wednesday. In a Press Note, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry also said that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will decide on the contentious non-compete […]
Justice (retd.) A.K. Ganguly, who quit as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) chairman, said Wednesday the state government did not like his recommendations as the panel’s head in certain matters. Ganguly said in his resignation letter that he stepped down to “obviate any further controversy” and “to ensure the peace and happiness” of his […]
After five consecutive days of losses, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets ended Wednesday’s trade in the positive zone — up 36 points or 0.17 percent. Healthy buying was observed in healthcare, automobile and metal stocks while selling pressure bogged down capital goods, consumer durables and realty company’s scrips. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of […]
Bhupendra Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, the national convenor of the Hindu Raksha Dal, accused of leading the mob attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office in this Uttar Pradesh town, bordering the national capital, surrendered to police Wednesday, officials said. Tomar is believed to have led the protests and vandalisation at the AAP office […]