The politics of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is so convoluted that it has left its opponents, and perhaps the party itself, in a mystified state where no one knows what tomorrow may bring. If politics is supposedly the art of the possible, the new party is trying to achieve the opposite. For a start, […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 India’s indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) completed 500 sorties in a year, achieving another milestone after attaining initial operational clearance last week. According to a defence ministry release issued Saturday, 500 sorties by Tejas completed Friday, are the highest by the aircraft in a calendar year. The highest number of […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who took over as Delhi chief minister Saturday, would prove his government’s majority in the assembly Jan 2, an official statement said. In the Kejriwal government’s first cabinet meeting, it was decided that the first session of the new legislative assembly will be convened from Jan 1. […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Model-turned-actress Gauhar Khan Saturday won the seventh season of “Bigg Boss” and took home the prize money of Rs.50 lakh and the trophy. She said now her aim is to attain superstardom in showbiz. Gauahar, seen in films like “Game” and “Ishaqzaade”, wishes to gain superstardom after the show. “I wish this […]
Durban, Dec 28 India fought back with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picking up four wickets but half-centuries from AB De Villiers and Jacques Kallis put South Africa on top before rain stopped play early on the third day of the second cricket Test at the Kingsmead here Saturday. When play was stopped, shortly after the […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 India Inc. congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on assuming the chief ministership of Delhi Saturday and hoped his Aam Admi Party (AAP) government would be industry-friendly and focus on governance and efficiency. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said it would work with the new government in areas such as employment creation, skill […]
Mumbai, Dec 28 Multi-faceted actor Farooque Sheikh’s life came to an abrupt end late Friday night in Dubai following a cardiac arrest. He was 65. The talent, who delivered impeccable performances in films like “Umrao Jaan” and “Chashme Buddoor”, as well as in TV shows and on stage, will be remembered by his colleagues and […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 In a momentous day in Indian politics, Arvind Kejriwal, a 45-year-old Magsaysay Award-winning rights activist and vocal anti-corruption campaigner, became Delhi’s seventh, and youngest, chief minister, capping an amazing run that saw him become not just an electoral giant-killer but a major contender in the 2014 general election. After taking oath […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell announced today more than 400,000 motorists have been rewarded with half price drivers’ licences as part of the ‘Fair Go for Safe Drivers’ incentive scheme – and the new figures show women are safer than men on our roads. “Each year, hundreds of motorists are killed or injured because of dangerous, […]
Minister for Fair Trading Stuart Ayres is urging all parents to be vigilant in the back yard over Christmas when their children are playing on trampolines. “Trampolines are a popular Christmas gift and a fun way for kids to get exercise and be entertained,” he said. “However, although trampoline designs have come a long way […]