New Delhi, Dec 28 It was at 10.45 a.m. Saturday that Arvind Kejriwal stepped out of his Kaushambi residence in suburban Ghaziabad for his date with destiny. He was headed towards the metro station to take the oath of office for the chief minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan that was packed to capacity with […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 For years he championed the cause of the marginalised and fought for the rights of the voiceless, as he took up issues from transparency to corruption, but was not much known to the people of India. Arvind Kejriwal, whose fluent articulation of the cause and his motivated attitude catapulted him to […]
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 […]