Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will hold ‘chai-par-charcha’ discussions across 281 places in Uttar Pradesh Thursday evening, said party leaders adding that Modi will interact with farmers and discuss their issues. Modi will also discuss through video-conferencing policies which the party proposes to enforce if voted to power. Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said issues related to defence personnel should be taken from the heart, referring to their demand of “one rank, one pension”. “You came to me and I promised that I will try my best and we took the decision,” Gandhi said while addressing ex-servicemen […]
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India’s Parupalli Kashyap arrested his slide in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released Thursday, by rising a place to No.24 in men’s singles. Kashyap, who reached a career high of World No.6 last year, had been out of form for quite some time until his semifinal performance last week at […]
Mirpur (Bangladesh), March 20 (IANS/CMC) All-rounder Dwayne Bravo says defending champions West Indies would not get carried away by their streak of wins leading into the World T20 in Bangladesh. The West Indies registered convincing wins over Sri Lanka Wednesday and England Tuesday, in warm-up matches, as they prepare for the tournament which begins in earnest […]
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s name evokes a lot of respect here and the contest for Lucknow, from where BJP president and former state chief minister Rajnath Singh is contesting this time, will be largely be fought on Vajpayee’s legacy. Lucknow, which thrice elected Vajpayee to the Lok Sabha, goes to […]
Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Thursday held a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces Mohd Zulkifeli Mohd Zin after objects believed related to a Malaysian aircraft that went missing March 8 were spotted in the southern Indian Ocean. Najib said in his latest post on Twitter that he held the meeting […]
Ankara, March 20 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and a number of others injured when a passenger train rammed into a minibus in Mersin province of southern Turkey Thursday, media reported. The train, on way from southern Adana to the Mediterranean port city of Mersin, collided with the minibus which was passing through a […]
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has unveiled the music of Girish Malik’s forthcoming film “Jal” here. The film’s debut music director duo – singer Sonu Nigam and percussionist-tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh, performed at the event held Wednesday night. “When Bickram and I decided to turn music directors, it was very clear that though there […]
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Internationally renowned author and journalist Khushwant Singh died here Thursday, his family said. He was 99. A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Khushwant Singh authored “Train to Pakistan” and “Delhi” among a dozen-odd books. Born in Hadali, now in Pakistan, he had, among others, served as the editor of The Illustrated Weekly of […]
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) An accomplished actress and a doting mother, Kajol, who backs a social mission – Lifebuoy ‘Help A Child Reach 5’, believes that the voice of stars like her reaches out to more people and spreads greater awareness. The actress joined the ‘Help A Child Reach 5’ campaign last year. It’s a mission […]