Exploiting to the hilt Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s remarks that a “Chaiwala” (tea-seller) became Prime Minister because of Jawaharlal Nehru’s commitment to democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress challenging it to appoint a non-Gandhi as party president for five years. He said the Congress was not ready to credit people for […]
A severe cyclonic storm, Gaja, battered the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday, leaving at least 11 people dead and causing widespread destruction. Authorities said the cyclone crossed the coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam districts between 12.30 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. with wind speeds of about 110-120 kmph. So powerful were the gales that the roof […]
From cricket in 4K on Foxtel from Telstra to non-stop Bollywood on Yupp TV, Telstra is giving customers more choice to add on the entertainment they love to their home and mobile plans this summer, with an unparalleled range of exclusive entertainment options. Sporting greats and FOX CRICKET commentators Allan Border and Ian Healy joined […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE opened at a high of 35,330.14. It touched a low of 35,251.34. The Sensex was trading at 35,316.07 up by 171.58 points or 0.53 per cent from its Tuesday’s close at […]
Fresh snowfall and rains occurred in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as the Met forecast scattered rains and snow to continue till Thursday. There would be some improvement in the weather after Thursday, the weather official said, adding that the state has so far received 83.5 mm rainfall between October 1 and […]
A six year-long love story will culminate with a wedding on Wednesday when actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh tie the knot in a dreamy Lake Como setting in Italy amidst a tight circle of family and friends. The actors, adored for their on-screen chemistry in movies like “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela” and “Bajirao Mastani”, […]
Maoists carried out two simultaneous attacks here on Wednesday injuring four Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, a civilian and one District Reserve Guard in one of the attacks, police said. The Left wing extremists, who had asked citizens to boycott the poll process going on in the state, carried out the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) […]
Karnataka on Saturday celebrated the 269th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore (Mysuru) ruler Tipu Sultan and the one person who was conspicuously missing from the festivities was Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Even Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, who was slated to inaugurate the state celebrations here, did not make it to the event. Security was […]
An Indian Army soldier was killed on Saturday in a Pakistani ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a defence officer said. “The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Sunderbani at around 9.45 a.m.,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said. The soldier succumbed to […]
A jobless suitor in a Maharashtra village stabbed a man to death after he rejected him his daughter’s hand in marriage, police said here on Saturday. Another relative was also grievously injured in the late Friday incident in the Datada-Budruk village, when Sachin Narayan Surnar attacked Kailash Shinde at his home. Surnar wanted to marry […]