With barely months to go for assembly polls in Punjab, launch of a new political party — Swaraj Party — was announced on Sunday in Chandigarh, led by former Panjab University professor Manjit Singh. The new entity claimed association with the Swaraj Abhiyan — a socio-political group which is headed by expelled Aam Aadmi Party […]
Aluminium manufacturer Hindalco Industries on Saturday reported a 123.36 percent increase in its standalone net profit for the fourth quarter of 2015-16. The company’s Q4 net profit stood at Rs.356.33 crore from Rs.159.53 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of 2014-15. However, the company’s total income for the quarter under review plunged by 7.6 percent […]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan flaunted a saffron coloured Nehru jacket in tune with the saffron wave spread by the Narendra Modi-led government as he addressed the special two-year celebrations of the Prime Minister’s rule. Amitabh teamed the jacket with a crisp and pristine white kurta pajama as he addressed the audience with a valuable message around […]
A 30-year-old man was Saturday afternoon attacked by a lioness in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region in the fifth case of attacks by big cats on humans in the Gir forests, the sole abode of the Asiatic lions. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Dhari, T. Karuppasamy, told IANS that Chandru Vala had gone to a farm in Kodiya […]
Five-time I-League champions Dempo SC will be eyeing a return to the top division with a win against Minerva Academy in a winner takes all second division match here on Saturday. Dempo have 20 points, two more than Minerva after nine matches and a draw would also be enough for promotion. They were relegated in […]
Union ministers showcased their achievements and leading names from Bollywood, including Amitabh Bachchan, espoused social causes at the “Ek Nayi Subah” event at India Gate lawns here on Saturday to mark completion two years of Narendra Modi government. A range of government initiatives including Swatchh Bharat Campaign, the Beti Badhao Beti Badhao, Pradhan Mantrai Ujjawala […]
The Congress on Saturday named former union ministers P. Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, Jairam Ramesh, Ambika Soni and Oscar Fernandes as its candidates for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha. The party’s list of eight candidates from seven states also included Pradeep Tamta, Vivek Tankha and Chhaya Verma. A party release said that the names […]
The Rio Olympic Games should be postponed or moved “in the name of public health” over the Zika outbreak in Brazil, more than 100 prominent doctors and professors said in an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO). “We make this call despite the widespread fatalism that the Rio 2016 Games are inevitable or […]
Kolkata’s vital thoroughfare Red Road on Friday took on a green hue as thousands of ecstatic Trinamool Congress supporters — their faces smeared in the green colour of the party — chanted “Bangla Hobe Biswasera” (Bengal will be world’s best) and celebrated on the street as their beloved “Didi” took over the reins of the […]
Devoid of power, ‘citizen’ Oommen Chandy is all set to establish his earthy connections with fellow citizens. The former Kerala chief minister has also dropped hints that he would not be the leader of opposition in the state’s assembly. “From now on I will travel by bus and trains, and mingle with the people,” Chandy […]