Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Excited at the inauguration of the Indian Super League (ISL) here, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday hoped the tournament will establish Indian football on the world map. “I must compliment the ISL organisers for developing the game which will benefit people at the grassroots. I am hopeful that this will […]
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a pleasant weekend in the national capital with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Met has forecast a cloudy Monday with thunderstorm in some parts of the city. “The Monday sky is likely to be cloudy,” said an official of the […]
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Two gangsters accused of murder and extortion were arrested here, police said Sunday. Sanjeev, 27, and Sandeep Gulia, 28 — both hailing from Haryana — were arrested following a complaint by a west Delhi-based businessman Hitesh Chaudhary who was getting extortion calls from the duo. According to police, Sanjeev is a […]
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) Refuting rumours that it was supporting particular political parties or candidates, the AAP Sunday asked its supporters to opt for the NOTA (none of the above) button on electronic voting machines for Wednesday’s assembly elections in Haryana. “The AAP has made it clear that people should vote for any good candidate who […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes to social activist and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh, saying he always strove to do something beyond routine work and inspired everyone as an organiser, a political leader and a “sevak”. Releasing the book, “Viraat Purush Nanaji Deshmukh”, on his birth anniversary, he […]
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A court here has observed that harassment of women for dowry is increasing while awarding a three-year jail term to a victim’s husband and two others for harassing her for the past 14 years. Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba said: “…the harassment of women for demand of dowry is increasing in today’s […]
Panaji, Oct 11 (IANS) The honeymoon of the Narendra Modi-led government with the country’s voters is on the verge of ending, AAP national secretary Panjak Gupta told the media here adding that it was the shortest ever electoral honeymoon. Gupta was in Goa to take stock of party affairs and rejuvenate the Aam Aadmi Party’s cadre. […]
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after it fell around 300 points on negative global cues, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday traded flat in the early morning session — down 10.60 points or 0.04 percent, as healthcare, metal and information technology (IT) stocks fell. However, healthy buying was observed in capital goods, automobile, […]
Lucknow, Oct 8 (IANS) The training for judo and karate will be given to over 90,000 girl students in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Wednesday. An order was issued Tuesday by the secondary education department. It makes judo and karate training for girl students in all government schools mandatory as a part of self-defence. Manoj Kumar […]
Agra, Oct 8 (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza was disappointed as she arrived late and could not see the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra city. While former cricketer Anil Kumble visited the Taj Mahal Tuesday evening, Sania Mirza arrived late and failed to get an entry to the 17th century monument. When she arrived, the […]