Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has found his Sahibaan for his love tale “Mirza Sahibaan” in Saiyami Kher, niece of talented actress Tanvi Azmi and granddaughter of yesteryear’s leading leady Usha Kiran. The director says Saiyami was not chosen for her illustrious acting lineage. He chose her after months of intensive search and […]
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday cancelled her day-long tour of Maharashtra, citing health reasons. She was to address three election rallies in the state — first in Dhule, followed by Nandurbar and Mumbai. Congress sources said Sonia Gandhi was unwell, but refused to disclose any details. Party vice president Rahul Gandhi, […]
Agra, April 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan Sunday asked voters to cast their ballot in favour of the Samajwadi Party, saying it has put in major efforts to develop the state. Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party for its divisive politics, Akhilesh said the Samajwadi Party has […]
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress legislator Monirul Islam was Sunday issued a show cause notice by the Election Commission after he asked party workers in West Bengal’s Birbhum to prevent people from voting for other parties. “Islam has been show-caused for his speech and directed to submit his reply within 24 hours to the […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) Police Sunday seized Rs.15 lakh in cash in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district ahead of Thursday’s Lok Sabha polls. The cash was seized from a man travelling in a bus from Giridih to Dhanbad, near Barwadda area of Dhanbad district, around 240 km from Ranchi. Police have launched search operations ahead of April […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) There is no Modi wave but only “Modi poison” in India, said union minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday. “Modi ka koi lahar nahi hai, Modi ka zehar hai (There is no Modi wave. There is Modi poison),” Ramesh told reporters in coal city Dhanbad, in a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s […]
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Lashing out at the BJP for indulging in divisive politics and misleading Indian people, Rahul Gandhi Sunday said only the Congress can ensure all-round development and progress in the country. Addressing his first rally in Mumbai at the suburban BKC Grounds, Gandhi targeted Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi […]
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) Three Congress workers were arrested in Odisha’s Kendrapada district in connection with the Friday post-poll violence that left one person dead and four others injured in the region, an official said Sunday. “We have arrested three people so far. All belong to the Congress party,” District Superintendent of Police Rabi Narayan […]
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Delhiites will have a clear Sunday and the maximum temperature will hover around 33 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The minimum temperature settled at 19.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s […]
Pune (Maharashtra), April 20 (IANS) The sensational murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar is yet to be solved eight months after he was was gunned down while on a morning walk here, creating a nationwide furore. Two dozen probe teams and investigations across Maharashtra and neighbouring states are yet to yield any results. Despite assurances by […]