Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) The elections for the Maharashtra assembly speaker’s post scheduled Wednesday is likely to witness a three-cornered contest. Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislator from Phulambri (Aurangabad) Haribhau K. Bagde Tuesday filed his nomination for the post, besides Shiv Sena’s Vijay Auti, the member from Parner (Ahmednagar) and Congress’ former minister, Varsha Gaekwad from […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday said substantial legislative proposals would be taken up in the coming parliament session and expressed hope that it would be constructive for both ruling and opposition parties. The winter session of parliament is scheduled to be held from Nov 24-Dec 23. Speaking […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Gavin Hawke and Muthukumar Balakrisnan were Tuesday named as the assistant tournament directors for the third edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), scheduled from Jan 22 to Feb 22, 2015. Speaking on the appointments, HIL chief executive officer Elena Norman said: “We are delighted to have Gavin Hawke and […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to ensure “thorough investigation” into the deaths of eight women who lost their lives in a state organized mass sterilization camp. “The PM spoke to Chhattisgarh CM @drramansingh on the unfortunate tragedy in Bilaspur. The PM expressed concern over […]
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Actor Shreyas Talpade has been named the brand ambassador of the Pune Marathas team for Champions Tennis League (CTL). The inaugural CTL, to be played Nov 17-26, will take place across six cities in the country – Chandigarh, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi. The 38-year-old, who became the latest Bollywood […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It was a pleasant Tuesday in the national capital as the maximum temperature settled at 28.5 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the year. The Met Office has forecast similar weather Wednesday. “The sky will remain clear through the day tomorrow (Wednesday).. the morning will be misty,” said an […]
Patna, Nov 11 (IANS) The Bihar Human Rights Commission(BHRC) Tuesday issued a show cause notice to a police officer for sending a report on the alleged links of newly inducted union minister Giriraj Singh to the outlawed Ranvir Sena to the special branch and sought an explanation from him. Amitabh Kumar Das, posted as superintendent […]
Shimla, Nov 11 (IANS) The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday inspected the upcoming luxury housing project here being promoted by Bemloe Development and Infrastructure Company, which is facing allegations of wrongdoing in getting clearances for the project. A case under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Actor Aamir Khan’s much awaited film “PK” is probably the first Bollywood film to have an official audio teaser getting promoted by the producers on Twitter using its audio card feature. UTV motion pictures became the first in India to use Twitter’s audio card for the official audio teaser of […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) TV actress Surbhi Jyoti, who plays a double role in the show “Qubool Hai”, says playing two characters at the same time tests the range of one’s acting skills. The actress also said that she feels blessed and privileged to have got the opportunity to play a contrasting dual role […]