New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, was “shocked and saddened” by the news of the Virgin Galactic passenger space plane crash but said that he would “persevere”. The space plane developed by Virgin Galactic crashed Friday after suffering an “in-flight anomaly” during a powered test flight over California. “All our […]
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Actor Krip Suri, who is playing Akbar in the “Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap” historical show, will be shwowcasing the negative side of the Mughal emperor and says it’s tough. “The role of Akbar has been played by two phenomenal actors namely Prithviraj Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan in movies. Hence, I […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (IANS) The graft allegation levelled against Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani by a bar hotel owner is going to benefit Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the CPI-M said Saturday. Speaking to reporters here, CPI-M state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said they are the least surprised with this allegation as the Chandy government is known for […]
Dhaka, Nov 1 (IANS) Power outages Saturday hit several places in Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, due to the collapse of the national grid. Reports of power cuts were coming in from several other places including Narayanganj, Rangpur, Sirajganj and Sylhet Saturday. Power and Energy Minister Nasrul Hamid told bdnews24.com: “The national grid has collapsed. We […]
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The term of the 14th Finance Commission has been extended by two months, till Dec.31, 2014, an official statement said here Saturday. “The proposal of extension of time period by two months for submission of report by the Fourteenth Finance Commission has been considered and approved by the Cabinet on Oct. […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet Saturday decided to promulgate an ordinance for prohibiting land grabbing activities in the state. Chief Secretary G.C. Pati said the ordinance will provide for criminal prosecution of land grabbers, which could end in imprisonment of one to seven years with fine up to Rs.20,000. “The offence shall be cognizable […]
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A court here Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh after he failed to appear before it in a defamation case filed against him by union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Independent filmmakers in the country always face the trouble of getting their movies released. But CineKaravan – a joint venture between Sikhya Entertainment and FilmKaravan – is trying to help such talent. CineKaravan develops, distributes and promotes high-quality South Asian independent films for a global audience. The initiative provides a customized release […]
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A group of Jawaharlal University (JNU) students Saturday protested outside the Delhi Police headquarters alleging discrimination against the minority community in the communal violence that hit east Delhi’s Trilokpuri. “A group of 60-70 JNU students staged protest against Delhi Police over the Trilokpuri communal violence and blamed the force for taking […]
Agra, Nov 1 (IANS) At least three people were killed when the goods carrier they were travelling on rammed into a 16-wheel truck on the Agra-Mathura highway early Saturday, officials said. A mother and her son are among the dead. At least six people, including the driver of the vehicle, were seriously injured in accident near […]