Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) After accepting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s formal invitation to join his central cabinet because it was a matter of “national interest”, Goa Chief MInister Manohar Parrikar is expected to quit Saturday. Parrikar Friday told reporters that he was formally invited by Modi to join his central cabinet and although he felt sad […]
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) US National Security Adviser Susan Rice has said President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to China will be an opportunity to identify “a forward-looking agenda” for the US-China ties. “President Obama appreciates the opportunity to have a candid and in-depth conversations with (Chinese) President Xi (Jinping) about our respective priorities, given the breadth […]
Varanasi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday took his cleanliness drive to the ghats of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. He cleaned an area on the banks of river Ganga as a part of the Nirmal Ganga Mission. Modi arrived at the Assi Ghat here around 8.40 a.m. amid tight security arrangements. He prayed at […]
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with a minimum temperature of 16.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain mainly clear with mist/fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department official. The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover around 32 degrees Celsius. Humidity […]
Athens, Nov 8 (IANS) Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto says he is keen to participate in the Athens Marathon Sunday, and add to his burgeoning trophy cabinet. “May I return to Greece and be awarded again? All the marathon runners want to compete in the Classic Marathon in Athens,” Xinhua quoted him as saying. Kimetto and compatriot […]
Berlin, Nov 8 (IANS) German football club Bayer Leverkusen have extended defender Emir Spahic’s contract until June 2016. The former Bosnian and Herzegovina captain put pen to paper on a one-year extension to stay with the Bundesliga side until June 2016, reports Xinhua. “In Leverkusen I am part of an exciting and ambitious team. I believe […]
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley will lead a 10-day trade mission to India in November, hoping to attract more foreign investment and sell the state as a tourist destination The Nov 12-22 trip is intended to make a “first impression” that sells South Carolina as a tourism destination and a place […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) B. Hridayakumari, winner of the Kerala Sahitya Academy award and a literary critic, died at a private hospital here Saturday, her family said. She was 84. She was suffering from age related illness. A respected figure in the social milieu of the state, she was the former principal of the Government Women’s […]
Madrid, Nov 8 (IANS) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said young striker Jese Rodriguez is close to completing his recovery following an injury to his cruciate knee ligament earlier in the year. Jese had begun to earn a regular place in the side prior to his injury and was even being talked of as a possible […]
Thimphu, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, on a state visit to Bhutan, Saturday described ties between them as an “exemplary bilateral relationship between neighbouring countries” and said the two governments shared confidence and trust that they would remain “sensitive…to each other’s concerns and vital interests”. In an address at the Convention Centre here on […]