Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Bandaru Dattatreya from Telangana and Sujana Chowdary from Andhra Pradesh are likely to be inducted into the union cabinet, which is set to be expanded Sunday. Dattatreya, national vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a member of Lok Sabha from Secunderabad, while Y. S. Chowdary, popularly known as Sujana […]
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. He then nominated nine people to spread the message of cleaning the river. Modi arrived at the […]
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) The landing strip at Goa’s Dabolim international airport is in a dangerous condition and needs to be repaired as soon as possible, according to outgoing chief minister Manohar Parrikar. The chief minister was making a case for a second airport in Goa, which he said would also ease off the congestion at […]
The Hague, Nov 8 (IANS) Guus Hiddink said he will step down as the football team’s coach if the Netherlands lose their next Euro 2016 qualifier against Latvia Nov 16. “If we lose, it makes sense that I step down,” Hiddink said at a press conference in Zeist Friday, reports Xinhua. “I do not think a […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) The number of dengue cases in Odisha this year increased to 5,535 with authorities Saturday confirming 31 new cases, although the toll from the virus has remained at nine. A senior state health official said that of the 31 new cases, the highest (11) have been reported from the coastal district of […]
Bucharest, Nov 7 (IANS) The presidential runoff election began in Romania Friday after the Constitutional Court certified the results of the first round of the election earlier in the day. The runoff would be contested by Prime Minister Victor Ponta and politician Klaus Iohannis, Xinhua reported. The second round of voting will be held Nov 16, […]
Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) In a development which could embarrass the BJP on the eve of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s impending elevation to the union cabinet, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza threatened to quit the government if he was not made the chief minister. The tantrum by D’Souza comes a day before the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) After successfully officiating several national-level hockey matches, Dhaval Prajapati was Friday promoted as an International Hockey Federation (FIH) umpire. Dhaval started umpiring domestic matches at the age of 19 and went on to officiate several national-level matches starting with the 2011 Junior Men National Championship. Dhaval also officiated the third Junior […]
Varanasi, Nov 7 (IANS) While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday flew down to Varanasi to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to his parliamentary constituency, the cold vibes between the two were not to be missed by those present. Modi alighted from the special Indian Air Force plane and was greeted […]
Jammu, Nov 7 (IANS) An Indian soldier was injured Friday in firing by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district. A senior police officer told IANS here that the Pakistanis violated the ceasefire in Akhnoor sector using small arms and automatics. “A soldier, Havaldar Suresh Kumar of 3 Naga regiment, was […]