Incheon, Sep 21 (IANS) Two bronze medals — and the assurance of at least two more medals from squash — summed up India’s showing on the second day of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Jitu Rai failed to add a second individual medal, but did help the men’s 10m Pistol team to add a bronze […]
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Refusing to be drawn into comparisons with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said growth was also possible through democracy. He also said China wants to stay connected with the world and there was a need to have faith that it would accept global laws in maritime disputes with some of […]
Sana’a, Sep 21 (IANS) Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa resigned Sunday amid week-long deadly clashes between the army and Shia rebels here in the capital, a government official said. Basindawa has informed the president and the Shia Houthi group about his resignation, Xinhua quoted the official as saying on condition of anonymity. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi […]
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) With the mood in Delhi and Washington in harmony, India and the US can develop a genuinely strategic alliance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared ahead of his first summit meeting with US President Barack Obama next week. “I have a one word answer: Yes. And with great confidence I say aye,” […]
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he would like to win the confidence of people by his action rather than his speeches. “If I can win the confidence of the people of India, not from my speeches but by actions, then the power of 1.25 billion Indians will come together to […]
Singapore, Sep 21 (IANS) Both Force India drivers successfully finished among the points as Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg ended seventh and ninth respectively at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix here Sunday. Perez, who started 15th, brought home six points while his German teammate, who took flight from 13th position, came back with two points […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Member for Smithfield Andrew Rohan today visited the recently completed Fairfield bus interchange to announce more than 200 extra bus services are starting next week in Western Sydney. The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government is investing in extra public transport services right across the state, and since March 2011 […]
Date: September 17, 2014 Contact: Mind Blowing Films (03) 95 346 554 divya@mindblowingfilms.com Mind Blowing Films are releasing two new Bollywood films this Friday the 19th of September: Khoobsurat and Daawat-e-Ishq. Staring Sonam Kapoor and Fawd Afzal Khan, Khoobsurat is a quirky romantic comedy about a hopelessly romantic woman who meets a handsome young Rajput […]
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Beijing Saturday conducted anti-air strikes drill to enhance measures to handle such attacks. Over 1,800 people from 30 units participated in the manoeuvre, described by authorities as a success. They practiced acts like issuing warnings, evacuation and sheltering, self-care and buddy aid and protection of important economic targets, Xinhua reported. Three suburbs […]
Ankara, Sep 20 (IANS) Some 45,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing Islamic State (IS) attacks on the border region have entered Turkey, deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said here Saturday. The Kurds entered southeastern Turkey Friday through Sanliurfa and Gaziantep provinces. “Turkey had been ready for an even worse-case scenario, a flow of up to 100,000 people,” Xinhua […]