New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Friday for the day, after the unanimous election of the speaker. “The house is adjourned for the day to meet June 9, Monday at 11 a.m., half an hour after the address of the president in the central hall,” newly elected Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said. After […]
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) Floods caused by days of torrential rain have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, latest government data showed Friday. The Disaster Management Centre said that 26,688 families comprising 109,075 people have been affected by the rain, floods and landslides as of Friday afternoon, Xinhua reported. At least 23 people were killed […]
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) Two northeastern states – Assam and Tripura – among India’s five largest tea producing states are facing a huge production loss this year due to deficient or erratic rains, tea experts and producers say. Assam and Tripura are among India’s 14 tea producing states. They annually produce 600 to 620 million kg […]
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) Jay Bhanushali, who is set to make his big screen debut with “Hate Story 2”, says he was not at ease shooting bold scenes for the movie. “To be really frank, I was not very confident about doing such scenes. I am not that confident about them, but thanks to (co-star) Surveen […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) AAP leader Manish Sisodia Friday said the letter he wrote to party colleague Yogendra Yadav the day before was part of discussion, and underplayed the AAP infighting, saying these things happen in a party. “It was part of discussion. These things happen in a party and everything will be sorted,” Sisodia […]
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who has worked with actors as diverse as Aamir Khan and John Abraham, is now getting ready to direct Randeep Hooda. She has paired him with Canadian actress Sarah Allen in a yet-untitled project. Sarah, who has acted in over two dozen films and television serials, is best […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) In a relief to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Friday extended the suspension of trial in the disproportionate assets (DA) case against her till June 16. The apex court bench of Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice C. Nagappan will hold hearing on Jayalalithaa’s plea that trial in […]
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) Actor Ram Kapoor, who has had a successful stint on the small screen and is busy attracting a slew of movie assignments, says he doesn’t take awards seriously as achieving success is not an overnight phenomenon. “I don’t take awards too seriously…that can’t really help. Earlier, I used to like them, but […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Sumitra Mahajan on being elected the speaker of 16th Lok Sabha, and said it was a moment of pride for the world’s largest democracy to have a woman at the top position of parliament. “The prime minister congratulated Sumitra Mahajan (ji) on her unanimous election […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) US diplomat Kathleen Stephens has taken over as interim charge d’affaires of the US embassy here. “Ambassador Kathleen Stephens has arrived at the US Embassy in New Delhi to begin her tenure as the United States charge d’affaires ad interim to India,” said a US embassy statement Friday. Stephens, former US […]