New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Football fanatic John Abraham is ready and steady to make the country “live the magic” of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The actor-producer, who is doing a film based on the sport and has even invested in a football franchise, believes the fever for the game will scale new heights once […]
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Will the winds of change sweeping the government touch the judiciary? The problems are enormous: a backlog of more than 33 million cases; 4,296 of the 19,238 sanctioned subordinate courts lying vacant; and 266 positions of high court judges of the 906 sanctioned vacant. There is a ray of hope and […]
The markets began 2014 looking to move in the direction of how two underlying themes play out – the “great rotation” and the “great normalisation”. Asset managers were bullish on equities. Since the financial crisis, money had largely been pumped into debt and as a gradual recovery gathered pace, this “great rotation” would push equities […]
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The magnificent Victoria Memorial here was bathed in green light Thursday to mark World Environment Day as denizens of Kolkata pledged to do their bit – curbing wastage of water, planting more trees and reducing waste – to protect the environment. The historic edifice hosted quiz contests and slogan writing competitions on […]
Siliguri, June 5 (IANS) At least four people including a soldier were killed and three others injured when their car fell into a gorge in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district Wednesday night, police said. All four were killed on the spot as the car slipped 300 feet into the Teesta Valley under Rungli Rungliot police station. There […]
Kochi, June 5 (IANS) It’s now official. Kerala’s star couple Dileep and Manju Warrier’s divorce proceedings have officially begun with the former filing a petition here Thursday seeking a divorce. Dileep has filed a petition at the family court here seeking separation from his wife and also requested the court to see that the details of […]
Kabul, June 5 (IANS) Four Taliban militants, including a local commander, were killed when security personnel raided their hideouts in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province 250 km north of Kabul Thursday. “Units of police backed by the army kicked off cleanup operations in parts of Dasht-e-Archi district early this morning and so far four Taliban militants […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nearly a decade after it denied him a visa and blacklisted him, the US is practically preparing to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to hold a summit meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington in September-end this year. According to official sources, Modi […]
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) A court in Pakistan Thursday ordered registration of murder cases against two former chiefs of the US’s CIA stationed in Islamabad for their alleged role in US drone strikes in the country’s tribal region, lawyers and anti-drone campaigners said. Kareem Khan, a resident of North Waziristan tribal agency, lost his teenaged son […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Towards overhauling road safety-control following the fatal car accident of BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the government Thursday vowed to bring in new legislation upgrading road safety norms in-line with global standards. Briefing reporters after a meeting with officials to review road safety standards, Roads Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “An umbrella […]