New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Tuesday meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and other leaders from the Saarc countries in one of his first engagements after taking charge. Modi, who talked to Sharif Monday, tweeted about their conversation saying the Pakistani prime minister’s mother got emotional seeing his (Modi’s) meeting with […]
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Geo TV network and Jang media group Monday tendered apology to Pakistan’s armed forces and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for hurling allegations its chief Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam. In an apology letter in its publications – English daily The News and Urdu daily Jang, the media group clarified that they hold respect for […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif hit it off during their meeting Monday evening, with Sharif sharing “some very emotional things” with the new Indian prime minister. Modi took to twitter to recount his meeting with Sharif. Modi, who was sworn in as India’s 14th prime minister […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Even as Narendra Modi and his cabinet took oath Monday evening, there was no announcement about allocation of portfolios till midnight. There was no word from officials about the time of announcement of portfolios and why it had been delayed. Speculation continued throughout the day about the likely portfolios of cabinet […]
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) New union minister Uma Bharti committed a faux pas when she tweeted about the portfolio given to her – only to delete it later, saying she has no knowledge about her ministry as yet and that a member of her staff had mistakenly put out the tweet. Bharti, who took oath […]
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) As many as 13 celebrity contestants; three popular judges – Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza; and a dance floor – much about the new season of “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” may seem the usual, but the team of the dance reality show promises to offer a lot of things new and […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Members of British-Irish band One Direction are reportedly in talks to head back to the small screen to star in their own comedy TV show. The “What Makes You Beautiful” hitmakers started as a band on talent show “The X Factor”, and now they are eyeing a return to television, reports […]
Berlin, May 27 (IANS) Ukraine has agreed to start paying a gas debt it owed to Russia in a bid to resolve a gas supply dispute between the two countries, European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said here Monday. Ukraine agreed to pay $2 billion back to Russia by Thursday for the gas delivered since July […]
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) TV personality Rob Kardashian reportedly missed his sister Kim Kardashian’s wedding because he didn’t want to be in the family photos. The reality star’s confidence has been knocked since he started piling on the pounds and he is said to have felt so “insecure and depressed” that he shunned his older […]
Johannesburg, May 27 (IANS) South Africa’s new cabinet was sworn in Monday amid criticism for being bloated. The proceedings got underway with President Jacob Zuma swearing in his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa in the presidential guest house in Pretoria, Xinhua reported. Then Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng administered the oath of office to the 35 cabinet ministers who […]