Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged 419.68 points or 1.70 percent Monday ahead of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in later in the evening as capital goods and auto stocks rallied. All the sectors were trading in green and the rally was led by capital goods, banking, oil and gas, metal, […]
Vilnius, May 26 (IANS) Lithuania’s incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaite Monday has been re-elected for a second term, the Central Electoral Commission said. Grybauskaite secured 57.87 percent of the vote, compared with 40.14 percent for Social Democrat Zigmantas Balcytis, Xinhua reported. “No president had been elected twice in a row in Lithuania. It will be a historic […]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko and his supporters holding black flags Monday staged a protest here against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi. The MDMK, an ally of the BJP, staged protest at Jantar Mantar in the heart of city. “We have come to […]
Dharamsala, May 26 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, the third most important Tibetan religious head, has left here for Germany on a fortnight-long religious tour, one his aides said Monday. This is 28-year-old Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s first visit to Europe. His programme includes traditional Buddhist teachings as well as secular events, addressing current social issues such as […]
Cairo, May 26 (IANS) Egyptian voters started casting their ballots Monday across the country in the first presidential election following the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Former military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who led Morsi’s overthrow, and leftist leader Hamdeen Sabahi are the only two contestants in the race, Xinhua reported. The former military chief […]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Leaders of neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, arrived in the capital Monday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi here later in the evening. Among the dignitaries who arrived are Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mauritius Prime […]
New York, May 26 (IANS) Move over anaconda. At nearly 50-feet long and weighing in at 1,124 kgs, titanoboa is by far the biggest snake that ever lived on earth. Sixty million years ago in the swampy waters of what is now Colombia, the monster snake – 10 times as heavy as the average green anaconda […]
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan was personally received by debutant director Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin when he was invited for a private screening of her father and superstar Rajinikanth-starrer “Kochadaiiyaan”. The screening was held here Sunday. “Ulaganayagan (Kamal) is watching ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ now. Received by Soundarya Rajini,” Kamal’s manager posted on Twitter Sunday. Kamal, who was […]
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former state cabinet minister Niranjan Pujari was Monday elected the speaker of the Odisha legislative assembly, an official said. The four-time legislator was elected unopposed as no other candidate was fielded by any political party against him. The BJD own 117 seats in the 147-member […]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has words of praise for debutant Patralekha, who will be seen in his home production “Citylights”. He says she has clarity about what she’s doing and has, thus, delivered a “moving performance” in the movie. “If you get connected to your character, then from your first film itself, you […]