Patna, May 17 (IANS) After BJP, its ally LJP Saturday demanded resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the wake of his party JD-U’s Lok Sabha election rout in the state. “Nitish Kumar should resign soon on moral grounds after the major debacle of his party in the polls,” LJP parliamentary board chairman Chirag Paswan […]
Washington, May 17 (IANS) Have you received a less favourable appraisal from your boss this year? You are likely coming to office late. A study has found bosses to be favouring employees who, even though on flexible timings, arrived early. Researchers decided to see if workers were, as it has been claimed, being penalised for working […]
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who missed the first of her two scheduled appearances at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival due to an air traffic controllers’ strike in France, will now take to the red carpet at the gala May 20. She will walk the red carpet for the premiere of […]
Kathmandu, May 17 (IANS) The senior Indian men’s team routed Maldives 108-32 to be crowned champions at the third South Asian Basketball Association Championship 2014. India’s greater international experience, height, speed, skill, endurance and strength were too much to handle for the Maldivians. India’s suffocating half court defence meant that Maldives were rarely able to get […]
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair, a war veteran and founder of the Leela Group of luxury hotels and resorts, passed away Saturday morning after a brief illness, family sources said. He breathed his last around 3.30 am at the Hinduja Hospital here. Nair, 92, is survived by his wife Leela and sons, Vivek, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) The Left parties in Kerala failed to cash in sufficiently on the anti-Congress sentiment and won only eight of the 20 seats in the southern state. While the Left Democratic Front (LDF) did double its 2009 tally of four seats, its leadership now feels they could have done better if during the […]
Washington, May 17 (IANS) With NASA rovers Curiosity and Opportunity relaying loads of information about the Red Planet, NASA is inching closer to a manned mission to Mars. With each landing on Mars over the past three decades, the understanding of how to get safely to the surface has improved. The Curiosity’s rover main goal is […]
Ankara, May 17 (IANS) The toll in Turkey’s coal mine disaster rose to 299 after 15 more bodies were recovered from the mine in the western town of Soma, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Saturday. Rescue teams entered parts of the mine that were previously inaccessible due to a fire after the blaze was largely […]
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) With Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narendra Modi poised to become India’s next prime minister, monks of Ramakrishna Mission feel the ardent devotee of Swami Vivekananda could bring his teachings of religious harmony to the masses and harness youth power to power growth. According to sources at the Belur Math, the global headquarters of […]
Al Fujairah (UAE), May 17 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the IBSF World Under-21 snooker championship ended here Saturday when Keerath Bhandal lost 1-3 to Amornrat Uamduang of Thailand in the women’s quarter-final. The 17-year-old Bhandal began well when she took the first frame 65-31, but the Thai player hit back to take the second 83-6 […]