Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) Odia film actor Sarat Pujari died at his rented house here early Monday, his family said. He was 80. “He suffered a massive cardiac arrest at about 12.30 a.m.,” his son Soumen Pujari, who is also an actor, told IANS. Sarat is survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons. His […]
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai walked into a polling station with the party symbol pinned to his kurta. Polling in 18 parliamentary constituencies is underway peacefully, officials said. There were complaints of some technical […]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Actor Nagarjuna says a cameo by megastar Amitabh Bachchan in his family film “Manam”, which stars his legendary father, the late Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), and his own son Chaitanya, is an “honour to my father’s memory”. Amitabh, who admired ANR greatly, has made a cameo appearance in the film. This is […]
Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IANS) Brazil striker Fred and midfielder Chiquinho scored either side of halftime to hand Fluminense a 2-0 victory over rivals Flamengo. Fred Sunday netted in the 11th minute following a Dario Conca assist before substitute Chiquinho fired in after another Conca pass three minutes from time, reported Xinhua. The result at […]
Lisbon, May 12 (IANS) Estoril has beaten Sporting 1-0 in the final round of the Portuguese League. Estoril Sunday started on a better foot from the very start, with Brazilian midfielder Evandro Goebel converting a penalty in the 5th minute and sending Rui Patricio the wrong way, reported Xinhua. Bruno Lopes was close to making it […]
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Voting began Monday for the remaining 18 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the final round of India’s general election, officials said. The most keenly-watched contest is in Varanasi, where Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is locked in a battle against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and […]
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Polling began in Bihar for the remaining six parliamentary seats Monday, officials said. As many as 90 candidates are in the fray. Over nine million people are eligible to vote. Balloting is being held at 8,379 polling stations where more than 55,000 officials have been deployed.
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Voting began in Uttar Pradesh Monday for the remaining 18 Lok Sabha seats, including Varanasi, officials said. A total of 328 candidates are in the fray in the concluding round of the parliamentary polls. Balloting is taking place at 31,483 polling stations where over 146,000 staff have been deployed. Over three crore […]
Aden, May 12 (IANS) At least 13 soldiers and an intelligence officer were killed while several wounded in separate attacks in Yemen Sunday. A Yemeni intelligence officer was gunned down by unidentified men Sunday night in the country’s Lahj province, security and medical sources said. The assailants opened fire with automatic rifles on Tawzia Hassan Ahmed’s […]
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actor George Clooney was “so close” to his pet pig he didn’t want to have children, says his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Daily. The actor-filmmaker recently got engaged to Amal Alamuddin. Daily believes his change of heart with regards to love and marriage has come after he finally got over the death of […]