Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) Not many politicians would have envied 70-year-old Congress chief minister from Kerala Oommen Chandy ahead of the 2014 general elections. On the back-foot in Kerala due to anti-incumbency factor both at the centre and in the state, and facing the Narendra Modi-led BJP and a resurgent Left, Chandy emerged as one of […]
Kabul, May 17 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed Saturday in separate blasts in Afghanistan, an official said. In one attack, one civilian was killed and 12 injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle went off in northern Takhar province, the official told Xinhua. Five militants were killed early Saturday, when a bomb they […]
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Actor Kiefer Sutherland is back as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer in the popular US TV series “24”. He says despite playing the role for eight seasons, he was nervous about stepping back into the character’s shoes. The eighth season was aired in 2010. The new season titled “24: Live […]
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The number of women representatives in the Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh has come down to just three from five in the last Lok Sabha. Interestingly, all the three newly-elected women MPs are fresh faces. K. Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, is the only woman MP […]
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 […]