Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) The Tibetan administration-in-exile Friday congratulated BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his party’s landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections. “I take this opportunity to thank the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for their unwavering support for the Tibetan people during its two full terms. I also congratulate the incoming National […]
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Actor Rakhi Sawant Friday stood at sixth position in her debut Lok Sabha election that she fought from Mumbai north-west parliamentary constituency. Sawant, who had formed her own party Rashtriya Aam Party (RAP), managed to secure 1,995 votes. She was contesting against Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar of Shiv Sena, Kamat Gurudas Vasant of […]
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi experienced a pleasant Friday with the maximum temperature recorded at 36.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. The Met Department has forecast a clear and sunny Saturday. “The sky will remain clear and the day will be warm,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The […]
Puducherry, May 16 (IANS) Union minister V. Narayanasamy of the Congress Friday trailed by 5,200 votes in the lone Lok Sabha seat from the Puducherry Union Territory, officials said. Narayanasamy’s nearest rival is R. Radhakrishnan of the All India NR Congress party. He had earlier established lead over R.Radhakrishnan.
Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS) Former Brazil international midfielder Juninho is reportedly in the shortlist of candidates to coach French football club Lyon. Juninho has been in contact with the Ligue 1 club’s officials after current coach Remi Garde announced he will leave at the end of the season, according to Brazilian sports news portal […]
Los Angeles, May 16 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie’s son Knox designed her a ring depicting her latest character – evil witch Maleficent – for Mother’s Day. The six-year-old drew a picture of his mother in her role as evil queen Maleficent from her latest movie, which was then made into a gold band as a gift […]
Washington, May 16 (IANS) The Indiana Pacers defeated the Washington Wizards 93-80 to seal a spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. David West had a game-best 29 points for the Pacers Thursday night, along with six rebounds and four assists. Lance Stephenson made eight out of his 13 shots to gather 17 points. Paul George […]
Patna, May 16 (IANS) The sprawling bungalow of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the office of the ruling JD-U, which are usually bustling with people, wore a deserted look Friday as the party was pushed to the fourth place in the Lok Sabha polls in the state. “It is telling a story that the BJP’s […]
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday appeared set for a landslide win in both the assembly and Lok Sabha polls. The party candidates are leading in 18 of the 21 Lok Sabha and 100 of the 147 assembly constituencies in the state, officials said. Naveen Patnaik, who is set for fourth […]
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court (SC) Friday allowed the Indian Navy to move out the decommissioned INS Vikrant – country’s first aircraft carrier – from Mumbai naval dockyard to Darukhana ship breaking yard. The apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice A.K. Sikri allowed shifting of the 70-year-old aircraft carrier after […]