Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets touched a record high of 23,410.36 points Monday, surpassing its previous record of 23,048.49 points hit Friday, ahead of exit polls results. Good buying was observed in banking, capital goods, oil and gas, metal and auto sectors, while selling pressure was seen in healthcare sector. […]
Varanasi, May 12 (IANS) Arvind Kejriwal, AAP’s candidate in Varanasi, Monday ruled out a triangular contest in the city where polling is under way. He said his fight is only against BJP’s candidate and also its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. “It is not a triangular contest,” said Kejriwal, referring to Congress’s candidate Ajay Rai from […]
London, May 12 (IANS) A Nigerian state governor has said he has information on the whereabouts of the 200 abducted schoolgirls, a media report said Monday. Kashim Shettima, governor of the Nigerian state of Borno, said he has sighted the abducted girls, BBC reported. Shettima has passed on the report of the sightings to the Nigerian […]
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.