Chennai, May 3 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Saturday questioned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for not visiting the injured in the twin bomb blasts in a train here. He said he along with senior officials had visited the injured in Coimbatore blasts in 1998 when he was the chief minister. In a statement […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Earlier this week, Feroz Abbas Khan’s bold and unapologetic film “Dekh Tamasha Dekh” on communal divide was stopped from being screened in the heart of Mumbai city, hours before the scheduled time. What baffled the disbelieving director was that it was a private screening. Talking of the incident, he said: “I […]
Indian cricket is heading for heady times. Everyone’s calculations in the Indian cricket board, except the Supreme Court, hinges on the outcome on May 16, the day the results of the general election are out. But the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been speculating on endless possibilities. All […]
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The Assam government Saturday decided to hand over the probe into the killing of 27 civilians in the state’s Bodo-majority districts to the NIA, as 22 people were arrested in connection with the violence. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said: “We have decided to hand over the probe to the NIA. Some […]
Amethi, May 3 (IANS) Hundreds of booklets containing offensive remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, have surfaced here in the last two days. The 16-page booklet on Rahul Gandhi has the incumbent Amethi Lok Sabha member on its cover and goes on to say how he was […]
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) The Rajasthan government is set to soon launch an air taxi service which will help connect major industrial and tourism points in the state, officials said. “As per the plan, approved by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje before the (Lok Sabha) election code of conduct came into effect (March 5), we will […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A boy hides behind a veil, questioning his identity in a world filled with discrimination while a young girl refuses to sit passively and wants to spread her wings. Artwork such as these depicting the outlook of students towards gender issues in India are on display here. At an exhibition […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Four people were arrested for running an IPL betting syndicate from a house here, police said Saturday. Rakesh Sethi (45), Bantu Nagpal (33), Sanjay Hasija (32) and Vishu Sethi (22) were arrested from a house in Rohini area in west Delhi Saturday evening. Police said Sethi, a mechanical engineer and […]
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Jawahar Kaliani, an IT and electronics engineer from Mumbai, has been named to a key job in the US Treasury Department to develop secure business solutions for safety and soundness of banks and federal savings associations. Named Deputy Chief Information Officer for Application Services Delivery (ASD) at the Office of the […]
Toronto, May 3 (IANS) Three Indo-Canadians were charged with 17 offences in two separate cases of violent sexual assaults on sex workers two years ago in Canada’s Surrey, media reported. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that three suspects identified as Simranpreet Dhillon, Sukhraj Chahal and Gurjinder Sodha were involved in two incidents in Surrey […]