Jammu, May 5 (IANS) Timely detection of a landmine by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district near the international border averted a major tragedy in the area Monday. BSF sources told IANS that troopers of the 9th battalion detected an anti-personnel mine at Regal in Rajpura area of Kathua Monday morning. […]
Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) Campaigning came to an end Monday evening for the second and final phase of Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Seemandhra of Andhra Pradesh scheduled Wednesday. Loudspeakers fell silent, door-to-door canvassing by all political parties and their candidates came to a halt and the poll advertisements on television channels were taken off […]
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Should you be more careful about fellow women commuters in Delhi Metro as figures furnished by the CISF, in charge of guarding the metro, show that an overwhelming majority of pickpockets nabbed this year are women? But, if Delhi Police are to be believed, the figures provided by CISF “are grossly […]
Kiev, May 5 (IANS) Militants shot down a military helicopter near Sloviansk city in eastern Ukraine, BBC reported Monday citing a Ukrainian defence ministry statement. It was the third such incident of a Ukrainian military helicopter being downed over the city in recent days. The crew of the aircraft, however, survived largely because the helicopter crashed […]
Jammu, May 5 (IANS) A protest strike called by the Jammu Bar Association passed off peacefully Monday barring a few incidents of stone pelting in the city, officials said. Educational institutions, public transport, shops and other businesses remained closed although government offices, banks and post offices functioned normally. Some public transport, however, operated. Scores of pilgrims […]
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is backing “Citylights”, a remake of “Metro Manila”, says Hansal Mehta’s directorial venture should not be described as festival movie because it has all the elements of a commercial cinema. ” ‘Citylights’ is not a festival film. It’s an Indian film, it has an Indian story, it has […]
Shimla, May 5 (IANS) The Congress Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against sitting MP and BJP candidate Anurag Thakur for allegedly concealing financial details in his election affidavit and demanded that he be debarred from contesting the polls. Thakur, who is re-contesting from Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency, has declared his details of investments […]
Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Even in the face of outbreak of a disease, parents are often found lacking in getting their kids vaccinated, indicated a study. “We have always assumed that when the risk of catching a disease is high, people will accept a vaccine that is effective in preventing that disease. Our results may challenge […]
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid, partners of the Kolkata franchise for the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL), will be arriving here Wednesday to launch the club for the new football league. Club owner Miguel Angel Marin, club advisor Peter Kenyon, Emilio Gutierrez, director of marketing and Carlos Aguilera Martin, director of grassroots […]
Ahmedabad, May 5 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals scored 170 for six against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sardar Patel Stadium here Monday. Put in to bat, Rajasthan’s top order played exceptionally well to make 105 for one by the 13th over. Rajasthan’s top five — Ajinkya Rahane (30), Karun Nair […]