New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh MP expelled from the Congress for opposing Telangana’s formation Thursday shocked the nation when he used pepper spray during another tumultous day in the Lok Sabha. The first of its kind act in parliament sent scores of MPs and Lok Sabha officials — and even some journalists in […]
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and fiance Kanye West have spoken to architects to construct a temporary balcony at their wedding venue so they can kiss in public like Prince William and Duchess Catherine did after taking their nuptial vows. The royals had shared a kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony […]
‘Revolver Rani’, Kangana Ranaut’s new film is yet to release, but for the actress, it is already a success. She says the film is even better than the script envisaged. “We have made a better film than what we had initially intended to. I already believe it is a success. How people perceive box office […]
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) An FIR was lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday for making “vulgar comments” against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday, an official said. The language and contents of what Ramdev said were in “bad taste” and amounted to demeaning a certain caste as well as a national leader, the official added. […]
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday presented the Padma awards to eminent personalities like author Ruskin Bond and actor Paresh Rawal at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The president presented one Padma Vibhushan, 11 Padma Bhushans and 44 Padma Shri awards at a civil investiture ceremony, an official statement said. Yoga […]
By-“Isha Sahni” Cairo, April 26 (IANS) It’s known that Amitabh Bachchan is popular in Egypt but the extent of this can only be gauged when an Indian lands in Egypt, the land of pyramids and one of the world’s oldest civilisations, just like India. Soon after this IANS correspondent landed at Cairo International Airport one hot […]
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) The Congress was “keen and eager” to see party chief Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra play a bigger role in the election campaign, its national spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Saturday. “Yes, I accept the entire party is very keen and eager that she should campaign more and that is true […]
· Bigger, faster and can travel longer distances without refuelling · Delivering the highest level of care and rapid transport · Victorian Coalition Government building a healthier Victoria Victorians will have a new fleet of state-of-the-art helicopters from January 2016 thanks to an estimated $550 million Victorian Coalition Government investment, Minister for Health David Davis […]
· Victorian Coalition Government delivers an extra $130 million to repair and restore Victorian roads · More than half a billion dollars to be invested in road management in 2014-15 · Coalition Government continues to fix more roads, more often Commuters, businesses and visitors will enjoy better, safer journeys on Victorian roads, Treasurer Michael O’Brien […]
Canberra/Kuala Lumpur, April 26 (IANS) As the 14th day of the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370 began Saturday, 95 percent of the underwater search area has been covered, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said in Canberra. Early into Mission 13 Friday the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Bluefin-21 was recalled due […]