Isha Sahni Ramesh Agrawal, Indian environment activist recently won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize that honours heroic grassroot environmentalists around the world for their achievements. The Goldman Prize, in its 25th year, is the largest award for grassroots environmental activism given annually by Goldman Environmental Foundation based in San Francisco, the foundation said in a […]
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Villagers Wednesday defied a separatist boycott call, while voters in cities and towns mostly stayed away from polling stations as balloting began in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Barely 15 votes were cast at two polling stations in Ganderbal district’s Kangan town in the first one hour of polling. In contrast, 50 […]
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It will be a hot Wednesday in Delhi and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and attacked the Congress, saying nothing can now save the “mother-son” government. Taking a dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Modi said this elections will ensure that the Congress will be ousted […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Union minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi had to face some embarrassing moments at a polling station here Wednesday as a voter raised an objection when he broke the queue. A voter stopped the actor-turned-politician and his family members when they tried to walk into the polling centre even as others […]
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Calling the India-US relationship “an important factor in the future development of India”, Ambassador S. Jaishankar says the relationship is awaiting “its next quantum leap patiently.” The Indian envoy was speaking Tuesday at the launch of the book “Reimagining India: Unlocking the Potential of Asia’s Next Super Power” by McKinsey & […]
Milan, April 30 (IANS) Inter president Erik Thohir said Javier Zanetti will retire at the end of the season to join the club management as a director. He said Inter discussed with Zanetti about his future over the past few months and the Argentine has agreed to stop playing, reported Xinhua. “The meetings with Zanetti […]
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls for seven seats of Bihar and bypoll for one state assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. Prominent candidates include Sharad Yadav, Hukum Deo Narain Yadav, Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Kirti Azad, and Pappu Yadav. As many as 94 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls in […]
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls in all 26 seats of Gujarat and by-polls for seven state assembly seats began Wednesday, officials said. Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, while senior BJP leader L.K. Advani is fighting from Gandhinagar. As many […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan, Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal and Director General of Police B. Prasada Rao were among the eminent personalities who voted here Wednesday. The governor and his wife Vimla Narasimhan exercised their franchise at a polling centre near Raj Bhavan. “Voting is one of the most […]