New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress will be confined to two digits when election results are announced May 16, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Saturday. “They (Congress) are making efforts to cross the 100-seat mark, but I think they will be decimated to two digits,” Modi said in an interview to TV […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Veteran lyricist Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, here Saturday. The 79-year-old was overwhelmed and thanked a string of “gurus” and musical geniuses of the past and current generation for contributing to […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday skirted questions on whether he would tender an apology to the Election Commission over violation of the model code of conduct. Asked if he would like to apologise to the poll panel, Modi told TV channel Aaj Tak: “That stage has not come […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Saturday said he was hoping for a good fight in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency where Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is contesting against him. “If there is competition, it is good. Otherwise there will be no fun,” Modi told TV news channel […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Saturday celebrated its 20th foundation day. Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who was the guest of honour, presented awards to 44 employees for their outstanding contribution to the Delhi Metro. “DMRC’s name should be mentioned in golden letters. Delhi Metro has put India’s name as […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress Saturday sounded the bugle for the upcoming assembly election by deputing co-ordinators to all 288 seats to assess the pre-poll ground reality. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said this was part of the overall strategy of the Congress to strengthen the party organisation and select good candidates. “This does […]
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Saturday said the “blow hot, blow cold” ties between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP was a tacit understanding to prevent a central agency probe into the Saradha scam. A day after BJP president Rajnath Singh assured a special economic package for Bengal if […]
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Engineering students from India have bagged top laurels in an aero-design contest held in the US recently, officials said here Saturday. Students from Mumbai’s M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering won the first prize in the micro class and the fifth in the advanced section at the SAE Aero Design competition […]
New York, May 3 (IANS) Among the women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, those who sleep efficiently – not necessarily for longer period – are likely to live longer than those who do not get quality sleep, a study indicated. Sleep efficiency refers to the ratio of time asleep to time spent in bed. “Good […]
London, May 3 (IANS) Nasal discharge of camels could transmit the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus to men, alarming research has indicated. The MERS coronavirus that has already cost more than 100 human lives is currently spreading very rapidly in the Arab world. The researchers found that viruses from infected humans and Arabian […]