Shimla, April 23 (IANS) A total of 38 candidates willbe in the fray for four Lok Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh as the last day of withdrawal of nomination ended Wednesday. Polling for all the four seats will be held May 7. Twelve candidates will fight it out in Kangra, nine in Mandi, 10 in […]
Katihar (Bihar), April 23 (IANS) After losing the Lok Sabha election the last three times, NCP leader Tarique Anwar is in the fray in Katihar in Bihar hoping to score a win. Anwar faces a tough challenge from BJP’s outgoing MP Nikhil Choudhary, who is seeking re-election, banking on what he says is a “wave” […]
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has been named People magazine’s “Most Beautiful” woman. The 31-year-old, who won an Oscar for her role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen‘s “12 Years a Slave”, recently landed a contract with Lancome Paris, reports showbizspy.com. “It was exciting and just a major, major […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Money and liquor seems to be lining the electoral trail this election, if the latest figures of the Election Commission are anything to go by. A staggering Rs.240 crore ($39 million) in unaccounted cash has been seized by the poll panel so far. The amount is much more than was […]
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) China will focus on the development of a new operating system (OS) based on Linux to cope with the shutdown of Windows XP, an official said Wednesday. Zhang Feng, chief engineer of China’s ministry of industry and information technology, said “the ministry will beef up support for the development of such […]
London, April 23 (IANS) If the right wardrobe is a must during summer, footwear is equally important and this season add a pair of bright statement heels. It will not only save a heap of money, as opposed to buying a completely new look, but one would feel better for having revamped an old and […]
Ghaziabad, April 23 (IANS) The agitation against public schools here for raising fees has widened and is garnering support from various quarters. The Abhibhavak Manch included 19 other public schools in addition to the three branches of DPS, Ghaziabad, in the ambit of its agitation on the third day Wednesday of its round-the-clock sit in […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday issued fresh notice to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for “persistently” and “continuously” violating the model code of conduct. Azam Khan along with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Amit Shah was banned by the poll panel April 11 from campaigning in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly making provocative […]
Tokyo, April 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday arrived in Japan on the first leg of his four-nation Asian trip. Obama will stay here through Friday and will hold a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the focus on the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks, Xinhua reported. The two […]
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday said it would keep tabs on the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal Thursday via electronic media, fax and emails addressed to the state chief electoral officer as well as helpline complaints. Six seats spread over four districts – Muslim-majority Malda and Murshidabad, besides North Dinajpur and […]