Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari will not contest from Uttarakhand’s Nainital Lok Sabha constituency seat, his close aides said Wednesday. Sources said the former chief minister of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh wanted to contest one last time and had also pleaded with the party leadership to field his son Rohit Shekhar […]
Politics has been integral to the Indian business milieu as building political connections is part of doing business in the country. But it is for the first time some of India’s corporate tycoons are being named openly in a charged election campaign and their close links have become part of the popular conversation, stuff of […]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian and singer Kanye West were seen having fun in Paris amid speculation that the couple is in the early stages of wedding planning. The 33-year-old reached the City of Lights Saturday to join her beau. The duo then worked out at Usine Gym Center and later indulged in […]
Washington, April 16 (IANS) New York Police Department has disbanded a controversial surveillance unit started after the September 11, 2001, attacks to catalogue information on Muslim businesses and mosques across the New York region. Developed with the CIA’s help after 9/11, the so-called Demographics Unit-or Zone Assessment Unit-has been the target of controversy and civil lawsuits. […]
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to light drizzle Wednesday morning and the Met Office has forecast a cloudy day with spells of rain. “The sky will remain cloudy and some parts of the city will experience light rain and thundershower later in the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The […]
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) China’s economy grew 7.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, authorities said Wednesday. The National Bureau of Statistics said preliminary data showed the nation’s gross domestic product reached 12.8213 trillion yuan ($2.08 trillion) in the first quarter, reported Xinhua. The figures suggest growth in the world’s second-largest economy was generally […]
Seoul, April 16 (IANS) A passenger ship with 471 people aboard, mostly high school students, was sinking in waters off South Korea’s coast, the media reported Wednesday. The 6,825-tonne passenger ship “SEWOL” was sinking in waters off the Jindo Island, just off South Korea’s southwest corner, sending out a distress signal at around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday. […]
Bangalore, April 16 (IANS) At least six passengers were burnt to death and a dozen injured early Wednesday when the private-run bus in which they were travelling caught fire in Karnataka, an official said. The accident took place in Hiriyur (town) in Chitradurga district, about 160 km from here. “The tragedy occurred around 3 a.m. when […]
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian and singer Kanye West were seen having fun in Paris amid speculation that the couple is in the early stages of wedding planning. The 33-year-old reached the City of Lights Saturday to join her beau. The duo then worked out at Usine Gym Center and later indulged in […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Brazil’s Corinthians Arena stadium at Sao Paulo, which will host the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, was officially delivered Tuesday, but in an incomplete state. The Arena, also known as Itaquerao stadium, is still missing some 20,000 temporary seats on the bleachers, according to Odebrecht, the company in […]