Elections in India are fascinating as they throw up interesting possibilities. As the nation votes to elect a new set of representatives in parliament, three of the country’s top women political leaders — J Jayalalithaa, Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati– have expressed the desire to become prime minister. Visible in the media more for their imperious […]
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) State-run explorer Oil India Limited (OIL) Wednesday announced it has become the first Indian company to make a foreign currency bond issuance worth $1 billion in its debut US dollar bond sale programme. “Oil India has made an inaugural $1 billion dual-tranche US Dollar (USD) unsecured bond issue in the international […]
Patna, April 9 (IANS) Seven bombs planted by Maoists in Gaya and Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar were found early Wednesday by security forces, police said. Bihar will see six-phase polling beginning April 10. Gaya along with five Maoist-affected constituencies – Aurangabad, Sasaram, Jamui, Nawada and Karakat – will vote Thursday. Gaya Senior Superintendent of […]
Toronto, April 9 (IANS) Be it a high-powered dinner or a seminar, make sure you take your seat beside the person that matters as a study has confirmed that people who sit near you are more likely to support your agenda. Where a person is located influences who they interact with and who they would turn […]
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Security has been beefed up for the first phase of polling in 10 Lok Sabha seats in western Uttar Pradesh Thursday after hate speeches by politicians raised security concerns. Election Commission officials said while a security plan had been worked out much in advance for the sprawling region, the scale was being […]
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) Large, pictorial warnings on tobacco packets leads to greater motivation among smokers to quit and lowers motivation among non-smokers to start up, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has said. “Evidence from around the world shows that large, pictorial warnings significantly increase effectiveness of pack warning labels by increasing knowledge, awareness and […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Polling for the Lok Sabha in India’s smallest union territory Lakshadweep, a group of 36 islands and total electorate less than 50,000, will be held Thursday. There are a total of 49,821 electors, evenly divided between male and female voters. Three islands – Androth (9,012), Minicoy (8,139) and Kavaratti (8,080) – have […]
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Two weeks after making a startling claim that Ziaur Rahman was Bangladesh’s first president, senior BNP leader Tarique Rahman said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was an “illegal” prime minister. Rahman made the comment at a function, organised by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the Westminster Hall in London Tuesday, bdnews24.com Wednesday […]
Los Angeles, April 9 (IANS) Actress Mindy Kaling, who plays Mindy Lahiri in her own TV series “The Mindy Project”, says she is not drawing from experience when she writes about the various hookups her character has each week. She appeared on TV show “Chelsea Lately” and said that she’d be dead if she lived the […]
Imphal, April 9 (IANS) Over 50 percent voters cast their ballot till 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, as polling was held for one of the two seats in the northeastern state, officials said. Police and Election Commission officials said balloting took place peacefully in 1,406 polling stations in the tribal reserved […]