Manama, April 6 (IANS) An Indian man was found dead in an under-construction building in Bahrain’s capital Manama. Police found the body of Jam Rajeesh, 40, hanging at the site Saturday in Adliya after local residents complained of a foul smell, the Gulf-Daily News reported Sunday. Police suspect that Rajeesh allegedly committed suicide last week. Investigation […]
Agartala/Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) One constituency in Tripura and five in Assam go to polls Monday morning, marking the start of the nine-phase staggered elections to the Lok Sabha. The six are among 543 constituencies where polling will take place from April 7 to May 12. The ballot count will be held May 16, and the […]
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) With balloting in the capital days away, Delhi Police is a trifle concerned. It is wondering how to fill up the manpower gap of around 9,000 personnel with most of the paramilitary forces having been requisitioned by other states where elections are also being held. Delhi requires around 50,000 security personnel […]
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) After Indian films “Krrish 3” and “Kochadaiiyaan”, Telugu comedy-drama “Chandamama Lo Amrutham” gets a web game titled “Amrutham – The Game”, which will be used as an innovative marketing tool to promote the film. “Chandamama Lo Amrutham” is based on popular Telugu sitcom “Amrutham” and the film’s director Gunnam Gangaraju says the […]
Ajmer, April 6 (IANS) Sachin Pilot, a union minister who is an MBA from Wharton and switched to politics from a high-paying corporate job, is travelling from village to village in the searing heat and dust of Rajasthan in a bid to retain this Ajmer Lok Sabha seat and assures Congress “results will astonish political analysts”. […]
Tehran, April 6 (IANS) Iran and the six world powers may start drafting the final agreement over Tehran’s nuclear programme from April 21, a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said Sunday. “We hope that in the upcoming talks we would be able to bring the views closer and narrow the differences regarding major issues, so we could […]
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha is working with Arjun Kapoor for the first time in “Tevar” and says she respects her co-star for being a thorough professional. “He is cordial with everybody. He is not overtly friendly, but he is a very chilled out guy and good to work with,” she said. “What I […]
Bangui, April 6 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Central African Republic (CAR) over the weekend to bring to focus the world’s attention on a crisis that has been marked by widespread atrocities and suffering, and to call on the country’s citizens to heed the lessons of neighbouring Rwanda and stop the violence. “There is […]
Sirsa (Haryana), April 6 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of practising divisive politics, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said each state in India has its own model of development. Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally here, he accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of practising divisive politics but did not name the party. The Congress leader […]
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It was hard to miss the well-dressed man holding aloft the trademark AAP broom, standing on a road divider in South Delhi. Donning the ‘Main Hoon Aam Aadmi’ cap, the supporter was silently campaigning for the 16-month-old party near Lajpat Nagar. With the polling date drawing closer, political parties are not […]