Case filed against Modi, Amit Shah over slogan

Case filed against Modi, Amit Shah over slogan

Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) A case has been filed in a Varanasi court against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party general secretary Amit Shah and city mayor Ram Gopal Mohale over a slogan hailing Modi. The case was filed by a lawyer in the court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) and alleges the “Har […]

India yet to take call on Geneva vote on Sri Lanka

India yet to take call on Geneva vote on Sri Lanka

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India is yet to take a final call on whether to vote for a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva on March 28 as the government is waiting for the final shape of the resolution, official sources said. However, a government source indicated that India is […]

World T20: Windies women beat England to make winning start

World T20: Windies women beat England to make winning start

Sylhet (Bangladesh), March 24 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies women’s team made a winning start to their World Twenty20 campaign when they beat England by nine runs in their Group B encounter here Monday. Defending 133 for seven at the Sylhet Stadium, the West Indies restricted England to 124 for nine, with medium pacer Deandra Dottin snatching […]

Airliner’s flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: Malaysian PM

Airliner’s flight ended in southern Indian Ocean: Malaysian PM

Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (IANS) The Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board that went missing March 8 “is lost” and there are no hopes of survivors, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday. He said at a press conference here that British investigators from its Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have confirmed that the […]

Bhatkal’s aide Akhtar was in touch with Atif Ameen: Police

Bhatkal’s aide Akhtar was in touch with Atif Ameen: Police

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal’s aide Asadullah Akhtar was in touch with Mohammad Atif Ameen, who died in the 2008 Batla House shootout, for planning Delhi serial blasts, Delhi police told a court here Monday. Police said the Central Forensic Science Laboratory report has confirmed that voice sample of Akhtar […]

Ora, Thompson front Marks & Spencer campaign

Ora, Thompson front Marks & Spencer campaign

London, March 24 (IANS) Actress Emma Thompson and singer Rita Ora are among the leading ladies of Marks & Spencer’s campaign. Starring in the campaign, besides the two stars, are singer Annie Lennox, supermodel Alek Wek, campaigner Baroness Lawrence, fashion designer Lulu Kennedy, chef-writer Rachel Khoo and structural engineer and advocate for technical careers Roma Agrawal. […]

Richard, Simran win Delhi south leg of Audi golf

Richard, Simran win Delhi south leg of Audi golf

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The duo of Richard White and Simran Sachdeva won the Delhi South Leg, the penultimate round of the Audi quattro Cup, at the Delhi Golf Course here Monday. Richard and Simran combined to score 49 stableford points and pipped Pranav Verma and Bubbles Suneja on a countback after both the teams […]

Red Chillies entrusts YRF worldwide theatrical distribution rights

Red Chillies entrusts YRF worldwide theatrical distribution rights

Monday, 24 March 2014: RED CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENTS PVT LTD announced that the 2014 Diwali Release, “HAPPY NEW YEAR”, will be distributed worldwide exclusively by YASH RAJ FILMS. Happy New Year, an action-packed musical heist, is Directed by Farah Khan and stars Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah. […]

Couples checking Facebook while making love: Study

Couples checking Facebook while making love: Study

London, March 24 (IANS) Social media has entered bedrooms for sure and is now threatening love-making, with some couples checking Facebook during sex. According to a new survey by global condom maker Durex, some of the British couple are checking Facebook during sex. The Durex study polled 2,000 British residents to understand if technology had an […]

World T20: Duminy powers South Africa to 170/6

World T20: Duminy powers South Africa to 170/6

Chittagong (Bangladesh), March 24 (IANS) JP Duminy’s unbeaten 86 off 43 balls powered South Africa to 170 for six in 20 overs against New Zealand in an ICC World Twenty20 Group 1 match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here Monday. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the South Africans, though, with the score at one […]