Shimla, March 26 (IANS) The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday sought the nod to prosecute BJP leaders and public servants for alleged wrong-doings in allotment of land to the state cricket body for constructing a residential complex. The leaders are former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his son Anurag Thakur, an MP […]
Sylhet (Bangladesh), March 26 (IANS) The Indian women’s team lost to England by five wickets for their second defeat in as many games in the World Twenty20 here Wednesday. India could only manage 95 for nine in 20 overs, a score England got past with 11 balls to spare. Opener Sarah Taylor (28) and Lydia Greenway […]
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Forty candidates have filed nominations for the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, which are going to polls in the second phase April 12, officials said Wednesday on the last day of filing of nominations. The three constituencies are the Autonomous District constituency, Silchar and Karimganj. Assam will see three phase polling […]
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha election in Mumbai North-West constituency will get a dose of glamour with the entry of Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant as an Independent candidate. “I have been virtually mobbed by people demanding that I should fight the election, so here I am,” Sawant told media persons here Wednesday. She […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday informed a court here that they will quiz Indian Mujahideen operative Waqas to establish the missing links in the 2010 Jama Masjid attack case. Police told the court that they will later seek custody of Waqas, a Pakistani national who is currently being questioned in the 2011 illegal […]
Amritsar, March 26 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have recovered seven kg of heroin following a run-in with smugglers from Pakistan in Amritsar sector, BSF officials said here Wednesday. The seizure was made near the Rajatal border outpost in Amritsar sector, 35 km from here, a BSF spokesman said. The incident took place Tuesday night. […]
New Delhi, March (IANS) The Congress in its election manifesto released Wednesday promised to bring a new legislation to protect the rights of sexual minorities. Listing the legal reforms it plans to move in if voted again to power in the Lok Sabha polls, the party said it “will enact a law to ensure that consensual […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani Wednesday opened the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week autumn-winter 2014 with his impressive collection and actress Shilpa Shetty, known for well-maintained figure, heightened the glamour quotient when she hit the ramp in a kanjeevaram outfit. Tahiliani’s autumn-winter pieces were terrific. Right from ivory cascade jacket with zardozi […]
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A coalition of civil society organisations Wednesday put forward a 14-point “people’s manifesto” to the political parties, demanding accessible healthcare and repeal of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, among others. The manifesto that lays emphasis on public healthcare so it is easily accessible to all would be formally released […]
Villapuram (Tamil Nadu), March 26 (IANS) AIADMK and DMK give false promises and they have to be taught a lesson in the general election, DMDK leader A. Vijaykant said Wednesday. Addressing an election rally here around 160 km from Chennai, the actor-turned-politician said: “The AIADMK and DMK give only false promises to the people of Tamil […]