Jaipur, March 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday said his party runs a government for the poor and would work for their development if voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Devali town in Tonk district, around 100 km from here, he said the Congress-led UPA government got […]
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday released the names of the party’s candidates for 35 Lok Sabha constituencies, and said he and his party would like to see a secular government at the centre. “I and the DMK would like to have a secular government at the centre,” he told reporters. Stating that […]
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Actor-producer Atul Agnihotri, who has roped in his star brother-in-law Salman Khan for a cameo in his film “O Teri”, says the actor is “adding a lot” to the film. “‘O Teri’ is being well-pushed by Salman Khan. He is adding a lot to the film and his song, which he shot […]
The 48 year old actor, Salman Khan is a bachelor and a virgin (that’s what he says), but it looks like soon he will be a married man and lose his virginity as well. Recently, at an event Salman gave a hint of getting married to Romanian beauty Lulia Vantur. Salman said, “Now I’m in […]
Hanoi, March 10 (IANS) Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang will pay a state visit to Japan between March 16-19, Vietnamese foreign ministry announced Sunday. He will visit the country at the invitation of Japanese Emperor Akihito, Xinhua reported. Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic ties in 1973. Japan is Vietnam’s biggest development assistance donor and investor. Vietnam-Japan […]
Washington, March 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet Ukraine’s new Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk here Wednesday, the White House said Sunday. The visit will highlight the “strong” support of the United States for the people of Ukraine, who have “demonstrated inspiring courage and resilience through recent times of crisis”, Xinhua quoted the White House […]
Berlin, March 10 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for forming a contact group to find a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, as she talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone Sunday, the government here said. Merkel pointed out the urgency of establishing an international contact group which will find a political way to […]
London, March 10 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin favoured finding a “diplomatic solution” of the situation in Ukraine, as they help talks over phone Sunday, a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The Prime Minister made clear that we, along with our European and American partners, want to work with Russia to […]
Baghdad, March 10 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed and 129 wounded in separate attacks, including a massive suicide bombing, in Iraq Sunday, police and medical sources said. In a major attack, at least 34 people were killed and over 120 wounded during the morning rush hours when a suicide car bomber blew up his […]
Los Angeles, March 10 (IANS) Filmmaker Brett Ranter says that he will start a joint venture with an unnamed cable network. “I’m about to close a joint venture with a cable network,” Ratner said Saturday in passing at a UCLA conference, adding that he would be deficit financing the programming. Ratner is doing the deal through […]