Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government’s ambitious ‘Samajwadi Pension’ scheme has run into rough weather. The scheme, aimed at benefitting 40 lakh poor families with a monthly dole of Rs.500-750, has been stalled, with the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls in place. Officials told IANS that the selection process to […]
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand cancelled his show in Derby after he received the news that his mother Barbara has breast cancer. The 38-year-old comedian cancelled his show at Derby’s Assembly Rooms in the East Midlands Friday so that he could be with Barbara, reports contactmusic.com. He also pulled out of a […]
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Accusing both Congress and BJP of pursuing “pro-rich policies”, Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday asserted only the Left parties had the right alternative policies. “There is no difference between policies of Congress and BJP, their sole aim is making richer the rich and robbing the poor. “They can dole […]
Dubai, March 8 (IANS) An Indian in Dubai has been jailed for six months followed by deportation from the United Arab Emirates for molesting a five-year-old girl. The Dubai Court of First Instance passed the sentence after the 23-year-old delivery man earlier admitted that he had grabbed the girl by her hand, and hugged, kissed and […]
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi) figure in the first list of party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections released here Saturday. Apart from the two Gandhis, the list has 192 more names including Unique Identification Authority of India chairman and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, […]
Baghdad , March 8 (IANS) A total of 28 people were killed and 38 others wounded in separate violent attacks, mainly targeting security forces, across Iraq Saturday, police said. The deadliest attacks occurred in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, leaving 18 security personnel dead and 25 others wounded, including three gunmen, Xinhua reported. In one of […]
Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Congress leader and former minister Galla Aruna Kumari and her industrialist son Galla Jayadev Saturday joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Aruna Kumari along with her supporters formally joined TDP in the presence of party chief and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the party office here. The minister for mines […]
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi) figure in the first list of party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections released Saturday. Apart from the two Gandhis, the list has 192 more names including union ministers Mallikarjun Kharge and Girija Vyas.
Bridgetown (Barbados), March 8 (IANS/CMC) Explosive opener Chris Gayle believes the West Indies have a realistic shot at defending their World Twenty20 title but admits the regional side will face a tough challenge. The big-hitting left-hander was a key member of the side which lifted the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka two years ago, and […]
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Mohammedan Sporting and Mohun Bagan played out a goalless draw in a round 20 encounter of the Airtel I-League at the Salt Lake Stadium here Saturday. It was 0-0 back in November as well while two other clashes in other competitions this season also ended all square. The result takes Mohun Bagan’s […]