A manager of a colliery of the Western Coalfields Ltd. was arrested for bribery, the CBI said Wednesday. “The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a manager (Mines), Rajur/Bhandewada Colliery (Maharashtra), Western Coalfields Ltd., for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from the complainant,” a CBI statement said. Western Coalfields Ltd. is one of […]
India and Saudi Arabia Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation for greater exchange of information and training. The agreement was signed on the first day of the three-day visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who arrived here Wednesday afternoon. Hours after his arrival, the crown prince met […]
The Congress Wednesday received a jolt in Seemandhra, with former minister T.G. Venkatesh announcing that he was joining the Telugu Desam Party. Venkatesh was a minister in the cabinet of Kiran Kumar Reddy, who resigned last week to protest the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. After consulting his supporters, Venkatesh said he would join the TDP. […]
Welcoming his expulsion from the CPI-M, veteran party leader and long-time West Bengal legislator Abdur Rezzak Mollah Wednesday said he was waiting for it. “It’s most welcome, I have been waiting for it,” Mollah told IANS. The decision to expel Mollah for “serious anti-party activities” was taken at a meeting of the Communist Party of […]
Powered by Virat Kohli’s 19th century, India romped home to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the Asia Cup held at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here Wednesday. Knowing India’s strengths as a chasing pack, skipper Kohli put Bangladesh in to bat first. The hosts put up […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for Myanmar Monday to take part in the third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit that will focus on increasing connectivity and establishing an architecture of subregional economic cooperation. The prime minister will also hold bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of Bangladesh […]
Salman has got a brother, well not in real life, but in reel life. It is learnt that Neil Nitin Mukesh has been signed to play Salman’s younger brother in Sooraj Barjatya’s next, tentatively titled ‘Bade Bhaiyya’. For the same role, Vidyut Jamwal was earlier considered, but the actor had said a ‘NO’ to star […]
New Delhi, Feb 25 The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will arrive here Wednesday on a three-day official visit, during which the two countries will sign an agreement on defence and on cooperation in hydrocarbons and security. Crown Prince Salman’s is the highest level political visit from the kingdom after […]
Mumbai, Feb 25 Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been a huge inspiration for many, says his parents were his “greatest inspiration” and that he feels his mother was “the most beautiful woman”. “For me.inspiration comes from different fields. When it comes to my work, I look up to Dilip Kumar, WaheedaRehman and many from the […]
Milano, Friday 21st February 2014 – Rahul Mishra was announced the winner of the 2013/2014 International Woolmark Prize (IWP), during the final awards event held at the Triennale Museum, Milan. An esteemed judging panel including Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Colette Garnsey, Angelica Cheung, Alexa Chung and representatives from the global IWP retail partners, […]