REMO WANTS A KNOWN ACTOR FOR ‘ABCD 2’

REMO WANTS A KNOWN ACTOR FOR ‘ABCD 2’

Remo D’Souza is all set for the sequel of his film ‘ABCD’ and the choreographer-turned-director wants a known actor to play the lead in the film. Few days back, there were reports that Varun Dhawan has been approached to play the lead in ‘ABCD 2’, but nothing is yet confirmed. Remo said, “For the lead […]

Hockey: Germany snatch 3-3 draw against India

Hockey: Germany snatch 3-3 draw against India

A much improved India almost bagged a win against reigning Olympic champions Germany but a goal in the dying minutes by the latter helped them eke out a 3-3 draw in the final Pool A match of the Hockey World League Final here Monday. Earlier, England handed New Zealand a 5-1 drubbing in the other […]

No deal with US on bringing back Dawood: R.K. Singh

No deal with US on bringing back Dawood: R.K. Singh

The US has offered no help to India as far as bringing most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim back from Pakistan is concerned, former home secretary R.K. Singh, who has now joined the BJP, said Monday. In an interview to CNN-IBN channel, R.K. Singh said: “Firstly, if a third country’s intelligence agency is agreeing to help […]

India completes three polio-free years

India completes three polio-free years

Polio eradication in India has been possible only because of unwavering political will at the highest levels, adequate financial resources and technological innovations, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday after India completed three years without any polio case. Azad said the role of the millions of volunteers and vaccinators was also important to make […]

Delhi government to reverse FDI in multi-brand retail

Delhi government to reverse FDI in multi-brand retail

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government Monday said it will not allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, reversing the previous Sheila Dikshit regime’s policy. In a letter to the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), the Delhi government asked the central government to remove Delhi from the list of the states that have […]

Nursery admissions in Delhi not to begin Jan 15

Nursery admissions in Delhi not to begin Jan 15

The admission process for nursery classes in the city’s private schools which was to start Jan 15, was Monday deferred by two days after some schools moved the Delhi High Court saying the new guidelines were “arbitrary”. Unaided private schools appealed the single judge order which refused to stay the government notification on the criteria […]

Mumbai man held for raping minor Facebook friend

Mumbai man held for raping minor Facebook friend

rapA 21-year-old Mumbai-based man who raped a teenaged girl from Goa he had got in touch on Facebook has been arrested and booked, a Goa Police spokesperson said. “A police team is in Mumbai to take custody of both – the victim and the accused,” the spokesperson said. The 17-year-old girl had travelled to Mumbai […]

AAP to impact Congress most in Lok Sabha polls: Survey

AAP to impact Congress most in Lok Sabha polls: Survey

The AAP, which made a stunning debut in the Delhi assembly polls, is likely to impact the Congress’s fortunes the most in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a survey by ABP News-Nielsen in Delhi and Mumbai said Monday. According to the snap poll, in Mumbai and Thane the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine is likely to […]