Cold conditions continued to prevail in Uttar Pradesh as many parts of the state received rainfall Friday as well. Friday saw sunny afternoon giving some relief from cold, but evening witnessed heavy rains in many places, including the state capital. The regional Met Office has predicted more rainfall in the coming days as low pressure […]
US President Barack Obama will unveil his proposals to reform the National Security Agency’s surveillance programmes next week, the White House announced. The White House said the president will make the announcement in a speech Jan 17, Xinhua reported Friday. “He will be making remarks to discuss the outcomes of the work that has been […]
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade arrived here Friday night following her indictment by a US grand jury for alleged visa fraud. She arrived by a US Airlines flight at after 10 p.m. India has expelled an American diplomat in a reciprocal gesture. Khobragade, 39, who was India’s deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on Dec […]
Daisy Shah is all set to make her B-Town debut opposite Salman Khan in ‘Jai Ho’ and the actress says that she would like to romance Salman again and again. Daisy said, “I would like to romance with Salman again and again in all my films.” When asked her experience, about working with the superstar, […]
Parineeti Chopra will be next seen in ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ and it was not easy for the actress to shoot for the film. She was strictly told to stay away from her favourite food, especially chocolates, cupcakes and pizza and this task was quite difficult for the actress, as she is a complete foodie. According […]
Kangana Ranaut will be next seen in ‘Queen’ and the director of the film; Vikas Bahl says that the actress is a “fashion queen” and “overconfident” in real life unlike her role in the movie. Vikas said, “Kangana is overconfident in real life. She is a fashion queen and her approach towards her life is […]
India Friday expelled an American diplomat involved in the case of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after she was told to fly home following her indictment by a US grand jury. Official sources said the US embassy was “asked to withdraw forthwith a US diplomat of similar rank as Khobragade”. “We have reason to believe that […]
C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister, Friday blamed failure to complete projects on time for the “steep decline” in the country’s economic growth. “Economic growth has in fact declined much more steeply than what is warranted by the decline in investment. This might be because projects have not […]
The AAP Friday launched a free national membership drive called “Main bhi Aam Aadmi”, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the party wanted to enrol 10 million people by Jan 26. “We have a target of (achieving) one crore membership by Jan 26,” Kejriwal told the media, adding 300,000 membership applications had been received online. […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday lashed out at the media, specifically the electronic channels, for negative coverage of the just-concluded Saifai Mahotsav in his home town. Interacting with media persons at a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence here, Akhilesh Yadav said the media was selectively targeting his government for something […]