According to filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is an active participant on Twitter, the social media “encourages cowards” to express their feelings online. The director has over six million followers on the platform. “Social Media encourages cowards and haters to spout the most ugly things that they would never dare to say in real life to […]
Superstar Salman Khan is all geared up for the release of his upcoming film Jai Ho, which features Daisy Shah opposite him. The actor is responsible of giving a breaks to a number of newcomers in the industry and when asked being a Godfather to many actors, Salman said, “Somebody has given me a break, […]
A day after Jammu and Kashmir officials detained a Pakistani truck with 100 kg of brown sugar, Pakistan-administered Kashmir authorities Saturday detained 27 Indian drivers and their vehicles who had gone to Muzaffarabad with goods, officials said. All the trucks had gone with goods across the Line of Control (LoC) Friday, officials said here. This […]
The Netherlands coasted to a 7-2 win over New Zealand in the summit clash to lift the Hockey World League Final title at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Saturday. Earlier, World No.4 England upset reigning World Champions Australia 2-1 to win the bronze medal play-off with English skipper Barry Middleton hitting the winning […]
The government Saturday invited applications for the appointment of a chairperson and eight members in the Lokpal anti-corruption watchdog. “The government has invited applications for filling up one post of chairperson and eight posts of members in the Lokpal,” an official release said. The release said four of the eight posts are for judicial members. […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday expressed his “shock and deep sadness” to junior HRD minister Shashi Tharoor over the demise of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, saying “we are with you in this hour of grief”. In his condolence message to Tharoor, Manmohan Singh prayed for strength to Tharoor to tide over the difficult time. “It […]
Tamil Nadu’s Vishnu Vardhan won the men’s crown while Natasha Palha of Goa claimed the women’s honours in the national grasscourt tennis championships here Saturday. In the men’s final, third seed Vishnu Vardhan banged 18 aces to carve out a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory over second ranked Jayaprakash Mohit Mayur at the Calcutta South Club. Vardhan […]
Around 36 lakh children in Chhattisgarh would be immunised against polio in a statewide campaign beginning Sunday, state immunisation officer Subhash Pandey said here Saturday. While the first phase of the drive for children below the age of five would be held Sunday, the second phase would be conducted Feb 23. Apart from other staff, […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday met chief ministers, state unit presidents and AICC state members, asking them to strongly take up issues affecting people. He also got feedback regarding the party’s preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, held a day after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) met here, was also attended […]
A wave of violent attacks left at least 22 people killed and 65 wounded in the Iraqi capital city Saturday, police said. The deadliest blast occurred in the Mansour district of Baghdad, leaving six civilians killed and 12 injured, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying. Four civilians were killed and 13 wounded when a […]