New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India’s commitment for building a peaceful Afghanistan when Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers Abdullah Abdullah called on him here. “The prime minister expressed deep gratitude towards the government and the national security forces of Afghanistan for their bravery and sacrifice […]
Raigad (Maharashtra), At least 14 collegians from Pune — a teacher and students including 10 girls, who were part of a group of 130 on a picnic — drowned on Monday in the Arabian Sea at Murud beach in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, around 150 km south of Mumbai, police said. The toll is expected to […]
New Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday supported striking sanitation employees of Delhi’s three main civic bodies seeking salaries as AAP leaders cleared garbage from across the capital. “I support (the) demand of protesting MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) employees that they should get their full salaries,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader tweeted. […]
Guwahati, Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and Udyan Sagar aka DJ Nucleya brought down the curtain on the three-day Rongali — Destination, Culture, Harmony — a festival of Assam here. The third day started on a powerful note with Nishant Hagjer passionately playing the drums. After his energetic performance, Amjad Ali Khan took the stage […]
Washington, US presidential aspirants are making a final push before Monday’s first nominating contest in Iowa where Donald Trump leads the Republican side while Bernie Sanders poses a top challenge to Hillary Clinton among Democrats. The former secretary of state Clinton, clinging to a narrow 45 to 42 percent lead over Sanders, spent much of […]
Worst suburbs for school zone speeding in 2015 revealed State Government releases next round of schools for 40kmh flashing signs The State Government has reminded motorists to slow down in school zones with children returning to class this week and at the same time has named those suburbs where motorists are driving too fast and […]
Adelaide Festival Centre has announced that it will build a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame, as part of the Festival Centre redevelopment project that will commence in 2016. The star-studded walkway will initially include more than120 names of some of the great artists that have graced the stages of the Adelaide Festival Centre. From Paul Kelly […]
Melbourne, History was created on Friday with both the men’s and women’s cricket teams clinching series wins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. The Indian men dominated with both bat and ball to beat Australia by 27 runs in the second Twenty20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match […]
Melbourne, Top seeded women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis overwhelmed Czech seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3 to win the Australian Open crown here on Friday. It was the World No.1 doubles team’s 36th consecutive win and third straight Grand Slam victory after winning the Wimbledon and US […]
Patna, A woman, allegedly kidnapped by ruling Congress legislator Sidharth Kumar Singh, on Friday appeared before police along with his driver Pankaj Kumar Sharma whom she claimed to have married. She denied being kidnapped, police said. “Nidhi along with Pankaj reached the residence of Patna’s Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj to inform him that […]