Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said “acche din” have come for Modi and few businessmen close to him and not for people. He also trained guns on Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, terming him a “mini Modi”. Addressing a public meeting at Wadial village near here, he […]
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) on Friday demanded the deportation of former porn star Sunny Leone and barring her future entry into India for displaying what it terms vulgarity on her website and insulting the dignity of women. The HJS lodged a first information report (FIR) with Sunil Shivarkar, head of Ramnagar police station in […]
Strange are the ways of life as is evident in this commercial capital of the state: a Keralite family is weeping as one of its members was shot dead in Afghanistan, while in a nearby hospital, an Afghan national is elated as he has got a new pair of hands from a brain-dead Keralite. The […]
A Jewish-American booked on late Thursday for plotting the escape of an Israeli held for alleged possession of drugs was until some months back responsible for security at the Jewish Chabad house in Mumbai targeted during the 26/11 terror attack, a top police officer said on Friday. Addressing a press conference here, Inspector General of […]
In a worrying start to this fiscal, India’s merchandise exports declined sharply by 14 percent in April and stood at $22.05 billion due mainly to the overall conditions in the global market, while gold imports shot up by 85 percent. The exports contracted from $25.63 billion during April 2014. According to data on exports and […]
Authorities in Australia on Friday banned an Indian-origin surgeon from practising in the country after he was found to have lied in his job application and lacked professional competence in performing complex surgeries, a media report said. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ordered the registration of former Bundaberg Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel, who was […]
A BBC editor has come in for sharp criticism after he compared hate preacher Anjem Choudary to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, a media report said on Thursday. “Against a background of hundreds of Muslims heading off to fight and with people like Choudary whose rhetoric is encouraging them to go, the government thinks this […]
A unique football tournament beginning here on May 20 will see youngsters dribble around in aid of Nepal earthquake victims, an organiser said on Thursday. Eight teams of young football players will showcase their skills in the three-day VCN Football Tournament 2015 at the Ram Lila Grounds in central Kolkata. “This tournament is being organised […]
Bollywood film personality Deepti Naval said on Thursday she intends to write a book of short stories on Kashmir, reflecting the life and times of the people here. Deepti spoke to IANS in the summer capital Srinagar about her writing interests and also about the inspiration she gets each time she visits the Valley. “I […]
Pakistani actress and model Sanam Saeed, who found popularity in India with her TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”, is now going to play an Indian girl in Nasir Khan’s romantic thriller film “Bachaana”. “Bachaana” is a journey of a sweet and bubbly Indian girl Aalia, played by Sanam, who undergoes a series of unfortunate events […]