New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the US Monday sought to give a new momentum to their business relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama displaying their personal chemistry as they sought to iron out thorny issues, promised to cut red tape and laid thrust on concrete outcomes. Attending two back-to-back […]
Mohali, Jan 26 (IANS) Punjab Warriors registered their second victory in this year’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL), beating Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3-2 at the Hockey Stadium here Monday. Warriors got their goals from Varun Kumar (12th minute), S.V. Sunil (27th) and Sandeep Singh (42nd), while Wizards skipper V.R. Raghunath converted two penalty corners in […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Top Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu was happily surprised when she got to know that she will be conferred India’s fourth highest civilian honour – the Padma Shri — and said the award will only motivate her to do better in the future. “It feels really good. I am really happy […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Over 20,000 policemen guarded the US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on the first day of his three-day visit here, an official said Sunday. Policemen, including paramilitary personnel, were deployed on the routes Obama’s 60-vehicle cavalcade took in the city. Several roads leading to the ITC Maurya Hotel, […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) It was the “Chai pe Charcha” moment in Indian diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known for his innovative and more personal approach to diplomatic engagements, Sunday took a stroll with US President Barack Obama in the neatly manicured lawns of Hyderabad House and also poured him a cup of tea […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Asian Games gold medal-winning wrestler Satpal, who also coached inspirational Sushil Kumar, was Sunday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award, while national hockey team captain Sardar Singh and two-time badminton World Championships bronze medallist P.V. Sinhdu were among the five sportspersons chosen for this year’s Padma Shri awards. […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Assamese director Jahnu Barua has been named for the Padma Bhushan honour, announced on the eve of the 66th Republic Day. He will receive the award for his contribution to art over the years. Barua, who has made National Award-winning films like “And the River Flows” and “Aparoopa” in his […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran Telugu actor Kota Srinivasa Rao was Sunday named for the Padma Shri award on the eve of 66th Republic Day. Born in 1947, Kota, who started his acting career in theatre, made his cinematic debut in 1978 Telugu film “Pranam Khareedu”. Having started his career in brief character and comic […]
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Senior nuclear scientist M.R.Srinivasan, welcoming the agreement reached between India and the US in the nuclear power field Sunday, said the challenge now is on discussions on the cost of the plants to be imported from the US. Onn the day when India and the US achieved a “breakthrough” to the […]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday that the presence of US President Barack Obama at the Republic Day parade will demonstrate to the world the growing ties of friendship and trust that bind the two democracies closely. In his banquet speech in honour of Obama, who is on a three-day state […]