Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver as the cold wave intensified Friday, a development which led to the closure of all schools up to class eight till Jan 21 in Lucknow, officials said. The decision was taken after the regional met department predicted no change in the cold weather conditions for the […]
London, Jan 16 (IANS) English football club Manchester United’s coach Louis van Gaal has said out-of-favour Colombian striker Radamel Falcao needs to prove himself at the club. “He has to prove himself. We have made a deal and everything is clear. It’s not the end of the year so he has a chance,” Van Gaal […]
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) Authorities in Thailand Friday issued orders for the extradition of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Jagtar Singh Tara and a Punjab Police team was given custody of the terrorist in Bangkok. “A four-member Punjab Police party positioned in Bangkok is bringing Jagtar Singh Tara to India today (Friday) after his extradition […]
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea asking them not to remove over 15,000 CCTV cameras installed here ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit. Obama will be in the city as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. A […]
Belgrade, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian junior women’s boxing team punched their way to the top perch in the ongoing fourth Nations Cup, winning eight medals including three golds, three silvers and two bronze here Friday. Russia and Kazakhstan were second and third, respectively, on the medals tally. Sandeep Jajodia, president of Boxing India, joyfully […]
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Congress leader Kiran Walia will take on former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi constituency, the party announced Friday. She was among four candidates named by the Congress for Feb 7 Delhi polls in its fourth and final list Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party chief had defeated three-time chief […]
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Friday reported nine percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit at Rs.2,193 crore for third quarter of fiscal 2014-15 and projected higher revenue from IT services for fourth quarter. “We expect revenue from our IT services to be in the range of $1,814-1,850 million ($1,832 million […]
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his party in the coming Delhi assembly polls. “BJP always take an initiative for rights of poor people. I want your promise…ensure victory on all 12 reserved seats and put […]
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Harishankar Brahma would be the new chief election commissioner, an official release said Thursday. He will assume office Friday (Jan 16) as incumbent V.S Sampath retires Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma for setting a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in the one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean in 52 minutes. “We are all very very proud of Bhakti Sharma for her accomplishments! My best wishes to her”, […]