Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “an extremely dynamic personality”. Asked how she felt when Modi congratulated her after her WTA year-end championship, Sania said it was great. “He (Modi) is an extremely dynamic personality. He is a great leader. I have met him twice. He […]
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Harinder Pal Sandhu and Dipika Pallikal, winners of the third leg in Mumbai, reached the final of the JSW-PSA and JSW-WSA Challenger squash tournament at the ISA courts here Tuesday. Sandhu will face the top seed Karim Ali Fathi of Egypt while top seeded Dipika will take on Japanese Misaki Kobayashi in […]
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday restrained the media from reporting proceedings in a case of alleged sexual harassment by a former woman additional district and sessions judge in Madhya Pradesh against a state high court judge. Directing the listing of the matter for Oct 30, the bench of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar […]
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank Corporation’s chairman and chief executive officer Masayoshi Son met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Monday, an official statement said. “Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Corporation, Japan, Masayoshi Son, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today,” the statement said. The company operates in investment space and recently […]
Panaji, Oct 27 (IANS) The Congress Monday denied its Goa unit or its leaders of having any connection with mining magnate Radha S. Timblo, named for stashing black money abroad, even as a spokesperson accused the BJP of selective targeting of individuals. Congress spokesperson Sunil Kawthankar told a press conference at the party’s state headquarters: “Instead […]
Madrid, Oct 27 (IANS/EFE) Juan Manuel Parra, the emergency doctor who attended Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who was infected with the Ebola virus, was discharged Monday from Madrid’s Carlos III Hospital, where he was kept in quarantine for 21 days. Parra, who was put in isolation after he had high-risk contact with the Spanish nurse, […]
Lagos, Oct 27 (IANS) A German construction worker was shot dead in southwest Nigeria’s Ogun state by unknown gunmen, his employer Julius Berger said Monday. The unnamed worker, a sub-contractor, was shot dead last Friday when several workers were traveling without their security escorts. Another staff of Julius Berger was abducted, the company confirmed to Xinhua, […]
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Jan Kubis Monday met with top Pakistani advisers in Islamabad and discussed the recent developments in Afghanistan and in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, officials said. Pakistani leaders assured full “support for the United Nations in dealing with issues post-2014” as most of the foreign troops are on […]
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea by S. Nalini Srikaran, undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi killing, who had challenged a provision in the law that mandates the state government take prior consent of the centre before remitting the sentence of a convict whose offence was investigated by the […]
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Three people were killed and many others seriously injured Monday in political clashes in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said. The killings in Makra village under Panrui police station area came days after three policemen were injured when villagers hurled bombs at a police team that raided a hideout in the area […]