After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘raincoat’ barb on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, veteran actor Anupam Kher reminded him of how he insulted Singh. “Sorry but nobody has insulted the Prime Minister more than you. Remember tearing the ordinance in a press conference. Unless you think […]
In a bolt from the blue, the censor board has refused to clear the “Modi Ka Gaon” feature film based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda, one of the grounds being cited is the ongoing assembly elections in five states. The producer of the medium-budget film, Suresh Jha, who has co-directed it with Tushar […]
India scored 86/1 at lunch against Bangladesh in the one-off cricket Test against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday. Murali Vijay (45) and Cheteshwar Pujara (39) were at the crease when umpires called the break. For the visitors, medium pacer Taskin Ahmed took one wicket. With India opting to bat, opener […]
Buddhist spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has said he was fortunate to be once again visiting Amaravati, a sacred place for Buddhists. He reached here on Thursday on a three-day visit to Andhra Pradesh. State legislative assembly speaker K. Sivaprasad Rao, ministers and senior officials received him at the Gannavarm Airport here. The Buddhist leader […]
With the US moving the UN to put Pathankot attack mastermind and chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohamed, Masood Azhar, on the list of international terrorists, India has again taken up the matter with China, a senior official said on Tuesday. “We have been informed of this development (US moving the UN) and the […]
The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened higher following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 158.19 points or 0.56 per cent higher soon after opening. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 48.85 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 8,789.80 points. The Sensex of […]
No traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday for the fourth consecutive day, authorities said. The highway remained closed due to multiple landslides in the Ramban sector and snowfall in Bannihal, a traffic official said. Landslide and snow clearance operations are in full swing as the weather has improved, the official added. […]
Voting began in all 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab on Saturday to decide the next government in the state. Voting commenced at 8 a.m. and will continue till evening. Tight security arrangements were in place across Punjab and the state’s borders with neighbouring states were sealed. There are 22,600 polling stations in Punjab. Over 1.98 […]
Only partial traffic for stranded vehicles was allowed on Saturday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway which has remained closed due to landslides. “After remaining closed for two days due to multiple landslides in Jammu’s Ramban sector, the highway was partially restored,” a traffic official said. “Only stranded vehicles will be cleared today (Saturday) and no traffic […]
By Jaideep Sarin Chaunni Kalan (Punjab) Fascinated with the colourful Indian weddings, foreign couples are saying their marriage vows in a small village of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. At the Citrus County, a resort in the midst of Kinnow farms in Chaunni Kalan, couples from Australia have had the experience of going through the rituals of […]