Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) An Indian national, accused of killing an engineer, has been arrested in Nepal, police said Sunday. Dipankar Dutta from Kolkata, the prime suspect in the killing of hydropower engineer Laxmi Kant Mishra in July last year, was arrested by Nepal Police in the bordering town of Birgunj Saturday, police said. Nepal Police […]
Speculation about the government appointing the new army chief has been current for some time, the latest hinting that Defence Minister A.K. Antony may do the unthinkable, stretch his neck out and formally anoint Lt.Gen. Dalbir Suhag early next week as polls close. This when the Election Commission is yet to formally give an opinion […]
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) It was a pleasant Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast light rain in some areas. “The sky will be partly cloudy. Light rain and thunderstorm could occur in some areas,” said […]
Jammu, May 11 (IANS) Pakistani troops Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the military said. “Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire in Nangi Tikri battalion area of Krishna Ghati sector of the LoC in Poonch district…the firing started at 10.35 p.m. yesterday (Saturday). They used […]
Jammu, May 10 (IANS) Two guerrillas were killed and an armyman was injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, as the army Saturday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC), a defence spokesman said. A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered. “Two militants were eliminated when troops foiled an infiltration […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Saradha chit fund scam, CPI-M leader Gautam Deb Saturday said she can give a lot of information to the CBI as she knows “everything”about the scandal. “Mamata Banerjee knows everything. She can give lot of information to CBI,” Deb said, a day after […]
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The shooting of “Kill Dil” has come to an end. Its lead actor Ranveer Singh calls it a “surreal” experience. “And that’s a film wrap on ‘Kill Dil’! Surreal,” Ranveer posted on Twitter Saturday. In the upcoming film, directed by Shaad Ali, Ranveer will share screen space with comedy star Govinda. Actors […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saving us from the scorching heat and nagging rains, the ever-lofty umbrellas are now at a new high. Decked up with symbols of political parties, these mobile shades are being used as effective campaigning tools with the mercury soaring during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The crammed Pagya Patti lane in central […]
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) An intriguing battle – that of brain and political brawn – seems to be in the offing May 12 in West Bengal’s Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat. A Harvard professor and an acclaimed painter-activist will take on a veteran leader with a pharmaceutical science doctorate in a constituency that 30 years ago witnessed […]
The implications of Rahul Gandhi’s summary dismissal of the idea of Congress support for the Third Front are not clear. Nor is it clear whether the Congress vice president’s views are the party’s last word on the subject. Considering that some of his theories, such as not giving ticket to the tainted, haven’t been accepted […]