Varanasi, May 10 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday stormed Varanasi to campaign against BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Narendra Modi, holding a roadshow and addressing a huge rally where he promised the right to health if the Congress is voted back to power. Two days after Modi held a mammoth roadshow and a day after […]
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Saturday. Sunrisers are unchanged but Daredevils have made three changes. They have dropped seamer Wayne Parnell, opener Murali Vijay and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for leg […]
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi will be one of the candidates whose fortunes will be decided when the last lot of 18 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh go to the polls Monday. Also in contest that day are AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, one of two main opponents of Modi in […]
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) There is a need for women to organise themselves as a pressure group to be able to carve a niche in the political sphere, three Delhi-based women journalists said Saturday. Speaking at a panel discussion organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FLO), Navika […]
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) In a setback to West Bengal government, the Supreme court Friday handed over investigation into Saradha chit fund scam to the CBI. The court also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate ponzi scheme scams in Odisha. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said that the […]
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It was a pleasant Friday morning in Delhi with a minimum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day. The city recorded 5.6 mm of rainfall since late Thursday. The sudden rain and strong winds brought a little respite from soaring temperatures. “The sky will remain […]
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) A private plane flying Congress president Sonia Gandhi was forced to make an emergency landing in Agra due to gutsy winds and bad weather in New Delhi late Thursday, an official said Friday. Sources said Gandhi was on way back to the national capital after addressing a series of election meetings in […]
Solapur (Maharashtra), May 9 (IANS) Here’s another traditional male bastion set to crumble. With a Supreme Court prod, the renowned 900-year old Vitthoba Temple in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur will script religious history when it appoints its first women priests as also priests from the backward classes as part of an inclusive mission. “This is […]
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Prateik Jain of Bangalore was announced the winner of the first edition of Provogue MensXP Mr. India 2014 here Thursday. He will now represent India at Mr. World 2014 pageant held in Torbay, Britain June 15. The first runner-up title went to Puneet Beniwal from Delhi and Chennai’s Bharat Raj was declared […]
Varanasi, May 9 (IANS) Thousands of BJP activists Thursday protested in Varanasi and New Delhi against the poll panel’s initial curbs on rallies by its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi even as he got a warm welcome on his visit here with crowds thronging the routes he travelled. Other political parties however accused the BJP of […]