BJP leaders from Bihar Thursday met LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan as the two parties apparently moved forward for an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Shahnawaz Hussain visited Paswan at his Delhi residence. While informed sources said it was to discuss […]
In order to augment the state-owned power generation capacity, Tamil Nadu In order to augment the state-owned power generation capacity, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday laid the foundation stone for the 660 MW thermal power station near here. She also handed over the work order for setting up the plant to Lanco Infratech […]
If you’re a die-hard fan of Ranveer Singh, here’s your chance to not just meet the young actor, but also shake leg a with him during the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in Tampa Bay, Florida, in April. Tata Motors, in association with IIFA Thursday announced a ‘Zest for Stardom’ contest, […]
Team “Baahubali” has started a campaign called ‘Star of the Week’ to reward those who have constantly shown their commitment towards the making of the film, which will come out in 2015. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, period-drama “Baahubali” is the most-anticipated Telugu film. It features Prabhas Varma, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty in lead roles. […]
A large number of foreign scholars and teachers are keen to join the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar as its faculty members, an official said Thursday. The process of appointing faculty for the varsity has begun and 500 applications have been received for the 20 posts that will initially be filled. “Around 22 percent of […]
Immediately after seeing her performance in Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway” Shabana Azmi rushed to the Bhatts’ residence to congratulate the parents and their daughter Alia for the 20-year-old’s extraordinary performance. The multiple National award winning actress, acknowledged by many cineastes as among India’s finest, sees Alia as the true inheritor of her talent. Interestingly, Alia’s father […]
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the release of four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, ordering the status quo on a plea by the centre challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to release them. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam directed that the central government’s plea would be heard March 6.
Former Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi had personally requested that his resignation be accepted and “I consented”, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday. Admiral Joshi resigned Wednesday in the wake of a fire aboard a submarine that injured seven personnel and left two missing, taking moral responsibility for a series of accidents that have […]
Two sailors are still missing on the accident-hit INS Sindhuratna submarine, official sources said Thursday. An official said the condition of the submarine has been described as safe. “We shall attempt to open the sealed compartments where the two missing sailors are believed to be trapped and hope to rescue them,” the official, requesting anonymity, […]
It was a pleasant Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded a notch above season’s average at 13.0 degrees Celsius. The Met Office forecast rain in the afternoon. “Partly cloudy sky with spells of rain in some parts of the city could be recorded,” an India Meteorological Department official said. The […]