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Rajasthan: BJP back with a bang in civic elections

After jolt in the assembly by-polls in September this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come back with a bang in the local body polls by claiming full majority in five out of six municipal corporations and taking lead in 18 municipal councils and 22 municipalities. The polls for 46... read more »

Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju ...

Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the head of the Press Council of India. Information and broadcasting ministry sources said Prasad has been selected by a committee headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari yesterday and a communication has been received in this... read more »

We lifted the Cup at the same venue 22 y...

We lifted the Cup at the same venue 22 years ago

Pakistan’s former fast bowler Wasim Akram hopes that World Cup final on March 29, 2015 will become memorable for every Pakistani as they lifted the same cup 22 years back on the same venue. According to ICC-Cricket, Wasim Akram said, “I am anxiously waiting for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to... read more »

Setback for Danish Kaneria as ICC refuse...

Setback for Danish Kaneria as ICC refuses to review his life ban

Karachi: Pakistan leg spinner, Danish Kaneria has lost another bid to get his life ban reviewed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) refusing to take up his case. Kaneria told PTI that he had sent a letter to the ICC with his case documents requesting them to review the life ban imposed on... read more »

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There is no Modi wave in India: Omar Abdullah

There is no Modi wave in India: Omar Abdullah

Jammu – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Monday that there may be a Modi effect vis-a-vis the BJP but there was no Modi wave in the country. Addressing the media here,... read more »

Chopper scam: CBI to send judicial request to Italy

Chopper scam: CBI to send judicial request to Ital...

With a view to finalising the charge sheet in VVIP helicopter purchase scam, CBI will send a judicial request to Italy seeking statements of the... read more »

Actress Shweta Menon withdraws molestation complaint ag...

Actress Shweta Menon withdraws molestation complaint against Congress MP

Thiruvananthapuram – Malayalam actress Shweta Menon has withdrawn her molestation complaint against Congress MP Peethambara Kurup. The actress insists... read more »

Rahul asks for week to respond to EC notice

Rahul asks for week to respond to EC notice

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday sought a week’s more time to reply to the model code violation notice by the Election Commission for his... read more »

Wrong to deny any Modi influence in elections: Omar Abd...

Wrong to deny any Modi influence in elections: Omar Abdullah

Jammu – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that it would be wrong to deny any Narendra Modi influence in the... read more »

Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners

President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before... read more »

Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe

Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of... read more »

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mexico, no damage reported

Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said,... read more »

Fresh firing by Pakistan across border, six injured

Six people including a BSF jawan have been injured in fresh firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani troops along the international border on Wednesday morning. The firing happened in the... read more »

Billionaire Bill Gates impressed by Narendra Modi’s “...

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s commitment to improve health services and his focus on ending open defecation. Bill Gates, who was... read more »