New Delhi: Athletes bound for Rio Olympics, including India’s opening ceremony flag-bearer Abhinav Bindra and wrestling ace Yogeshwar Dutt, hailed the send-off given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who interacted individually with each of them here today. At a function held at Manekshaw Centre, PM Modi wished luck to each of the sportspersons for the […]
Raipur: Calling India a “sweet spot” in the subdued global economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said indication of “good rains” will further boost the country’s growth momentum. “This time, it looks like rains are going to be good and India can grow very well. There are signs (for that),” he said addressing the first […]
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar was among five persons arrested by CBI today in a graft case, sparking a vicious attack by a livid AAP on the Centre, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking revenge for Delhi poll loss. As the arrests over allegedly showing undue favours to […]
Newdelhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to expand his Council of Ministers by inducting 19 new faces, who will bring their unique rich experience and expertise to their office. According to sources, the selection framework clearly laid out by the Prime Minister was to bring in ‘doers and performers’, who would deliver on his […]
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress today said the much-talked about reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers would hardly make any difference as it is a “one-man government”. “It will not make any difference. It is a one-man government,” party spokesman Jairam Ramesh said. Amid reports about SS Ahluwalia, […]
Kochi: The Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala on Sunday welcomed the Narendra Modi government’s pitch for a Uniform Civil Code in the country. Addressing reporters here, Cardinal Maran Mar George Alencherry said that he welcomes the decision of the central government to go ahead with it. “This should take place through discussions and a […]
New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, 78, has finally succumbed to her party’s wishes and will be named the presumptive chief minister of Uttar Pradesh by the Congress today. Sources in the Congress told NDTV that the party will also formally announce that the campaign for UP will include a lead role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whose […]
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani, who shares a warm relationship with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar whose Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) ended a 17-year-long partnership with the saffron party this year, will skip the BJP’s rally in Patna on October 27. The rally, to be held at Gandhi Maidan, would be the first public […]
Cyclonic storm Phailin, the strongest to hit India in more than a decade and classified as ‘very severe’ so far, is closing in towards coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh at wind speeds averaging 200-210 km per hour and is expected to hit the two states between 6 pm and 8 pm tonight. The storm, likely […]
Twilight star Taylor Lautner has joined the cast of a reading of Boogie Nights as the hapless porn star that Mark Wahlberg made famous in the 1997 movie. Lautner, 21, will play Wahlberg’s character Dirk Diggler for an event at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, reported the New York Daily News. Arrested Development […]