Get set go for Delhi’s PokeWalk on July 24

Get set go for Delhi’s PokeWalk on July 24

Newdelhi: The frenzy over Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game, has gripped the world like none other within just eight days of its launch. While some in India may have found a way to download it, others are awaiting the official release and Delhi is all set to conduct the biggest Pokemon Go event India […]

Jayaram all set for Telegu debut

Jayaram all set for Telegu debut

After Mohanlal’s debut in Telugu Industry with ‘Manamantha’ and ‘Janatha Garage’, actor Jayaram too is gearing up for his debut in Tollywood. He will make his Telugu debut with the movie ‘Bhagmati’, Meanwhile, actress Anushka Shetty will be essaying the lady lead in the movie. While the actor’s role is currently being kept under the […]

CM lash out against SDPI

CM lash out against SDPI

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday lambasted on the Social Democratic Party of India, by terming it as one of the outfit that trains people to commit murder. While reacting to the adjournment motion served but the opposition on the Velam murder case, he added that he will examine the activities of SDPI with […]

Kashmir unrest: HM rules out plebiscite, says Kashmiris being misguided

Kashmir unrest: HM rules out plebiscite, says Kashmiris being misguided

New Delhi: Rejecting ‘plebiscite’ demands as an “outdated” idea, the government today asserted that Kashmiris are “our own people” who are being “misguided” as it blamed Pakistan for the unrest in the valley and said all parties will be taken along in dealing with the situation. The issue of 10-day-old unrest in Kashmir resonated in […]

EU, US to Turkey: No excuse to break democratic traditions

EU, US to Turkey: No excuse to break democratic traditions

Brussels: The European Union and the United States expressed alarm today with Turkey’s response to a failed coup, telling the NATO member and EU aspirant that it must uphold democracy and human rights as it pursues the military officers and anyone else involved in the plot. “This is no excuse to take the country away […]

Turkey dismisses almost 9000 officials after failed coup

Turkey dismisses almost 9000 officials after failed coup

Istanbul: Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials including a massive number of police officers after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said citing the interior ministry. A total of 8,777 public personnel including 7,899 police, one provincial governor and 29 governors of towns have been […]

France falls silent for Nice victims, politicians bicker

France falls silent for Nice victims, politicians bicker

Nice: France fell silent today for the victims of the Nice truck attack, but the mourning was overshadowed by politicians tearing into each other over the massacre. A sea of people thronged the Nice promenade for the emotional minute’s silence just days after a Tunisian attacker drove a truck into a crowd at the same […]

Rajapaksa’s son granted bail; brother held by police

Rajapaksa’s son granted bail; brother held by police

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son was today granted bail but was banned to travel abroad by a court here over allegedly accepting USD 500,000 from an Indian firm in connection with a multi-million dollar real-estate project in the heart of Colombo. Namal Rajapaksa, a member of parliament, was arrested last week […]

Sidhu set to join AAP; Kejriwal hails his decision to quit RS

Sidhu set to join AAP; Kejriwal hails his decision to quit RS

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who quit as Rajya Sabha MP today, is all set to join the AAP which could be a shot in the arm for the party’s prospects in the Punjab Assembly polls slated next year. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hailed Sidhu’s resignation from the Upper House, saying it […]

Priyanka alone can’t revive Cong: Jairam Ramesh

Priyanka alone can’t revive Cong: Jairam Ramesh

Hyderabad: Amid the clamour within a section of Congress for Priyanka Gandhi to take an active political role, senior leader Jairam Ramesh has said no individual has a magic wand to revive the party and a team effort is the only way forward. “I have always believed that the answer to the Congress’ revival lies […]