Month: March 2019

You can’t have negative atmosphere and expect economic growth: Rahul Gandhi

Chennai :  You can’t have a negative, fearful atmosphere in the country and expect economic growth, which is directly related to the mood of the country, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. Addressing women students at the Stella Maris College here, he said the Congress will change the […]

Seizure of Fake Casio Watches in Kolkata

KOLKATA — Kolkata police raided shops in Radha Bazaar Lane on Saturday evening (9.3.2019), and seized large quantities of fake watches bearing the trademarks of CASIO. Umesh Kumar Gupta, Legal Head of Casio India said, “Casio has been contemplating the raid action in Radha Bazaar since a long […]

Dipa eyes Olympic berth with strong performances

New Delhi : India’s Dipa Karmakar will look to secure an Olympic berth with “some good performances” at back-to-back Artistic Gymnastics World Cups in Baku and Doha, beginning Thursday. Dipa had claimed a bronze at the vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany in November […]

7 dead as car rams into tree

Deoria (UP) :  Seven people died and three were injured as their car rammed into a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred on the Deoria-Rudrapur road late on Tuesday night when the people were returning from a marriage function, Circle Officer Varun Misra […]

Shooting complete for ‘The Sky Is Pink’

Mumbai : It’s a wrap for Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar-starrer “The Sky Is Pink”. Director of the film, Shonali Bose shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday. The film also stars Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf. “And it’s a picture wrap (all but song) finally on this momentous […]

Kusumagraj literature award for Ved Rahi

Nashik :  Film director and novelist Ved Rahi has been selected for prestigious “Kusumagraj” national award for literature. Instituted by the city-based Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), the “Kusumagraj Rashtriya Sahitya Puraskar” carries cash prize of Rs one lakh, a memento and a citation. Rahi will be handed […]

BJP-Sena to start poll campaign in Maha from Mar 24

Mumbai :  The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition will kick-start its Lok Sabha poll campaign from Kolhapur district in Maharashtra on March 24, a leader said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his cabinet colleagues visited Sena president Uddhav Thackeray’s residence here on Tuesday night to finalise their poll campaign […]

Two killed in road accident in UP’s Ballia

Ballia :  Two motorcycle-borne people died here after they were hit by a four-wheeler coming from the opposite direction, police said Wednesday. The accident took place Tuesday evening in the Narhi police station area, they said. The deceased have been identified as Awadh Bihar (35) and Awadhesh Ram (30), […]

Himachal weather improves

Shimla :  Himachal Pradesh has witnessed slight improvement in minimum temperatures in most parts of the state on Wednesday, the meteorological department said. However, Keylong, the administrative centre of Lahaul and Spiti district continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 7 degrees Celsius, said Manmohan […]

Australia opt to bat in series decider

New Delhi : Australia won the toss and opted to bat in the fifth and final ODI against India here Wednesday. Ravindra Jadeja replaced Yuzvendra Chahal in the Indian playing eleven while K L Rahul made way for Mohammad Shami. For Australia, Marcus Stoinis was brought in for Shaun […]

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