Month: April 2019

Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body

Protest leaders Friday announced plans to unveil a civilian body to take over from Sudan’s ruling military council as crowds of demonstrators kept up the pressure outside army headquarters and Washington said it will send an envoy to encourage the transition. The military council, which took power after […]

CPI condemns attack on Hardik Patel

Thiruvananthapuram : The CPI Friday condemned the attack on Congress leader Hardik Patel, who was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally in a village in Gujarat’s Surendranaga district. “CPI condemns attack on Hardik Patel. After all we are a democracy and in an election campaign, […]

Priyanka Chaturvedi joins Shiv Sena

Mumbai :  Former Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi Friday joined the Shiv Sena. Addressing a press conference with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Chaturvedi said she left the Congress after being upset over reinstatement of party workers who misbehaved with her. “It is not true that I quit the Congress after […]

Violence in Darjeeling a day after polls, boy injured

Chopra (WB) :  A day after Darjeeling went to polls in the second phase of Lok sabha elections, violence broke out in the Hills Friday allegedly between the supporters of rival political parties, triggering panic among the locals, an election official said. Bombs were hurled and bullets fired by […]

Dhoni liked my version of helicopter shot: Hardik

New Delhi : Hardik Pandya has already emulated M S Dhoni’s signature helicopter shot and the Mumbai Indians all-rounder says the veteran keeper-batsman liked his version of the innovative stroke. Pandya has looked in ominous form this IPL, scoring 218 runs at a strike rate of 194.64 in nine […]

‘Dabangg’ an actor-driven franchise: Arbaaz Khan

Mumbai : Arbaaz Khan says “Dabangg” franchise is solely dependent on superstar Salman Khan and cannot move forward with another name. As a third film in the franchise is currently being shot which will see Salman reprise his role as a cop named Chulbul Pandey, Arbaaz said unlike James […]

Gold gains Rs 305 on jewellers’ buying

New Delhi : Gold prices on Friday surged by Rs 305 to Rs 32,690 per 10 gram in the national capital on account of increased buying by local jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver also rose by Rs 204 to Rs 38,450 per kg on more […]

JD(U) urges EC to cancel nominations of RJD candidates

Patna :  The ruling Janata Dal (United) in Bihar on Friday wrote to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of nominations of RJD candidates in case they were issued tickets with Lalu Prasads signature, without the jailed leader taking permission from the court for the same. JD(U) MLC and spokesman […]

Mulayam, Mayawati share stage after decades, praise each other

Mainpuri (UP) :  Ending decades-long rivalry, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati Friday shared dais at an election rally here with the BSP President describing the SP patron as a “real leader” of the backwards, unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she dubbed as “farzi”. The BSP leader, […]

Clint Eastwood eyeing ‘The Ballad of Richard Jewell’ as next directorial venture

Los Angeles :  Veteran actor and director Clint Eastwood is in talks to direct Disney/Fox’s film “The Ballad of Richard Jewell”. The movie is based on the life of Richard Jewell, the security guard who had sounded alert after discovering a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The bomb […]

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