I-League: Salgaocar to face DSK at home
Vasco (Goa), March 31 (IANS) Former champions Salgaocar FC will be aiming to climb into the top half of the points table when they take on struggling DSK Shivajians at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here…
March 2016
Pakistan seeks from Iran information on Indian spy
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Islamabad on Thursday asked Tehran to probe and share with it details of the activities in Iran of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been arrested in Pakistan. The Pakistan…
Ride a bike with your favourite driver
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Motorbike taxi app Baxi has come up with a unique feature of letting users choose their own driver. With the new feature Baxi Buddy, the rider gets the option to…
Flyover collapse: Governor seeks report from Mamata government
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Thursday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government over the flyover collapse in the city that so far has claimed 14 lives. A large…
We deserved to win: West Indies women’s skipper
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) On a high after making it to the final of the women’s World Twenty20 tournament beating New Zealand, West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor on Thursday heaped praised on her team and…
I hope people like my brand new side: Richa Chadha
Mumbai: Actress Richa Chadda during the launch of FremantleMedia`s first ever web series, in Mumbai, on March 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha, who is playing a cabaret dancer in…
Parrikar assures of all help in Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has directed the armed forces to provide all assistance in the rescue operations underway at the site of the under-construction flyover’s collapse in Kolkata. Defence ministry spokesperson…
Sugar production in 2015-16 falls 11 lakh tons
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The sugar production in the country in 2015-16 stood at 237 lakh tons, down by about 11 lakh tons as compared to the previous foscal, as per data released by…
Caution ahead of derivatives expiry subdues equity markets
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Caution ahead of derivatives expiry, coupled with profit booking and weak crude oil prices, subdued the Indian equity markets on Thursday. The key equity indices had briefly slipped into the red…
Sonakshi Sinha to walk for Anita Dongre at LFW
Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha during an event where she witnessed Inglots attempt to enter the Guinness world record for the most number of people painting their fingernails simultaneously, on the occasion of Women`s Day, in…
Lok Sabha ethics panel seeks Narada sting video footage
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Aug 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha has sought CDs and…
Vehicle blast kills five in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) At least five people were killed and several injured in a blast inside a vehicle on Kashmir Road in a southern district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Thursday. Security personnel…
I am extremely punctual: Bipasha Basu
Noida, March 31 (IANS) She is part of an industry where stars are infamous for latecoming at events, but actress Bipasha Basu says she is an extremely punctual person. Here to launch a boutique store…
Turkey, India to collaborate on $20 mn entertainment content
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) India’s Doordarshan and Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT will sign a MoU to collaborate for entertainment content exports worth $20 million to India by 2018, Turkish Ambassador to India Burak Akcapar said…
BJP seeks free hand in Jammu, equal share in J&K cabinet
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is demanding from its ally Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) an equal share in Jammu and Kashmir’s new government and also a free hand in the administration…
Sonia meets top Kerala leaders over stalemate on candidates
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday held separate meetings with three top leaders of Kerala — Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala and state Congress chief V.M. Sudheeran…
Jharkhand CM acquitted in model code violation case
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) A Jamshedpur court on Thursday acquitted Chief Minister Raghubar Das in a case of violation of the model code of conduct. Das and three Bharatiya Janata Party workers were accused of…
Delhi BJP legislator suspended for two sessions
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) BJP legislator Om Prakash Sharma was on Thursday suspended for the next two sessions of the Delhi assembly following an amended report of the Ethics Committee which probed his alleged…
Tata Steel UK sell off plans: No impact on Tata Steel chess meet
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Chess grandmasters can heave a sigh of relief as Tata Steel Ltd’s decision to sell off its steel business in UK will not impact the famous and prestigious…
Himachal assembly passes 2016-17 budget
Shimla, March 31 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Thursday passed the 2016-17 budget and the appropriation bill authorising the Virbhadra Singh government to spend Rs.34,738.72 crore from the state’s consolidated fund. The Rs.1,421.87-crore deficit…