Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Chiranjeevi are likely to attend the Nadigar Sangam star cricket match organised here on April 17 by the South Indian Film Artistes’ Association. “Invitations have been sent…
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sacked two senior law officials, including additional advocate general Gaurav Bhatia, officials said on Thursday. Two of the state government’s empanelled officials in the Supreme Court…
Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) All eyes are on Thursday’s crucial Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislature party meet that will be held over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. Top PDP sources told IANS that…
New Delhi: People play with colours on the eve of Holi in New Delhi, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The sun shone bright on Thursday morning as people…
Buenos Aires, March 24 (IANS) Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has been ruled out of Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia with a right leg injury. The 22-year-old travelled back to Italy on Wednesday…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Megastar Chiranjeevi, who underwent a surgery on his right shoulder last month, is expected to be operated on his left shoulder next month, a source close to the star said. The…
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya has decided to step down as the chairman of pharma major Sanofi India, nearly 33 years after he assumed the post,…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Veteran Urdu journalist and social worker Ansari Aejaz Ahmed has been given the prestigious Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy Award for excellence in Urdu journalism. Ahmed, 50, is currently a senior reporter…
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) The hill destinations across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday saw partly cloudy conditions with Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district coldest in the state at a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, a meteorological…
By Ashish Nigam In June 2015, the Indian government reaffirmed its support to renewable energy (RE) suppliers by revising the generation capacity to 175 GW by 2022. Of this, 100 GW is slated to come…
Beijing, March 24 (IANS) At least 19 miners have been killed in China’s Shanxi province after a coal mine caved in, the mine’s owner said on Thursday. The accident occurred on Wednesday night in a…
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) As elsewhere in the world, Bangladesh Hindu community also celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, fun and frolic, on Wednesday with fervour. The festival has brought more Hindus to the temples…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 24 (IANS) Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton suggested a Donald Trump presidency would be ‘Christmas for the Kremlin’ only to have her billionaire rival hit back branding her incompetent. “If…
Beijing, March 24 (IANS) Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Thursday expressed his deep condolences to the victims of the bomb attacks in Brussels, stressing that China firmly opposes terrorism in all forms. Li made…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) After nearly 23 years, beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has decided to step down as the chairman of pharma major Sanofi India Ltd, the company said in a statement here. SIL…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Running a full marathon is a lifetime aim for many, but a Indian Navy officer and a chartered accountant have come together here to run full marathons for 10 consecutive…
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday felicitated the people on the occasion of Holi. “We hope that the festival of colours brings spirit of oneness…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The…
Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Brazil received a scare ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Uruguay when captain Neymar was taken to hospital with a suspected groin injury. The Barcelona star, who was…
New York, March 24 (IANS) US stocks ended lower as a renewed decline in oil prices weighed on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 79.98 points, or 0.45 percent, to 17,502.59 on Wednesday,…