New Delhi: SRK’s wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds Delhi #Gallery
New Delhi: A fan poses for a photo with the newly unveiled wax figure of actor Shah Rukh Khan, at Madame Tussauds in New Delhi on April 4, 2018. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: A fan…
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Italian conceptual artist’ works exhibited at Sydney Biennale
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) Works by Italian conceptual artist and writer Luciano Fabro are on show at the 21st Biennale of Sydney running from 16 March to 11 June, Italy’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday….
Italian PM lauds Martin Luther King
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Premier Paolo Gentiloni paid tribute to ‘”exemplary” US civil rights leader and Nobel Peace laureate Martin Luther King on Wednesday – the 50th anniversary of his assassination. “Martin Luther King…
No intrigue over government, says Italian grassroots leader
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) Luigi Di Maio, leader of Italy’s populist Five Star Movement – the largest parliamentary party after inconclusive national polls – on Wednesday rejected political horse-trading in forming a new government. “The…
Must strengthen India-Bangladesh economic ties for NE’s growth: Conrad Sangma
Shillong, April 4 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday underscored the need to further strengthen economic ties between India-Bangladesh to facilitate economic growth in the northeastern states. “More discussion is required including with…
12 European hostages ‘freed in Cameroon’
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) A group of 12 European tourists released by rebels in southwest Cameroon late on Monday, said diplomatic sources on Wednesday. The hostages included five Italians, a diplomatic source told AKI. The…
UN fights hunger with $180 mn of flexible funds
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) At a time of unprecedented humanitarian crisis, a group of government partners have allocated $180 million of flexible funding to help the United Nations World Food Programme respond to severe and…
Cabinet approves transfer of HPIL’s administrative control
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the transfer of administrative control of Hemisphere Properties India Ltd(HPIL) to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs….
More illegal cash, vehicles seized in poll-bound Karnataka
Bengaluru, April 4 (IANS) Surveillance teams of the Election Commission (EC) seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 4.60 lakh, vehicles valued at Rs 42.75 lakh and unspecified quantity of rice worth Rs 3.45 lakh during…
Goyal denies Congress charges of impropriety as false
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday described the Congress’s allegations of “impropriety” and “conflict of interest” as “false and malicious campaign”. In a statement, the BJP leader also said that…
Jobs created by small firms, not tycoons, says Rahul
Davangere (Karnataka), April 4 (IANS) Blaming the note ban and a flawed GST for the country’s economic slowdown, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said jobs were created by small and medium companies and not…
Andhra people feel betrayed by BJP: Naidu
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the BJP-led NDA government of betraying the state’s people on a special status to the bifurcated state…
CCEA nod to revised cost of scheme for updating NRC in Assam
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of the scheme for updation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam up to…
Opposition adamant despite our reaching out: Goel
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) On the day Rajya Sabha saw an unusual 11 adjournments and the government failed to get an anti-corruption bill passed, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel on Wednesday…
More than 18,000 women Panchayat representatives trained
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) More than 18,000 women representing panchayats across 406 districts of 14 states and union territories have been trained under an intensive training programme, an official statement said on Wednesday. According…
Congress ‘will not tolerate dilution of SC/ST Act’
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday in many parts of Uttar Pradesh protested against the state and the Union government, alleging that the violence during the recent “Bharat Bandh” reflected their utter failure….
River Plate, Santa Fe eye first win in Copa Libertadores
Buenos Aires, April 4 (IANS) Argentine club River Plate and Colombia’s Santa Fe both will be seeking their first win in the Copa Libertadores when they square off on in Group D round-robin action here…
Man held for assaulting differently abled couple
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A man was arrested on charge of beating up a neighbour and his wife, who are both differently abled, in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Speech- and hearing-impaired couple…
Court can’t look into validity of polygamy and Nikah Halala, Jamait tells SC
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Jamait Ulama-i-Hind on Wednesday said that practice of Nikah Halala and polygamy were matters of Muslim personal law and courts could not examine their constitutional validity on the grounds…
SC holds Karnataka’s domicile criteria for PGET-18 invalid
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In a big relief to students from outsid, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held invalid a criteria in the notification issued by Karnataka making mandatory a condition of domicile on…