Shuttler Srikanth wins Denmark Open title
Odense (Denmark), Oct 22 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched his third Superseries title of the season as he crushed South Korean Lee Hyun II to win the men’s singles title of the Denmark Open…
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Hockey: India beat Malaysia to win Asia Cup for 3rd time
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) India underlined their continental supremacy as they overcame a fighting Malaysia 2-1 in the final here on Sunday to win the Asia Cup hockey championship for the third time. Ramandeep Singh…
In poll-bound Gujarat, Modi opens Rs 650 cr ferry service
Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Oct 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a Rs 650-crore roll on-roll off (Ro-Ro) ferry service that reduces travel time by six hours between Saurashtra and South Gujarat in the…
‘Mersal’ Review: Jai, Vijay (***)
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Mersal”; Language: Tamil; Director: Atlee; Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj; Rating:***(3 stars) Vijay fans must be very happy. There are three Vijays in his new…
Demonetisation: Modi government shoots itself in the foot
(Editors: This is part of a series to mark a year of the demonetisation announced on November 8, 2016). By Amulya Ganguli Much of the efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to explain…
Trump pledges $430,000 for aides’ legal costs over Russia probes
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump plans to spend at least $430,000 of his personal funds to help cover the legal costs incurred by his aides related to the ongoing investigations of Russian…
Rohingya crisis: Can India play a role?
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) As Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s begins her visit to Bangladesh, experts are of the view that it is high time India mediated to find a…
Trump plans to release classified JFK documents
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that he intends to allow the release of classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy “subject to the receipt of further…
US billionaire launches campaign to impeach Trump
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) US billionaire Tom Steyer of California state kicked off an online and TV advertising campaign against President Donald Trump on Friday, calling for people to write letters to Congress members…
Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakore to join Congress, Hardik, Jignesh weighing options
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Aggressive young Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakore on Saturday announced he was joining the Congress, as state party chief Bharatsinh Solanki urged firebrand Patidar spearhead Hardik Patel and Dalit leader…
Row over Tamil film ‘Mersal’ snowballs, Rahul takes dig at Modi
Chennai/New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The controversy over critical comments on GST and Digital India in Tamil film “Mersal” snowballed on Saturday with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and party leader P. Chidambaram attacking the…
George W. Bush’s presidency most destructive ever: Steve Bannon
Los Angeles, Oct 21 (IANS) Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has continued with his attacks on the Republican elite, particularly lashing against George W. Bush saying that his presidency was the “most destructive…
Google Doodle puts spotlight on Nain Singh Rawat
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) About a century and half ago, a young Nain Singh Rawat who hailed from the Kumaon region of what is now in Uttarakhand, set out for a journey that no…
Naidu undergoes angioplasty at AIIMS, discharged
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu underwent a successful angioplasty procedure at AIIMS and was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. Naidu, 68, was admitted at the All India Institute Of…
Counter criticism with logical response: Kamal Haasan on ‘Mersal’
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan has come out in support of actor Vijays film “Mersal”, which has come under attack from BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu over references to the Goods and Services…
Modi targets Congress over Kedarnath redevelopment, party asks him to shed Italian glasses
Kedarnath/New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress for rejecting his proposal in June 2013 when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat for redevelopment of Kedarnath shrine but the…
Trump: Islamic extremism to blame for UK crime rise
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Friday that violence by Islamic extremists was behind an increase in criminal offences in the United Kingdom. Trump was referring to a report published on…
BJP’s fireworks against Vijay for dialogues in ‘Mersal’
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Tamil actor Vijay’s Diwali release “Mersal” has come under attack from BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu, one of whom has also sought to give a communal twist by raking up the…
India among worst hit as pollution gets deadlier than wars, AIDS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) An estimated nine million people died worldwide in 2015 due to diseases caused by pollution — the biggest cause globally of all premature deaths — more than AIDS, malaria and…
Sharif indicted in third corruption case
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) An anti-corruption court on Friday indicted ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a third graft case related to Flagship Investments and other offshore companies. The National Accountability Court charged Sharif…