New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday he felt sapped by the day-to-day "interference" by the central government and this was the main reason why he was not holding any portfolio himself as all this had forced him to function like a "foreign relations" minister. "The day-to-day interference has sapped us badly. It is the biggest challenge,"...
Srinagar: Expressing happiness over the proposed visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Islamabad and hope it would revive the stalled dialogue process, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Saturday said good India-Pakistan ties were must to deal with threats like the IS. "On behalf on my party, I welcome the upcoming visit of Sushma Swaraj and...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi "thinks that labourers are dishonest" and that weakened labour unions would force them to work harder, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday. "The prime minister thinks that labourers of India are dishonest, weak and they can be made to work through the use of force. He thinks... that there is a need...
New Delhi: Back in the Indian cricket team after a six-month hiatus, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is happy to have proved a point or two to his critics with consistent performances during the ongoing four-Test series against South Africa. The Saurashtra all-rounder has done well with both bat and ball and has formed an effective partnership with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin....
Panaji: Objecting to a comment made by a top Indian Navy officer on Friday about security risk posed by islands off Goa's coast, the Congress MP Shantaram Naik on Saturday accused the navy of trying to raise the security bogey as a pretext to "take control over the precious land". Naik also alleged that the Indian Navy has in the...
Malang (Indonesia): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is showing signs of having regained his old form as he entered the men's singles final of the $120,000 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold with a straight games victory here on Saturday. The top seed needed just 37 minutes to oust local man Ginting Anthony 21-13, 21-19 in the semifinal, played at the Gedung...
New Delhi: Delhi Dynamos will aim to end their group phase commitments on a triumphant note when they face FC Goa in an inconsequential Indian Super League (ISL) football match as both teams have already qualified for the semi-finals. Dynamos, nevertheless, will have an added initiative after losing their first leg encounter 0-2 at Fatorda. But since the loss, Dynamos...
New Delhi: The rechristened Premier Badminton League (PBL) on Saturday announced that Star Sports will broadcast the season which will be held from January 2 to 17. "We are proud that we have a partner like Star Sports who are committed to host the PBL. With this partnership, the viewers will get high-quality live matches with new-age technologies. We are...
Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has heaped praise on the acting calibre of actor Manoj Bajpayee, saying that his talent sometimes goes unnoticed in showbiz. “I've always believed that @BajpayeeManoj and his amazing range have often gone unheralded. This actor deserves the best,” Mehta tweeted on Saturday. Manoj started his career with a television serial "Swabhimaan" and later went on to...
New Delhi: Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman says she has a “tight intimate family”. The Oscar-winning star praised her husband and country music star Keith Urban for being so good as her partner and a father. "I live a very quiet family life. I have created a very tight intimate family. I have a wonderful partner-husband, who is just very open...
