Kolkata: Mumbai City FC coach cum marquee player Nicolas Anelka on Friday said his team deserved to win their last game of the season where they beat Atletico de Kolkata 3-2 in an Indian Super League (ISL) tie. "We wanted to play today even when we had the option of playing the game on Sunday. But we chose to play...
New Delhi: The government has to move cautiously in the matter of cutting small savings schemes interest rates in order to protect vulnerable sections of society, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. "We as an elected government have to look at it in addition to the economic principles with a sense of political pragmatism," Jaitley said answering a query...
Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) coach Antonio Lopez Habas on Friday said his team lost the Indian Super League (ISL) encounter against Mumbai City FC here as they did not play with 100 percent intensity as there was "too much distraction". The defending champions ended their campaign with the 2-3 loss against Mumbai at the Salt Lake stadium. "We just...
New Delhi: With a dazzling array of 222 authors and key themes like migration, privacy and conflict, the countdown for the ninth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began here on Thursday night. Starting on a note of music, dialogue and discussion, the glittering function held at the Taj Mahal Hotel, presented a precursor of the mammoth five–day festival. Packed...
New Delhi: The Delhi assembly on Friday passed the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015, which the AAP government has described as the "strongest" anti-graft legislation in the country. The house cleared the bill with two amendments passed by the Delhi cabinet on Thursday evening after some changes were suggested by activist Anna Hazare. "A strong law is being brought. We...
New Delhi: Hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said his Samajwadi Party could ally with the Congress for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls if SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is declared the prime ministerial candidate, Congress said it had no plans of a tie-up with the party. "As of now, Congress has no intention of a tie-up with...
New Delhi: Digital India Conclave 2015 was organised today at The Lalit, New Delhi in the presence of eminent industry captains. Taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to transform India into a digitally enabled society, the Digital India Conclave 2015 focused on the role of innovation in delivering inclusive growth and creation of a knowledge economy. Event was Presented...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Friday for 30 minutes in the post-lunch session due to lack of quorum. A similar situation arose in the Rajya Sabha, where its proceeding was halted briefly. In the Lok Sabha, the house was scheduled to meet at 2.15 p.m. but when quorum could not be met by 2.25 p.m., the secretary...
By Troy Ribeiro Film: "Hate Story 3"; Cast: Sharman Joshi, Zareen Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Daisy Shah, Priyanshu Chatterjee; Director: Vishal Pandya; Rating: *1/2 A business tycoon Aditya Diwan (Sharman Joshi) is at the helm of a large business empire and is married to his elder brother's girlfriend, Siya (Zareen Khan), after the demise of his elder brother Vikram Diwan...
By Troy Ribeiro Film: "Legend"; Cast: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Christopher Eccleston, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Bettany, Colin Morgan; Director: Brian Helgeland; Rating: ***1/2 "Legend" is a true British gangster story based on the book, "The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins" by John Pearson. A character driven film, it is the story of...
