Raipur: India came out with a stupendous and thrilling performance to defeat Great Britain 2-1 for the first time in 35 years to enter the semifinals of the prestigious year-ending Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Thursday. Backed by a vociferous crowd, India managed to hold off Great Britain in the...
New Delhi: Azure Power announced on Thursday that it has signed a 150 MW solar power project agreement with the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) under the third phase of the state's Solar Policy. "Azure Power has signed 150 MW of solar power implementation agreement with PEDA under its Solar Policy Phase III," a company statement here said. A total...
New Delhi: Raking up the issue of corruption charges against Congress leaders, including chief ministers of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the BJP on Thursday sought an answer from the party leaders. The ruling party at the Centre also questioned former union finance minister P. Chidambaram's role in the 2G scam. "There is a big list of important Congress leaders...
New Delhi: A Delhi Police head constable was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs.10,000 and sent to 14-day judicial custody, the CBI said on Thursday. Devender Tomar, who is with the Kashmere Gate police station, was arrested on Wednesday. "Tomar was caught red handed while accepting Rs.10,000 from the complainant," a Central Bureau of Investigation official said. A court...
New Delhi: Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has penned down lyrics of a song titled "Tere bin", which will be featured in his forthcoming production venture “Wazir”. He says the source of inspiration for the romantic number was his wife Anupama Chopra. According to sources close to the film, when Chopra was working on the lyrics of the song he had...
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra, who is an accused in the Saradha scam, on Thursday endorsed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assertion that "individuals can be thieves, but a party cannot". "She has said the right thing," said Mitra, while coming out of a city court, when asked for his response to her remarks at a public...
New Delhi: Tamil star Dhanush's song “Kolaveri di” became a sleeper blockbuster in 2011 and it continues to have its victorious run in the virtual world. The song has surpassed 100 million views on Youtube since its release. “Kolaveri Di”, which was released by Sony Music on November 16, 2011, crossed the benchmark on Wednesday, read a statement. Sung and...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the flood destruction must be declared a national disaster, and requested Rs.5,000 crore as immediate aid to the state. Jayalalithaa met Modi after he made an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in Tamil Nadu, particularly Chennai. The disaster has left at least 269...
Panaji: Days after the controversy surrounding Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's alleged comments about retiring from politics, a top BJP leader in Goa on Thursday said the party would be contesting the 2017 assembly polls under the leadership of Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. Parsekar, who later spoke to reporters in Panaji, also said he was willing to accept any responsibility thrust...
New Delhi: Actress Shraddha Kapoor has a choc-o-block work schedule courtesy her two films along with brand endorsements. She is fulfilling her work with a continuous 72-hour stretch. The “Ek Villain” star, who is currently filming for her upcoming next “Baaghi” in Bangkok, shot throughout the night and left directly for the airport to be back in the city for...
