Lucknow, 29/10:The sluggish surface, a few intemperate shots and some purposeful bowling that was well backed up by the fielding unit, combined to strangle the formidable Indian batting line-up as England finally put up a show befitting of a defending champion. While the pitch was always going to be challenging, India had another task to…
Chattisgarh, 29/10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced free treatment facility of up to Rs 10 lakh for the poor in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. Speaking at a rally in Rajnandgaon, Gandhi also announced Rs 10,000 per year for landless rural labourers if the party retains power in the state. Gandhi is on a two-day visit…
Thiruvananthapuram, ,29/10: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday called for an all-party meeting here on Monday in the wake of a blast at a convention centre at Kalamassery in Kochi. One woman died and over 36 others were injured in the explosion at the convention centre this morning during a gathering of the Jehovah’s…
Thiruvananthapuram, 29/10: One person died and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention centre of a Christian religion group in Kalamassery here on Sunday morning, police said. People who were present at the convention centre told media that the first blast occurred in the middle of a prayer. “Subsequently, we heard two…
LA, 29/10: Actor Matthew Perry, who gained fame as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing in the hit US television comedy “Friends,” was found dead on Saturday at a Los Angeles-area home, several news outlets reported. The Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com, both citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that Perry, 54, was found dead in a…
Bhubaneswar, 29/10: As directed by Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chairman 5T & Nabina Odisha Shri V K Pandian along with senior officials reviewed the work of the proposed Metro Rail Project which will connect the twin city of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack. The Phase I of the Metro Rail project will connect Bhubaneswar Airport with…
Gaza, 28/10: Israel’s military on Saturday reissued a call for Palestinians to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip ahead of an impending Israeli operation. Israel, which says Hamas has placed its weapons and forces among civilians, has been telling Gaza’s residents to move south for their own safety. “This is an urgent military advisory,” said spokesman…
Surat, 29/10: Seven members of a family, including three children, were found dead at their residence in Surat city of Gujarat on Saturday, with the police suspecting it to be a case of mass suicide. The bodies of the seven deceased were found in an apartment in Adajan locality, police said, adding that a note…
New Delhi, 28/10: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on October 30 pleas filed by the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena and the Sharad Pawar bloc of the NCP, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra assembly speaker to expeditiously decide disqualification petition against some MLA’s. A bench headed by Chief Justice D…
Mumbai, 28/10: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at Sharad Pawar by questioning his tenure as Union agriculture minister, the NCP supremo hit back with facts and figures on the rise of crop production when the Dr Manmohan Singh-led UPA government . In the temple town of Shirdi, Modi, without mentioning Pawar,…
