New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has questioned Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claims of being a development oriented leader, alleging that the BJP leader's claims are totally hollow. According to Digvijaya Singh Kerala is a most development state in terms of social indicators while Haryana has the highest per capita income among all the states in the country. He pointed out that both Kerala and Haryana had a...
11:15 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Tamil film 'Thalaivaa' will star actor Vijay and Amala Paul in the leading roles. The film will also feature Malayalam actor Rajiv Pillai and Ragini Nandawani in pivotal roles. GV Prakash has composed the music in the film. ...
01:14 PM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: Grounded Kingfisher Airlines submitted a plan to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to restart operations, saying its parent group would provide initial funding and asking for its flying licence to be renewed. Kingfisher, controlled by liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, who also owns UB Group, was forced to halt operations in October, 2012 and owes about $2.5 billion to banks, airports and others, the Centre for Asia...
08:13 AM, Apr 11, 2013
A masterful innings by Mike Hussey gave Chennai Super Kings their first victory of IPL 6 as they demolished Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. Hussey, who made an unbeaten 86 off 54 balls, once again showed how useful a player he is for Chennai. First he held onto a tough catch of Adam Gilchrist in Punjab's innings and then he, along...
11:10 PM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: After remaining grounded for over six months, Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday sought regulatory approvals to relaunch its operations and submitted plans to the DGCA on infusion of funds and revival of its flights. "We have shared the funding and traffic plans. The initial funding to restart the airline will come from the (parent UB) Group. We have also requested that our (flying) licence be renewed," the airline's CEO...
06:27 PM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Following in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather Lala Amarnath, Digvijay Amarnath has made his foray into cricket with a first-class debut in Sri Lanka. Lala, who scored India's first ever Test Century and later on went on to lead India, was a father figure in Indian Cricket. Then came his eldest son Surinder, who captained the Indian Schoolboys Test Team and later went on to score a...
01:58 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Pratapgarh: The CBI team, probing murder of Kunda DSP Zia-ul Haq, on Tuesday recovered the motorcycle which was allegedly used in the murder of Balipur village head Nanhe Yadav. The recovery was made after intense grilling of two brothers--Ajay Pal and Vijay Pal, both sons of Kamta Pal who is also a suspect in Yadav's killing, CBI sources said. The trio had allegedly shot dead Balipur village head over a...
02:15 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Shanghai: Sahara Force India do not depend now just on wet weather conditions to upset the big teams as the car is competitive enough in all conditions, team principal Vijay Mallya asserted Monday. Going into Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, Force India are fifth in the constructors standings, behind Mercedes and ahead of Sauber and McLaren. Mallya said his team's assessment in comparison with the rivals can be done better after...
04:50 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: London Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar could not live up to the billing as he failed to qualify for the finals of the 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea today. The other two Indians participating in the event, Pemba Tamang and Harpreet Singh, too failed to qualify for the medal round. While Vijay was placed a disappointing 18th in the qualification...
03:54 PM, Apr 08, 2013
After a long hiatus, the ace comedian Vadivelu is gearing up to hit the screens once again, this time with a bang. He has a string of projects lined up for him. Having already signed in to be a part of a historical flick, where he will play the role of Thenaliraman, and KS Ravikumar's 'Africavil Vadivelu', the comedian has yet another dream project lined up. Director PT Selvakumar of...
03:33 PM, Apr 08, 2013
KKR assistant coach Vijay Dahiya is happy with the defending champions' preparations for the sixth edition. ...
10:25 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: The delegation of US Congressman and business leaders visiting the country left for home on Sunday after a 10-day trip of India. "After visiting Golden Temple and Jallianwala bagh in Amritsar, the visiting US delegates were accorded a warm adieu," BJP national committee member and convenor of BJP overseas affairs Vijay Jolly said in a release. During the visit, US Congressman Aaron Schock from Illinois, Cathy McMorris Rodgers...
05:47 AM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Sunday cautioned partymen against speaking out of turn on its prime ministerial nominee with its President Rajnath Singh saying some leaders have been 'announcing' names virtually on a 'daily basis' creating unnecessary controversy. The party emphasised on the need for discipline and improving its image at a meeting of its office-bearers here to discuss the strategy and issues ahead of polls in six states and the...
10:14 PM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The leadership battle heated up in the Capital with cine star and MP from Patna Saheb, Shatrughan Sinha, batting for senior leader LK Advani on Sunday. Backing BJP leader Vijay Goel's remark on Saturday about BJP winning the Lok Sabha elections under Advani's leadership, Shatrughan Sinha complimented Advani on his illustrious career and vast experience. Shatrughan Sinha said, "LK Advani is the seniormost leader of the BJP. He...
07:40 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Kunda: Two more people were arrested on Sunday in the infamous Kunda killings case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said the duo - Ajay Pal and Vijay Pal - who allegedly fired at gram pradhan Nanhe Yadav were the key accused in his murder case. Ajay and Vijay are sons of Kanta Pal who is already in CBI's custody. CBI sources also confirmed that Ajay and Vijay have confessed...
05:29 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Mumbai: National carrier Air India has shown interest in acquiring some of the self check-in kiosks of Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) at the city's domestic airport, weeks after private carrier Jet sought to take over some of the international and domestic routes of KFA, say airport sources. "Since Kingfisher Airlines is no longer operating, Air India has evinced interest in acquiring a few of its kiosks," sources at Mumbai airport said....
11:49 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The newly appointed office bearers of the BJP will hold their first meeting in Delhi on Sunday. All the state presidents have been called to the capital for the meeting that will be chaired by party president Rajnath Singh. The BJP is likely to discuss its preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and also elections to the state assemblies slated for this year. The BJP is planning...
07:57 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Hyderabad: YSR Congress on Saturday said with the Congress-led Andhra Pradesh government not responding adequately to the issue of power tariff hike, it would intensify its agitation demanding roll-back in the increase. The party has asked its cadre to "picket all electricity sub-stations besides holding dharnas and taking out rallies in all district headquarters to express solidarity with the party leaders who are on an indefinite fast in Hyderabad". YSRCP...
05:59 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Saturday created a flutter with his remark that the next government at the Centre will be formed under LK Advani's leadership. The Congress, which itself has been speaking in different voices on its prime ministerial candidate, has targeted the BJP over the race for the top post. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari said that the public is aware of who can run, ...
06:46 PM, Apr 06, 2013
