The new capital of Andhra Pradesh being developed near here will be world-class, a cynosure of all eyes and a model for the entire country, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan said Monday.
Speaking at the Republic Day parade here, he said the state government has decided to build a world-class capital. “I am confident this will be cynosure of all eyes and a model for the entire country and perhaps one of the best on the planet.”
The classified wartime papers that were recently unearthed have revealed that Dutch farmers working for Adolf Hitler had built secret Nazi aerodromes in Norfolk to invade England from the sky.
Police and MI5 failed to work out the farmers were creating a network of airstrips, to fly in German stormtroopers, across 2,000 acres of farmland for four years from 1936, the Mirror reported.
This was despite enemy spies flattening fields to use as runways, creating hangar-shaped Dutch barns and even laying out chicken huts in the shape of swastikas.
Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chandrajit Banerjee, has said that US President Obama’s visit as the Chief Guest at Republic Day signifies an inflection point in the US-India bilateral relationship.
“US President Obama’s visit as the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day signifies an inflection point in the US-India bilateral relationship. CII believes that enhanced cooperation is possible in areas such as defense, infrastructure, high technology, education, and energy,” said Chandrajit Banerjee, the Director General of CII in a statement.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government responsible for the absence of a tableaux representing West Bengal at this year’s Republic Day parade, adding that their idea for the float was rejected despite repeated requests.
On the occasion of the 66th Republic Day celebration, troops of the Border Security Force (BSF), stationed along the India-Bangladesh border at Akhaura exchanged sweets with their Bangladeshi counterpart here.
Commandant (CO) Chitra Pal of the BSF exchanged sweets with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official Ali Subedar Arshad with the latter greeting him on the occasion.
The “breakthrough” achieved by India and the US over the landmark civil nuclear deal, six years after it was signed, dominated American media coverage of US President Barack Obama’s unprecedented second visit to the country.
‘Obama, (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi Say Progress Made on Civil Nuclear Trade’, said a headline of The Wall Street Journal, while another in The Washington Post said ‘Obama, India’s Modi claim breakthrough on nuclear issues.’
Less than a week after Maharashtra government declared mineral rich Chandrapur as ‘dry district’, state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, instrumental in the decision, received a letter threatening him.
Mungantiwar had played a key role in the decision to ban the sale, purchase, production and consumption of liquor in Chandrapur.
The fifth One-Day International of the tri-series cricket tournament between hosts Australia and India, also featuring England, was washed out following heavy rains at Sydney cricket Ground here Monday.
India were sent in to bat by Australian captain George Bailey after he won the toss. India reached 69 for two after 16 overs when rain spoiled the proceedings.
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Sania Mirza kept India’s mixed doubles hopes alive after the tennis ace combined well with Bruno Soares to make an entry into the third round of the Australian Open, here today.
The top-seeded Indo-Brazilian duo served past Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez 7-5, 6-7 (3) [10-8] in the second round encounter to keep their good work going.
The US-Mexican pair gave a bit of a hard time to the Sania-Soares combine but the experienced pair handled the pressure with ease.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said actor Amitabh Bachchan – who was been conferred the Padma Vibhushan – was a legend and he deserved a Bharat Ratna.
“The Padma Vibhushan to Amitabh Bachchan is not enough. He is a legend in his lifetime. He deserves a Bharat Ratna,” Banerjee said on her official Facebook and Twitter handle.
Bachchan, along with legendary actor Dilip Kumar, was Sunday named for the Padma Vibhushan honour on the eve of India’s 66th Republic Day.
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Two planes belonging to national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were today searched thoroughly by British authorities as the flights landed in London.
Customs and immigration authorities searched the two PIA planes without disclosing details regarding the reason for the search.
Passengers and flight crew were thoroughly searched along with luggage after flights PK 785 from Islamabad and PK 787 from Karachi landed in London.
Aircraft equipment was also searched by custom authorities, with the raid lasting approximately one hour.
Twelve members of a family, including four children, were killed and three others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by Dhuri-Sirsa passenger train at an unmanned rail crossing in Sarsod village of Hisar today amid dense fog.
The driver of the transport vehicle was among those killed, SHO, Government Railway Police, Hisar, Bhim Sein said.
He said the train from Dhuri in Punjab was headed to Sirsa in Haryana when the accident occurred near village Sarsod, about 30 km from here.
Visiting US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly address the India-US CEO Forum meeting in New Delhi this evening.
Trade and economic issues, including visa, and impediments hampering investments, are likely to figure in their respective addresses.
The ‘Make In India’ campaign and the ease of doing business will also be the focus of the meeting, reports said.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are expected to attend.
Watched by US President Barack Obama, India today displayed its military might and rich cultural diversity during the dazzling 66th Republic Day parade in the Capital which was wrapped in an unprecedented security cover.
Obama was the first ever US President to attend the parade as Chief Guest on the second day of his three-day visit, as light rains and overcast skies failed to dampen the enthusiasm of thousands of spectators who gathered along the Rajpath to watch the pomp-filled spectacle.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the launch of the most detailed ever Fantasy League game for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, with multiple game modes and chances to bag exclusive tournament merchandise and other prizes.
Cricket fans across the world can now participate in the newly-launched, official ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Fantasy League that has been designed to ensure fans can get closer to the tournament than ever before, with opportunities for everyone to cheer on their favourite players and teams, and feel part of the action wherever they are in the world.
Your genes and environment contribute to the link between you drinking alone, and under peer pressure.
Alcohol use typically begins during adolescence, within social contexts, and is often correlated with the drinking of one’s peers. A new study of how a person’s drinking is related to the alcohol use of their peers from early adolescence through to early adulthood has found that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the correlation between one’s own drinking and peer drinking.
An artist has painted a 30-feet long portrait of U.S. President Barack Obama, who arrived in New Delhi for a three-day visit on Sunday.
Narendra Singh painted a portrait of Obama with Indian and United States flags at the backdrop with a message reading, ‘All Indians salute you’.
“I have painted Obama’s portrait with Indian and U.S flags in its backdrop. I believe meeting between leaders of both the countries is significant, which will send a good message across the world,” Singh said.
President Obama is the first U.S. president to attend the Republic Day celebrations.
Paul Gascoigne’s stepdaughter Bianca Gascoigne is the manager of a strip club, and she is loving it.
The 28-year-old glamour model, who is looking after X-rated dancers at The Gaslight Club in London’s West End and manages 20 staff as well as the strippers, said she found the career opportunity “fantastic”, the Mirror reported.
Even though she has the footballing legend as her father, the curvy beauty had found fame in ITV reality show ‘Love Island,’ following which she had a booming modeling career in lad’s mags,
Bianca also auditioned for ‘The X Factor,’ however, it didn’t work.
Blake Shelton, who recently hosted SNL, called himself the Justin Bieber of Country Music during the show.
The 38-year-old singer said in his opening monologue, that he is like Bieber just a little trouble-making cutie, E! Online reported.
The American singer also played himself in a skit that paid tribute to ‘The Voice’ and ‘American Idol’, a Bachelor-like star and a magic show skeptic with crazy demands.
Shelton performed his songs ‘Boys ‘Round Here’ and ‘Neon Light’. (ANI)
Angelina Jolie, who is UN refugee agency’s Special Envoy, recently visited a refugee camp in Iraq and met young kids and adult survivors of ISIS attacks.
The Oscar-winning actress is on a two day tour to the autonomous Kurdistan region of the country, E! Online reported.
The American actress said that children whose parents were murdered and are now here unaccompanied and she met mothers whose children have been kidnapped by ISIL.
Mayor of Miami, Carlos Gimenez, has pulled back his support from former England football captain David Beckham’s 200 million pounds US football franchise to leave the star midfielder’s dreams in tatters.
Gimenez supported Beckham’s plans to build a new team and stadium in the city, but he turned against them on Sunday by blasting the former Manchester United star’s idea as nowhere near good enough to launch the franchise.
Chilina Kennedy is set star in ‘Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.’
The star, who played Mary Magdalene in Des McAnuff’s Stratford-to-Broadway transfer of ‘ Jesus Christ Superstar’ will take over for Tony winner Jessie Mueller, who had received much appreciation for her work, Deadline.com reported.
Mueller will exit when the show ends in March, and Kennedy would begin the next day at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where the bio-cum-hit-parade has regularly been selling out since opening last year.
Liverpool football team manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Italian striker Mario Balotelli now faces a major struggle to win back his place in the squad following his disappointing start with the club.
Balotelli joined Liverpool in a 16 million pound move from AC Milan and has since struggled to find pace in the Premier League. And now he could be out in the cold at Anfield for the rest of the season.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is expected to be staged in November and December in order to evade the region’s scorching summer heat, believes Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
The AFC boss, who heads the FIFA taskforce charged with investigating potential dates for the 2022 World Cup, said that the period best suited for hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be in November and December because for sure it needs to be played in the winter , Sport24 reported.
Inclement weather and light rains failed to dampen the Republic Day celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, where Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav hoisted the national flag and took part in ceremonies.
Governor Naik took salute of the ceremonial parade in presence of the Chief Minister, dignitaries and senior bureaucrats in front of Vidhan Bhawan.
A helicopter, which hovered over the parade route, showered rose petals at Vidhan Bhawan.