After months of ‘will it? will it not?’, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared that – by political implication – Narendra Modi still remains its best bet in the Indian electoral arena.
Like the knight in shining armour, he is expected – yet again – to rescue the BJP from the demons which now and then crop up in the form of assembly elections in different states with varying degrees of significance in the larger Indian political system.
The meeting of the All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently underway here to pick the squad for the upcoming India’s tour of Zimbabwe.
India is scheduled to play three ODIs and two T20 Internationals starting from 10 July 2015.
Detailed story to follow. (ANI)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should first introspect on issues that indict the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government rather than pointing fingers at the Centre on allegations that hold no reality.
For the present, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has bought peace with the family of the slain journalist, Jagendra Singh, with a Rs.30 lakh compensation and the promise of government jobs for his two sons.
It, however, remains open to question whether the government will be able to keep its third promise of bringing the guilty to book.
NASA’s SpaceX mission came to an end after its rocket exploded on its way to International Space Station.
An unmanned Dragon spacecraft, which was carrying supplies and station docking adaptor and the Falcon 9 rocket propelling it were destroyed in the explosion, causing NASA and the International Space station a “big loss” on Sunday.
A video posted to Instagram showed the explosion, and as per the reports pieces of the spacecraft and rocket could be seen falling into the Atlantic Ocean.
Ecstatic after winning the Canada Open women’s doubles title with Jwala Gutta, Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa today said consistency has been the key to their success and this victory is a big boost ahead of the prestigious World Championship in August.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist pair of Ashwini and Jwala defeated the top-seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek 21-19 21-16 to clinch the US $50,000 Canada Open Grand Prix tournament last night.
Few Introductory and Complementary Notes:
1. Ramadhan is an auspicious opportunity for believers to renew their commitment to their Creator and the Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. This commitment must be both outward and inward, so that a Muslim not only recites more Qur’an and offers more units of prayer, but that she or he does so with reflection, humility and attentiveness.
The trailer of upcoming film Brothers, starring Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra, has crossed six million views on YouTube.
Directed by Agneepath helmer Karan Malhotra, the movie is a remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior, which starred Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is producing the action-drama, took to Twitter along with the starcast to thank fans.
“Thank you for the continuous love!,” he wrote.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that Narendra Modi is supposed to talk about the country’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and not the Congress’, after the grand old party expressed its disappointment over the Prime Minister’s latest edition of the programme on All India Radio.
“The Prime Minister is supposed to speak about the country’s ‘ Mann Ki Baat’. He is not here to speak what the Congress wants,” said Naqvi.
The Islamist extremist who carried out an attack on a U.S. gas plant in France has reportedly admitted to killing his manager beforehand, a source said.
Yassin Salhi, who has been linked to a militant in Syria, told detectives that he had killed Herve Cornara in a parking area before arriving at the factory Saint Quentin-Fallavier, 30 kilometres south of Lyon, reported ABC News.
One of Salhi’s work colleagues said that he had argued with Conara days earlier after he dropped a pallet of fragile equipment.
Greece has reportedly shut its banks for six business days, starting Monday, with strict limits on ATM withdrawals, amidst a rising concern over the country’s economic future.
The country’s stock exchange has also been shut as part of the stringent measures announced on Sunday as a possible Greek exit from the eurozone loomed large, reported The Washington Post.
The move indicated that the country’s five-year long battle to stay in the eurozone could come to an end swiftly, even as leaders elsewhere called for a way to avoid that.
South Korea reported no new cases of MERS or deaths from the virus for the first time in nine days today, but officials warned there was no indication yet that the outbreak had been brought under control.
The number of those infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome remained unchanged for two days in a row at 182, the health ministry said.
The death toll also remained unchanged from 32 yesterday. It is the first time that the country has reported no additional infections as well as no new deaths since June 20.
Following a spate of bombings in Afghanistan, Interior Minister Noorul Haq Ulomi has reportedly postponed his Pakistan visit, citing ‘serious security issues’ at home, the ministry has said The ministry added that the visit will place at a ‘suitable time’, reported The Express Tribune.
An Afghan diplomat in Islamabad said that new dates will be worked out in consultation with Pakistani officials.
Israeli naval forces boarded and took over an activist vessel seeking to break the Gaza blockade, and were escorting it to an Israeli port early today, the military said, saying that the navy did not use force.
“In accordance with international law, the Israeli Navy advised the vessel several times to change course,” it said in a statement. “Following their refusal the Navy visited and searched the vessel in international waters in order to prevent their intended breach of the maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip.”
The court fixed the matter for pronouncement of order on July 25, saying that it will seek clarifications, if any, in the matter.
The order on framing of charges in the IPL-6 spot fixing case in which suspended cricketers Ajit Chandila, S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and others, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel are accused, was today deferred for July 25 by a Delhi court.
Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna, who was scheduled to pass the order today, said that the order sheet is not prepared yet.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on Monday dismissed calls for a CBI enquiry into the deaths of those involved in the Vyapam scam.
“One who has come will eventually go. The prisoners die daily because of illness. There is no need for a CBI enquiry,” Gaur said.
As per reports, 42 people, including the accused and the witnesses in this case, have died.
Apple has planned to increase the limit of songs for the subscribers of iTunes Match.
The limit will be increased to 100,000 songs in iCloud from the present 25,000.
According to the Verge, Apple executive Eddy Cue revealed this on Twitter about how the company’s upcoming music streaming service, Apple Music, will integrate with iTunes Match.
So what do you do if your child hankers for noodles, now that Maggi and other brands are under a cloud? Experts say one should go for the generic varieties or make alternatives more interesting.
It’s difficult to stop children from eating their favourite noodles or fast food, so put in extra effort, suggests Aarchie Bhatnagar, dietician at BLK Super Speciality Hospital here.
“Mothers can buy plain raw noodles and cook, adding vegetables to make the dish healthy. Momos or burgers can be also made at home by replacing maida with rice floor,” says Bhatnagar.
Shahrukh Khan’s real life fans may be left disappointed, as Bollywood helmer Karan Johar recently tweeted the news of king khan’s upcoming film ‘FAN’ being postponed.
The tweet read “Adi just called and asked me to release BROTHERS on the 14th of August,2015 as FAN is postponed…gestures likes this make my day special…”
Instead of the scheduled date, the film will now release in September 2016.
Reports have revealed that the delay of the film is due to the ongoing work on the VFX effects that will be seen in the film.
Salman Khan has reportedly secured Eid 2017 to release the third installment of his hit franchise ‘Dabangg.’
According to a leading web portal, the 49-year-old actor will start shooting for the film once he completes shooting for ‘Sultan,’ which has been slated to release on Eid 2016.
Previously, the conflict between Shah Rukh Khan and the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ star rose when both the actors planned to release their movies ‘Raees’ and ‘Sultan’ on the day of biggest Muslim festival next year. (ANI)
At least two Indians were among the 27 people killed in the bombing at a Shia mosque in Kuwait City, the Indian embassy said.
Rizwan Hussain, 31, of Sultanpur and Ibne Abbas, 25, of Ambedkar Nagar were both from Uttar Pradesh, an embassy statement said.
A suicide bomber hit the mosque on Friday during noon prayers, killing 26 devotees and injuring 227 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State. The attacker also died.
The embassy has advised the Indian community in Kuwait to take precautions for its safety and security in the wake of the blast.
RTI activist Subhash Agarwal on Monday said Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s role in connection with the controversy surrounding former IPL boss Lalit Modi is not only immoral and unethical but anti-national.
Longer the secondary schooling significantly lowers the risk of HIV infection, especially for girls, claims a new study.
Harvard researchers conducted a research in Botswana, and found that for each additional year of secondary school, students lowered their risk of HIV infection by 8 percentage points about a decade later, from 25 percent to about 17 percent infected.
It could be a very cost-effective way to halt the spread of the virus.
The gunman, who killed 38 people at a beach resort near the Tunisian city of Sousse, received help from others in carrying out the attack, officials said.
Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said authorities were “sure” that Seifeddine Rezgui had accomplices who provided him the Kalashnikov rifle, BBC reported on Monday.
Security officials said Rezgui, who posed as a swimmer, was carrying a rifle under a parasol and started shooting on the beach before entering the Hotel Imperial Marhaba.
A special protein found in the brain’s tiniest blood vessels may increase the risk of stroke, find researchers.
The protein called FoxF2 is found in the brain’s smallest blood vessels called capillaries and are essential for the development of the blood-brain barrier.
In a study done on mice, the team found how the blood-brain barrier develops and what makes the capillaries in the brain different from small blood vessels in other organs.