Mumbai: Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara was on Tuesday admitted to a Mumbai hospital after he complained of chest pain. Lara was admitted to the Global Hospital in Parel at around 12:30 p.m., which was confirmed by the West Indies Cricket Board later in the afternoon. However, despite repeated attempts, the hospital declined to divulge […]
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WATCH: TMC MPs Nusrat and Mimi take oath as Lok Sabha members
New Delhi: Newly-elected Trinamool Congress actor-turned-politicians Nusrat Jahan Ruhi and Mimi Chakraborty on Tuesday took oath in Bangla as members of the 17th Lok Sabha. The two could not take oath earlier as Nusrat Jahan recently got married to businessman Nikhil Jain in Turkey and Mimi Chakraborty was attending the wedding ceremony. #WATCH: TMC’s winning […]
Cracks emerge in Grand Alliance in Bihar
Patna: The RJD-led Grand Alliance in Bihar is showing signs of breaking up. The alliance of the RJD, Congress, Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM), Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) was formed in Bihar ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. But after its disastrous showing, the alliance partners have started openly speaking […]
Uttar Pradesh: Dial 100 vehicles to play ‘Jaagte Raho’ tune to alert public
Lucknow: Remember those good old days when the watchman would shout “Jaagte Raho” throughout the night to keep thieves at bay. The Uttar Pradesh Police have now adopted the slogan and all Dial 100 vehicles will play “Jaagte Raho” instead of the routine siren. #WATCH Dial-100 Police Response Vehicle (PRV)’s siren plays tune of “Jagte Raho”(stay […]
IAF bombs ‘Tiger Hill’ again on Kargil’s 20th anniversary
Gwalior: To commemorate the 20 years of the Kargil war, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday recreated the Tiger Hill attack here on Monday. A model depicting Tiger Hill was erected at the Maharajpura base here and a Mirage-2000, which played a crucial role during the Kargil war, bombed it. A flypast by various […]
Budget unlikely to up Rs 2.5 lakh income tax exemption limit
New Delhi: The current basic income tax exemption limit of Rs 2.5 lakh is unlikely to be raised in the forthcoming full Budget 2019-20, according to informed sources, as the Finance Ministry has already announced a provision whereby individuals earning up to Rs 5 lakh can get full tax rebate under Section 87A. Those earning […]
Viral Acharya differed with government on key issues
Mumbai: RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya’s resignation on Monday did not surprise many. Market sources said it was expected, given his views on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) position in the economy. Acharya’s exit from the RBI top ranks was being speculated upon since last year, when he took on the government with a hard-hitting […]
An-32 to continue flying in mountains: IAF chief
Gwalior: Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said that the An-32 transport aircraft will continue to fly in the mountains as there was no other option. The Air Force Chief’s statement came more than a fortnight after An-32 aircraft, with 13 IAF personnel on board, crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. Addressing a press […]
Four more Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind militants shot dead in J&K
Srinagar: Four militants of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. This was the second gunfight with AGH militants this month and came within a month of the new outfit’s commander Zakir Musa’s death in a gunfight in Pulwama district. Director General of Police, […]
Pak PM’s aide confuses Imran Khan, Sachin Tendulkar
New Delhi: One of the aides to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has left Twitter in splits after he posted a picture of legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and captioned it to be that of World Cup winning former Pakistan captain Khan. Naeem ul Haque, special assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister, on Saturday posted a […]