The terribly humid weather did not deter supporters of the Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD) Begum Tabassum Hasan (48) from beating drums and bursting crackers. Ms. Hasan had defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mriganka Singh by over 50,000 votes in the Lok Sabha by-election here. The result was declared on Wednesday. With her symbolically important victory, Ms. Hasan, the widow […]
» Read moreIndian-American Karthik Nemmani, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning on the word “koinonia” and surviving what was arguably the most intense competition in the contest’s 93-year history. In doing so, the 14-year-old on Thursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at the national bee, compared with 291 last year, after organizers […]
» Read moreActress Shruti Haasan is back from London, and has started shooting for a sequence of her upcoming film, helmed by Mahesh Manjrekar, in Goa. After shooting in Mumbai, Manjrekar moved his entire team to Goa to shoot a schedule of his gangster drama. The yet untitled film is a period drama and also stars Vidyut Jammwal, said a statement to […]
» Read moreMaharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar died on Thursday following a massive heart attack here, a BJP official said. Phundkar, 67, was admitted to the K.J. Somaiya Hospital on Wednesday where his condition reportedly deteriorated followed by the massive heart attack. He breathed his last at around 4.35 a.m. on Thursday. Top Bharatiya Janata Party state and central leaders have expressed […]
» Read moreHockey India on Thursday announced the 18-member Indian Men’s Team which will take part in the final edition of the prestigious Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 in the Netherlands starting June 23. The team will be led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose captaincy the Indian team created history in the previous edition by clinching silver after […]
» Read moreJanhvi Kapoor has set on the road to success just like her mother Sridevi. After winning hearts on various occasions with her chic fashion statements, Janhvi has made it a point to leave us breathless in her first ever cover photo shoot for Vogue India. Looking every bit of dreamy, the soon to be Bollywood actress has graced the cover […]
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