Ruling BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh civic polls bagging 14 of the 15 mayoral seats for which results were declared till evening on December 1. Opposition Congress again fared poorly, including in its bastion of Amethi, while the BSP had some reason to cheer as its candidate snatched the Aligarh mayoral seat, a traditional BJP stronghold. Counting is on for […]
» Read moreIndia tennis ace Sania Mirza (left) posted this picture alongside national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on Twitter yesterday. “What an honor to be part of this panel discussion for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyd today,” she captioned the picture. The theme of the Summit is Women First and Prosperity for All […]
» Read moreA journalist working for a Hindi daily was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified assailants near the Nagar Palika market in Billhaur, 60 km from here, police said. Navin Gupta was sprayed with bullets when he came out of a public toilet, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Jai Prakash said. Mr. Gupta, in his 30s, succumbed to injuries while being rushed […]
» Read moreTwitter recorded a growing interest in Gujarat politics as conversations related to the Assembly election rose 20% in the past month, the micro-blogging platform said on Wednesday. During the elections, Twitter will launch initiatives such as real-time updates on the campaign trail and connect voters to politicians on key issues. It will unveil an emoji, available till December 22, which […]
» Read moreIndian archers produced an impressive performance, grabbing three gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Championships in Dhaka on Thursday. Two Indian boys and girls also booked quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympics. Fifteen-year-old Haryana girl Himani Kumari defeated her Mongolian opponent Bayasgalan Badamjuani 7-1 in the recurve cadet bronze play-off to bag the quota. Earlier […]
» Read moreOn the eve of the opening Test against the West Indies at Basin Reserve, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday picked paceman Matt Henry as a replacement for veteran Tim Southee in the playing XI. Southee, who is expecting the birth of his child, will miss the first Test against the Caribbean side. “Henry has been playing well for […]
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