ब्रिटेन के विदेश मंत्री जेरेमी हंट ने शनिवार को कहा कि तेहरान द्वारा ब्रिटेन के एक ईंधन टैंकर को जब्त किए जाने का कदम दर्शाता है कि ‘‘ईरान अवैध और अस्थिर व्यवहार वाले खतरनाक रास्ते को चुन रहा है।’’ हंट ने ट्वीट किया, ‘‘हमारी प्रतिक्रिया सोची-समझी और ठोस होगी। ब्रिटेन अपने जहाजों की सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करेगा।’’ एएफपी नीरज नेत्रपाल नेत्रपाल 2007 1512 लं
Read Moreदिल्ली की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी की अध्यक्ष शीला दीक्षित का शनिवार को निधन हो गया। वह 81 साल की थीं। पारिवारिक सूत्रों ने बताया कि दीक्षित पिछले कुछ समय से अस्वस्थ चल रही थीं और उन्हें शुक्रवार की सुबह सीने में जकड़न की शिकायत के बाद फोर्टिस-एस्कॉर्ट्स अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया था जहां दोपहर बाद तीन बजकर 55 मिनट पर उन्होंने अंतिम सांस ली । राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद, उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी, कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह, दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद…
Read MoreAmid speculation that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is contemplating retirement, former national selector Sanjay Jagdale Friday said the M S K Prasad-led selection panel should find out what was going on in the veteran wicket-keeper’s mind about his future.However, Jadgale, a former BCCI secretary, asserted that Dhoni was mature enough to take a call on his retirement from limited overs cricket.The 38-year-old 2011 Word Cup-winning captain, whose finishing abilities with the bat has been on the wane, would be the centre of discussion when the national selection committee meets in Mumbai…
Read MoreDemocrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, an effort to direct Americans’ attention to what they see as the most egregious examples of President Donald Trump’s conductThe examples from the Mueller report include Trump’s directions to White House counsel Donald McGahn to have Mueller removed and, later, orders from Trump to McGahn to deny that happened. Democrats also will focus questioning on a series of meetings Trump had…
Read MoreTouted as one of the biggest action entertainers of the year, “War”, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, has three Hollywood action-choreographers working on the sequences of the film.Paul Jennings, Franz Spilhaus, SeaYoung Oh and famous Bollywood action-director Parvez Shaikh have choreographed the action sequences of the Yash Raj Films project.”When we have Hrithik taking on Tiger, the promise of the film to audiences become huge and we wanted to deliver the action experience for people to feel the adrenaline rush. “We have four of the top action directors from different…
Read MoreRichest Indian Mukesh Ambani has kept his annual salary from his flagship firm Reliance Industries capped at Rs 15 crore for the eleventh year on the trot.Ambani has kept salary, perquisites, allowances and commission together at Rs 15 crore since 2008-09, forgoing over Rs 24 crore per annum.This is at a time when remunerations of all whole-time directors of the company, including cousins Nikhil and Hital Meswani, saw a handsome increase in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.”Compensation of Shri Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, has been…
Read MoreThe NDA government has been working towards making the country powerful in various sectors and several changes will come in the next five years, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said here Saturday.The NDA government has been making efforts in this direction, Reddy said at the 79th Foundation Day of Keshav Memorial Educational Society here.”I assure you all that many changes will come in the coming five years. We are hoping to become a powerful nation economically. In all sectors, power production or in ‘Make in India’,…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Friday asked the special judge conducting trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans such as L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, to deliver the verdict within nine months. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant said the recording of evidence in the politically sensitive case should be complete within six months.The bench also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pass appropriate orders within four weeks to extend the tenure of the special judge, who is set to retire on…
Read MoreJapan’s swimmers have promised to lift their game at next week’s world championships to lift the spirits of ailing team mate Rikako Ikee in her battle with leukaemia.The 19-year-old poster girl for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was diagnosed with the illness earlier this year and is continuing treatment back in Tokyo.Asian champion Yui Ohashi, one of Japan’s biggest medal hopes in South Korea after taking silver in the 200 metres individual medley two years ago, insisted Thursday that Ikee was on the mind of all the swimmers. “It’s a huge…
Read MoreVideo streaming company Netflix will roll out a cheaper mobile-only plan in India as it looks to woo viewers amid growing competition from Amazon Prime Videos and other local players.The premium content platform also believes that growth in the Indian market is a marathon; and that it is witnessing steady progress here.After several months of testing, the company has decided to roll out a lower-priced mobile-screen plan in India to complement existing plans, Netflix said in a statement.”We believe this plan, which will launch in Q3, will be an effective…
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