भारी बारिश और 175 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार से प्रचंड हवाओं के साथ चक्रवाती तूफान ‘फोनी’ ने शुक्रवार सुबह ओडिशा तट पर दस्तक दे दी जिसमें कम से कम तीन लोग मारे गये । तूफान के कारण कई पेड़ उखड़ गये और झोपड़ियां तबाह हो गयीं। साथ ही कई शहर और गांव जलमग्न हो गये। अत्यधिक प्रचंड चक्रवाती तूफान फोनी ने सुबह करीब आठ बजे पुरी में दस्तक दी। फोनी का अर्थ है ‘सांप का फण’। भारी बारिश के साथ प्रचंड हवा ने तीर्थ नगरी में झोपड़ियों को लील…
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law acknowledged Thursday that it might not be a “smart money bet” to gamble on the success of the White House’s long-awaited blueprint for Mideast peace. But he insisted that it is a very detailed, fresh approach that hopefully will stimulate discussion and lead to breakthroughs in resolving the decades-old conflict.Jared Kushner remained tight-lipped about the guts of the plan. He described it as an “in-depth operational document” not anchored to previous, failed negotiations, high-level political concepts or stale arguments.”We’re building a very good…
Read MoreFourteen-year-old Grandmaster Nihal Sarin is training his sight to become the youngest Indian to break the 2600 rating barrier from the TePe Sigeman & Co International tournament, beginning here on Friday. Nihal goes into the tournament with a live rating of 2598, hoping to break the Indian record set by Parimarjan Negi almost a decade back in 2009. Negi had then become the youngest Indian to have broken the barrier, at the age of 15 years 11 months. Crossing the mark will make Nihal currently the youngest player in the world…
Read MoreThe makers of Vivek Oberoi-starrer biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that the film will be released countrywide on May 24, a day after the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared.The film, titled ‘PM Narendra Modi’, was earlier set to release on April 11 but was banned by the Election Commission.In its order last month, the EC had banned the screening of film during the poll period, saying any such film that subserves purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the…
Read MoreThe benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 100 points Friday led by gains in banking and auto stocks amid sustained foreign fund inflow and easing crude prices. The 30-share index was trading 107.81 points, or 0.28 per cent, higher at 39,089.24. Similarly, the NSE Nifty up 22.45 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 11,747.20. In the previous session, the BSE bourse settled 50.12 points, or 0.13 per cent, lower at 38,981.43; and the broader Nifty slipped 23.40 points, or 0.20 per cent, to close at 11,724.75. Top gainers in early session…
Read MoreRajamma Vavathil, a retired nurse and a voter in Wayanad, says forcefully that no one should contest Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship status — after all she was one of those on duty at Delhi’s Holy Family Hospital on June 19, 1970 when he was born.The 72-year-old, who was still in training to be a nurse at the time, said she was among the first to take the infant Rahul in her hands.I was lucky as I was first among the few who took the newborn baby in my hands.…
Read MoreKevin Gameiro has knocked Arsenal out of one Europa League semi-final and now he wants to do it again.Gameiro helped Atletico Madrid end Arsene Wenger’s hopes of a glorious finale last season, a 2-1 aggregate win sending them through to the final, where they would sail past Marseille.Twelve months on, it is Unai Emery in charge of Arsenal and Gameiro leading the line for Valencia who, like their opponents, may well need to win the Europa League to play in the Champions League next term.”It’s going to be a different…
Read MoreIndia is beating global destinations with more than half of country’s travellers looking to go domestic this year, and that too on a tight budget, a new survey has revealed. Conducted by Yatra, an online travel portal, the survey said 68 per cent of Indians were planning to travel this summer, of which, more than half were looking to visit a destination within the country. “Close to 64 per cent of the respondents prefer domestic destinations,” it said.Budget travel has emerged as the most popular choice with close to 45 per…
Read MoreNawazuddin Siddiqui does not regret starring in biographical drama “Thackeray” as the actor says he has made a conscious decision to keep experimenting with unconventional parts.The film, based on the life of Bal Thackeray, the founder of the political party Shiv Sena, was a major commercial and critical failure. Before its theatrical debut on January 25 this year, “Thackeray” was labelled as a “propaganda” film in the wake of its release ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Despite criticism, Nawazuddin said he is “proud” to be a part of the film.”I…
Read MoreTrinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday invoked the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 to draw a parallel with the efforts by her Trinamool Congress to dislodge the Narendra Modi government in the ongoing parliamentary polls.”Sepoy Mutiny was the first uprising against the British in India. Now the biggest threat and problem in the country is Narendra Modi,” she said at a rally in support of TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi, who is pitted against BJP’s Arjun Singh.The Sepoy Mutiny was a violent and bloody uprising against British…
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