पिछले सप्ताह काबुल में जब बंदूक की गोलियों की आवाजें सुनाई दी तो लोग फिर एकबारगी आतंकवादी हमले की आशंका में सिहर उठे लेकिन असल में क्रिकेटप्रेमी विश्व कप के अभ्यास मैच में अफगानिस्तान की पाकिस्तान पर जीत का जश्न मना रहे थे । उस रात पिस्तौल, शाटगन और एके 47 से निकली आवाजों से पूरा आकाश गूंज उठा था। यह सिर्फ एक मैच में मिली जीत का जश्न नहीं था बल्कि जिंदगी और माहौल बदलने की खुशी थी । इस जीत ने यह बानगी भी पेश की कि युद्ध…
Read Moreउत्तर कोरिया के नेता किम जोंग उन और अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प के बीच दूसरी शिखर वार्ता असफल रहने के बाद उत्तर कोरिया ने अमेरिका के लिये अपने विशेष दूत को मौत के घाट उतार दिया है। दक्षिण कोरिया के अखबार ‘द चोसुन इल्बो’ में शुक्रवार को प्रकाशित खबर के अनुसार किम ह्योक चोल ने हनोई बैठक के लिए तैयार की थी ओर वह किम के साथ उनकी निजी ट्रेन पर गए थे। ‘‘अपने सर्वोच्च नेता’’ के साथ विश्वासघात करने के आरोप में उसे गोली मारने वाले दस्ते ने…
Read Moreप्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के नेतृत्व वाली राजग सरकार में अमित शाह को गृह मंत्रालय और राजनाथ को रक्षा मंत्रालय का प्रभार दिया गया । राष्ट्रपति भवन के प्रवक्ता ने इस आशय की जानकारी दी । प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के पास कार्मिक एवं प्रशिक्षण विभाग, परमाणु ऊर्जा एवं महत्वपूर्ण नीति से जुड़े मुद्दों वाले तथा बिना आवंटित विभाग रहेंगे । पूर्व विदेश सचिव रहे एस जयशंकर भारत के नए विदेश मंत्री बनाए गए हैं। अमेठी की सांसद स्मृति ईरानी को महिला एवं बाल विकास तथा कपड़ा मंत्रालय मिला । पीयूष गोयल…
Read MoreThe Indian cricket board handed a three-month suspension to Uttar Pradesh left-hander Rinku Singh for playing in an unsanctioned T20 league in Abu Dhabi, which has now led to his withdrawal from India A team.While Rinku’s suspension starts June 1, BCCI had let go veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan with a warning for putting his name in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft without parent body’s prior permission before withdrawal. Similarly, no action was taken against former India U-19 captain Anuj Rawat for playing unsanctioned T20 league in Mauritius with Pakistani cricketers of…
Read MorePapua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister on Thursday — a former finance minister who resigned in protest against a massive ExxonMobil and Total gas project.Marape won the landslide backing of members of parliament after weeks of political manoeuvring that saw eight-year prime minister Peter O’Neill resign.”Honourable members, I now declare that the member for Tari Pori James Marape has been elected as prime minister-elect of the independent state of Papua New Guinea,” said parliament speaker Job Pomat, announcing Marape’s 101-8 victory.In a Facebook post early…
Read MoreIt is about finding the balance between commerce and content for actor Katrina Kaif, who believes big filmmakers need to make films that have strong women characters at the centre.Katrina says she is at a point in her career where she is drawn to challenging roles rather than the styling or glamour aspect of cinema. “To grow as an actor and further myself in my career, I have to learn and experiment more and try out different roles. I have to pick up roles that challenge me. The idea is to…
Read MoreAfter a day’s breather, benchmark Sensex Thursday resumed its record-setting spree by rallying 330 points on gains in index heavyweights RIL, HDFC and TCS amid expiry of May derivative contracts.Moreover, sentiment was driven by renewed hopes from the new government as investors have been keenly awaiting the allocation of key portfolios to ministers. Narendra Modi and his council of ministers are all set to take oath at 1900 hours Thursday (rpt) Thursday.After soaring over 400 points, the 30-share index ended 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, higher at 39,831.97 —…
Read MoreMPs selected for ministerial berths will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 4.30 pm on Thursday, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, sources said. Earlier in the morning, the prime minister held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah to give shape to his council of ministers before sending the list to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Capping a landslide election victory, Modi will take oath along with his new council of ministers at 7 pm.As the party geared up for the celebrations, Shah’s Akbar Road residence was…
Read MoreFire clearance norms of the AAP government for operating restaurants here were “moronic” and responsible for fire accidents, the Delhi High Court said Thursday. The observation by Justice Vibhu Bakhru came after the court was told that according to the guidelines, a fire clearance was not granted by considering the capacity of a building where one or more restaurants may be located, but by taking into account the number of seats in each eatery. Therefore, the court noted, if a building has a separate restaurant on each of its floors,…
Read MoreBarcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as Valencia pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Chasing a record fifth consecutive triumph, Barca were undone by a relentless and gutsy Valencia side, who hung on after Lionel Messi pulled a goal back to set up a dramatic finish in Seville. By then, Valencia were already two up, Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo scoring twice in 13 frantic first-half minutes, after the latter spurned a…
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