Does Rahul get your vote? Or did you prefer Dhoni's cameo?
The BJP in Himachal has its own problems. But it is not a party that sits around twiddling its thumbs.
The political mood seems to have changed in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development capitals, and it would be very difficult for any government to justify new stimulus measures in today's environment. Public pressure to reduce government budget deficits and minimise public debt burdens is growing across the developed world.
Australia bowled out West Indies for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Day 1 of the first Test on Wednesday.
Had Finance Minister Sitharaman thought a little more about the middle class, disadvantaged sections, and the poor who are struggling, it would have been an inclusive Budget that would have made history, notes Ramesh Menon.
For the first time in 20 years, Erdogan's political future is really on the line. He must now prove that he is a leader who can get things done and can mobilise effectively the machine of the state to provide relief to the affected people and help them rebuild their homes and their lives.
In a major tragedy on the eve of Ayudha Pooja, 12 persons, including three women, were killed and 12 injured when a block of 24 flats collapsed in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Friday evening.
'If you are constructing the tunnel in the Himalayan region, then if you have constructed 10 metres of tunnel, first you will have to do proper treatment and ensure the stability of this constructed structure.' 'You cannot just throw concrete on the ceiling and sidewall of the tunnel for permanent stability. That will not work.'
Police declared a "major incident" after the explosion occurred on Sunday evening on a stretch of road containing commercial and residential properties close to Leicester's city centre.
A senior Uttarakhand official at the site said drilling was complete.
11 persons are feared killed as the basement of an under-construction building caved in Saturday evening at Jasola Vihar in south Delhi, officials said.
A lot depends upon the crucial decision-making skills of the management. If you have any doubts about the management then you always have the choice of selling your shares or not buying stocks of those companies at all.
Cracks appeared on the ground and houses in the village following heavy rain that hit various parts of Uttarakhand last month, killing people and damaging infrastructure.
A mix of financial and strategic mistakes combined with poor expectations of the management are the reasons for the downfall of Indian airlines. For Jet, the deathly potion was even more toxic on account of the bitter squabbles between promoter Naresh Goyal and strategic partner Etihad Airways.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said Chennai is a familiar venue for his team.
A teenager was on Wednesday miraculously pulled out alive from the rubble, two days after a factorybuilding collapsed here, as rescuers raced against time to extricate those trapped while three more bodies were recovered, taking the death toll to nine.
Fire and Rescue services officials said 11 persons were rescued.
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a camp of paramilitary troopers in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least nine security personnel and injuring 17 others.
A group of Maratha reservation activists torched the first floor of the Majalgaon Municipal Council building and vandalised it in Maharashtra's Beed district, soon after setting on fire the residence of local NCP MLA Prakash Solanke on Monday, the police said.
Ten Indians, most of them believed to be from Andhra Pradesh, were among the 11 people killed after a massive fire destroyed an old building in Deira locality in Dubai.
There have been at least 15 aftershocks of 4.5 magnitude and higher in Nepal thereafter.
A meeting of local people's representatives, including legislators would be convened shortly to discuss related issues, he said.
Sukanta Majumdar, the state BJP president, said, "Amit Shah has set a target of 35 seats. We will achieve that".
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will overtake Bimal Jalan before completing his second term in December, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Root relies on trademark style to rescue England
A day after an under-construction flyover collapsed in the city leaving at least 24 dead, the police on Friday night arrested three top officials of a Hyderabad based company which was building the flyover and slapped murder charges on them.
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A dramatic video footage of the tsunami hitting Palu shows the high waves sweeping away several buildings and then the large tilted mosque in the town, about 80km from the quake's epicentre.
Four people were killed on Thursday when a small plane lost power after takeoff and crashed into a building at an airport in Kansas.
The Santacruz weather station in the suburbs recorded 129.4 mm rain between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Thursday. The Colaba weather bureau in Island City reported 18.8 mm rain during the same period.
Chief Project Manager H C Tiwari and three others were suspended.
It was not clear if anyone is trapped among the debris.
Ten people have died and several others injured after a residential building on Temkar road near J J hospital collapsed, police sources said.
Amidst the investigation into the security breach in Parliament -- which I emphasise, should be done -- let us not forget the grievances raised (this is, of course, assuming the protestors were there to put the spotlight on said grievances and not for any other purpose). For questionable laws, unemployment, Manipur, authoritarianism; all these are contemporary worries among sections of the public, points Shyam G Menon.
The SIT had found several lapses in repairs, maintenance and operation of the bridge.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.
Bodies of 2 fireman were retrieved from the debris of a collapsed four-storey building in the wee hours, even as firefighting continued today after a major a fire broke out in it last night, in the Sector 17 area of the city, officials said.
Officials said that 18 died after the building collapsed while 96 others were rushed to hospitals with injuries
Seven persons were killed and 27 injured when an under-construction building came crashing down in the posh Civil Lines locality in Allahabad early on Wednesday morning.
Around 1.4 lakh buildings have been completely destroyed in Nepal due to the powerful temblor that flattened houses and uprooted electric poles and trees besides killing over 6,300 people.
