Washington, Jun 3 (PTI) Indian American Ajay Banga on Friday took over as the President of the World Bank, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. On May 3, the Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Banga, […]
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Mumbai, Jun 3 (PTI) “Zara Hatke Zara Bachke”, starring Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan, has minted Rs 5.49 crore on the opening day at the domestic box office, the makers said Saturday. Directed by Laxman Utekar of “Luka Chuppi” and “Mimi” fame, the film debuted in theatres countrywide on Friday. Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films […]
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Balasore/Bhubneshwar, Jun 3 (PTI) Huge cranes and bulldozers have been brought in to raise a coach which has been buried by the impact of another wagon falling on as rescue workers wield gas torches and electric cutters to pull out survivors and the dead from the mangled steel of three trains that derailed one on […]
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Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 2 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the schemes announced by the state government are not for electoral gains adding that such guarantees are of permanent nature and will continue in future. Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments that Congress’s formula of giving guarantees will make […]
Read MoreBalasore (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Coromandel Express derailed near Bahanaga station in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday, said CPRO Southern Railway. According to CPRO Southern Railway, several bogies are reported to have derailed. The Special Relief Commissioner Office said that teams have rushed to the spot for search and rescue operation. Balasore Collector has also […]
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] June 2 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that 61,000 kilometres of roads have been constructed by spending 30 thousand crore rupees in the last 4 years. Gehlot who laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 53 roads, ROBs and bridges costing 3377.55 crore rupees, further said that his government […]
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Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], June 2 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday warned the Central government that if WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, facing sexual harassment charges by country’s top wrestlers, is not arrested by June 9, then farmer leaders will hold panchayats across the nation in support of the […]
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Bengaluru, June 2 (PTI) The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to implement the ruling Congress’s five guarantees, without any discrimination of caste or religion, within this financial year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The Cabinet held a detailed discussion regarding the five guarantees and its implementation, and has arrived at decisions, Siddaramaiah who headed the meeting […]
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Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], June 2 (ANI): In a strange incident a man who had gone missing some 33 years ago returned to his home in Rajasthan’s Alwar much to the astonishment of his family who had stopped believing that he could be alive and had even got a death certificate made for him. 75-year-old Hanuman […]
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Salalah (Oman), Jun 1 (PTI) India’s junior men’s hockey team maintained its continental supremacy as it beat arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to emerge Asia Cup champions for the fourth time here on Thursday. Angad Bir Singh (13th minute) and Araijeet Singh Hundal (20th) scored for India while Pakistan managed to pull one back through Abdul Basharat […]
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