BJP anoints Modi PM candidate, Advani disappointed
New Delhi: Narendra Modi, a staunch proponent of Hinduvta, was on Friday anointed BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, ending months of suspense over his elevation amid stiff opposition by party patriarch L K Advani.
The announcement was made by BJP chief Rajnath Singh after a meeting of the party's parliamentary board which was skipped by Advani who expressed "anguish" over the way the party was functioning.
Delhi gangrape: Hang all 4 convicts till death, rules court
New Delhi: Nine months after the horrific gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi triggered nationwide outrage, a special court on Friday sentenced all four convicts to death,, a verdict that was applauded across the nation.
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Spot-fixing: BCCI probe finds Sreesanth, three other Rajasthan Royals players guilty
New Delhi: The one-man Board of Control for Cricket in India panel has found four Rajasthan Royals players guilty of spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League 2013. According to sources, probe panel chief Ravi Sawani has found S Sreesanth, Ajit Ch
Suicide car bomb blast near US consulate in Afghanistan, 2 killed
Kabul: Taliban militants staged a suicide car bombing and then engaged in a gunfight with security forces outside the American consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat early on Friday. Police said two Afghan security forces were killed, while th
Preity Zinta facing arrest; non-bailable arrest warrant issued
Mumbai: The local metropolitan magistrate's court at Andheri on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Bollywood actress Preity Zinta in connection with a cheque bouncing case. "The court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant a
BJP set to ignore Advani, to anoint Modi as PM candidate on Friday
New Delhi: Despite stiff opposition by BJP patriarch L K Advani and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Narendra Modi will be declared as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 polls on Friday, sources said. Advan
Blunt is expecting
London: Actress Emily Blunt is expecting her first child with actor-husband John Krasinski. A representative of the couple has confirmed the news. "They both want kids, it's one of the reasons they got a bigger place, in a neighbourhood th
Putin warns US against unilateral military strike on Syria
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the US against any unilateral military stike on Syria, saying it would trigger a new wave of terrorism, result in the collapse of the UN and claim more innocent victims as the conflict coul
Good news: New AIDS vaccine may clear HIV from body
Washington: A promising new AIDS vaccine may be able to completely eradicate the deadly HIV from the body, a new study has claimed. The HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate developed at Oregon Health & Science University has demonstrated the capacity to ef
