The Congress Wednesday called on the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) demanding that all polling booths in the state be declared as sensitive. "Since fear psychosis prevails among the voters, all booths in the state should be declared as sensitive. Central forces should be deployed in these booths," state Congress president Somen Mitra said. Congress'Rajya Sabha MP Pradip Bhattacharya also alleged that the state administration was still working on the instruction of some ministers and ruling party leaders. Читать дальше...
Sniper Elite V2 is a third person tactical shooter set in the dying days of World War Two and is a next-generation reboot of 2005’s acclaimed original, Sniper Elite. The game weaves an explosive story of an undercover American OSS agent, stalking enemy prey across key historical locations from the Battle of Berlin in a mission...
Richard E. Grant and Antonio Banderas have joined the cast of the untitled sequel to Lionsgate’s “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek. Grant, who was Oscar-nominated for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” will reprise his role from the 2017 original as a drug-addicted corporate executive. Variety reported earlier this […]
Construction and building materials firm Aparna Enterprises Wednesday announced a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Craft Holding to manufacture and sell aluminium exterior solutions. The joint entity will operate under the brand name Aparna-Craft Exteriors Pvt Ltd, the company said in a statement. It will set up a manufacturing facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, spread across 50,000 sq ft, with a production capacity of 0.6 million sq ft per annum initially. "Aluminum Exteriors as a market segment... Читать дальше...
Another Khawaja show sets up the platform for a challenging target on a slow and low pitch; puzzling selections make it worse for home team
A shooting at a school near Sao Paulo on Wednesday left several people dead, police sources said, with initial reports putting the death toll as high as eight. Sao Paulo's state military police department told AFP that "several people were shot" when "an individual" entered the institution in Suzano and opened fire. Brazilian television channel Globo and website UO1 said eight people had died, including five children, a teacher and two teenagers believed to be the shooters. UO1 said 17 people were also injured in the shooting. Читать дальше...
New York has made a big splash in free agency, bringing in Le'Veon Bell, C.J. Mosley and Jamison Crowder.
Trade in characters for character
Wahab Riaz's pace can be scary, bounce scarier - ask the 2015 World Cup-winning Australian top-order for proof. But scariest is his latest celebration style. From 'twirling the moustache' to the his 'sword' celebration, the Pakistan left-arm pacer has moved on and perfected the art of 'slitting the batsman's throat' -- by way of celebration. Now, his coach in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi has asked him to stop the controversial celebration. "My coach has told me to lay off this celebration style and... Читать дальше...
A 24-year-old man was shot at in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area on Wednesday, police said. The victim, Akash, a resident of Bhajanpura area, was safe barring a bullet wound on his leg, officials said. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur, "The incident took place on Wednesday evening at Shastri Park area. The victim and the accused known each other and there seems to be personal enmity among them." A case was registered and the police are looking to nab the accused, the DCP said.
The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a petition by a man seeking mercy killing of his 23-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy, a set of neurological disorders that affect muscle movement and coordination. Justice A Y Kogje issued the notice to the government and the medical superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on the petition filed by Devendra Rajgor, the father of Vaidehi. The notice is returnable on April 3. In his petition, Rajgor said the... Читать дальше...
The complaints stemmed from a campaign led by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR), which posted a step-by-step guide encouraging members to file complaints against Dr. Najma Ahmed on its website in February.
We took a look at what the median student at the 20 most expensive colleges in the US earned 10 years after attending those schools.
College continues to get more expensive, especially at the top end of the scale, and it's worth looking at the return on investment for that enormous cost.
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Britain's vote to leave the European Union has already come at a cost regardless of where Brexit goes from here. Some of the damage is tangible, such as jobs, investment and capital; some of it less so, like international clout and talent.
A social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu on Wednesday bagged the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region from among hundreds of nominations for his technology-based food rescue organisation. Padmanaban Gopalan, founder of No Food Waste, was named the winner of the award worth 3,000 pounds at a ceremony at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London for his work towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of Zero Hunger with his innovative system of recovering excess food to distribute to those in need. Читать дальше...
Police has seized huge quantity of heroin and arrested a woman from Nagaon district, a senior police officer said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Delhi Police and Assam Police seized the contraband weighing 23.5 kg from the house of a woman in Bengenaati village, Nagaon, Superintendent of Police, S Raimedhi said on Wednesday. The SP said following intelligence inputs, Delhi Police apprehended a person, identified as Dhanjit Gupta, in Delhi and following his interrogation, an... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is returning to Capitol Hill to clarify his testimony about several matters, including his communications with President Donald Trump.
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Kumar was Zonal Manager (in-charge) of North Zone and will hold the post of the LIC Chairman for five years, it said.
Igloo has issued a voluntary recall for some of its self-locking Marine Elite coolers after a Florida father shared a video showing his 5-year-old son getting trapped inside one. Robert Wanes, from Pompano Beach, posted surveillance video of the March 2 incident on his Facebook page to warn parents about the potential risk for kids....
If Britain leaves the EU on March 29 with a so-called hard Brexit, many supporters will likely be celebrating with Union Jack flags and countless bottles of Prosecco. But worried winemakers in Italy fear potential new trade tariffs would put a huge dent in a market which sees a whopping 120 million bottles of Prosecco exported to the UK each year. "There could be price rises," said Mattia Mattiuzzo, vice-president of regional farmers' union Coldiretti. "Without a deal it will perhaps be difficult... Читать дальше...
GE T&D India on Wednesday said it has bagged an order worth USD 21 million (Rs 150 crore) from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd (RRVPL) to modernise transmission grid network in Rajasthan. The grid modernisation project by RRVPL is part of a roadmap to implement grid initiatives and augment renewable energy in the state, the company said in a statement. The total installed power capacity in Rajasthan is around 21.6 GW, out of which 34 per cent comes from renewable sources. The state... Читать дальше...
The Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) would contest at least four seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections and support the Congress in the other constituencies, party president M Kodandaram said Wednesday. "...Definitely, we should contest at least four places and announce support to Congress party from outside where we are not in contest. This is the view that has come," he told reporters here. The constituencies where the TJS would be in the fray include Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Malkajgiri. The... Читать дальше...
Er sei zwar inhaltlich weiter dafür, sehe aber keine Mehrheit mehr für die Umsetzung, sagt SPÖ-Vizebürgermeister Bernhard Auinger. Die Aussagen ließen in den Parteizentralen die Emotionen hochgehen.