United Nations, June 2 : India and China are showing strong leadership to combat climate change and the decision by the US to withdraw from the Paris Agreement will not deter these global efforts, the UN Environment chief said on Friday. “The science on climate change is perfectly clear: we need more action, not less. […]
New Delhi : Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has been asked to vacate a government bungalow that was allocated to him when he was a Member of Parliament by a Delhi court, which termed him as an “unauthorised occupant”. The court dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order […]
Mumbai, June 2 : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced that he will soon be back on television to host the ninth season of the popular quiz game show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. The 74-year-old actor took to his personal blog to share the news about the show, which is set to return by August-September this year.“KBC has […]
New Delhi, June 2 : Indian cricket’s “superstar culture”, unaddressed conflict of interest issues and BCCI’s “insensitive” handling of coach Anil Kumble are the issues noted historian Ramachandra Guha touched upon in his resignation letter to the Committee of Administrators. Guha spared no one and questioned skipper Virat Kohli’s role in selection of coach, besides alleging […]
Beijing, June 2 : A state-run Chinese daily said on Friday that India had suffered a setback and a “nasty surprise” in the “elephant versus dragon” race as its GDP growth slowed down in the January-April quarter helping China re-emerge as the fastest growing major economy. Calling it a “self-goal” by the government of Prime […]