Everything you need to know about Sanjay Gandhi Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sanjay Gandhi Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Sriganganagar, June 20 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will today lay the foundation stone for the seventh and eighth unit of the thermal power plant in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar District.
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, sought quick relief for stranded people, a party statement said.
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Celebrations by Delhi Congress workers and members of the Youth Congress marked the 43rd birthday celebrations of party vice president Rahul Gandhi, who wanted it to be a low key affair, party sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has reduced the jail term of a man who was convicted for kidnapping a minor girl for marriage and raping her, noting that she had gone willingly with him.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said he would be happy to see Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi become the prime minister.
n a bid to face the election in the coming years, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has banks upon the new MPs for the strengthening the party. The stamp of Congress was evident in the All India Congress Committee
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Congress Sunday effected a major organisational reshuffle that seemingly had party vice chief Rahul Gandhi's stamp, naming former ministers like Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken, C.P. Joshi and Gurudas Kamat as general secretaries and several younger leaders as secretaries.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The stamp of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was evident in the Congress organizational reshuffle announced Sunday, as important posts went to relatively younger MPs.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The stamp of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was evident in the All India Congress Committee reshuffle announced Sunday, as important posts went to relatively younger MPs.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Congress Sunday effected a major organisational reshuffle geared towards the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, inducting former union ministers including Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken, C.P. Joshi and Gurudas Kamat as general secretaries and appointing several young leaders as secretaries.
Noumea (New Caledonia), June 15 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) here Saturday.
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) At the music launch of Sanjay Dutt-starrer "Policegiri", producer Rahul Aggarwal unveiled a vinyl board on which fans can post their messages for the actor, who is currently in jail. The message board will travel to different cities during the film's promotion.
When RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat arrives in the capital Tuesday to meet L.K. Advani and other BJP leaders, the party faction floating in the clouds after Goa will come down to earth. Of course, the key decision taken at the party's conclave in Goa will remain unchanged. Narendra Modi will remain the campaign panel chief for 2014, but just as Arun Jaitley and Pramod Mahajan held that position in 2009 and 2004 respectively. In other words, Goa will not look like the beginning of a Modi coronation.
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) "Dasavathaaram" fame director K.S. Ravikumar's first Hindi movie, Sanjay Dutt starrer "Policegiri", is a remake of Tamil film "Saamy" and he says his next would again be a remake, but of his own film.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) To cater to women desiring higher education in technology and research, the country's first ever technical university for women was inaugurated here Thursday.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Inderjit Singh Bindra, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken exception to the board imposing severe restrictions on players and by inference blaming them for all the ills in Indian cricket.
Mayor of East Delhi, Ram Narayan Dubey today launched Malaria and Dengue Prevention Month at Community Hall at Dilshad Colony in the Trans Yamuna area to create awareness among the masses
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan is relieved on returning home after spending 10 days in a hospital here. She was admitted after she reportedly complained of high fever.
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) Seventeen days after he was grievously wounded in a Maoist strike, Congress leader and former union minister V.C. Shukla Tuesday became the 29th victim of the deadly May 25 attack on a party convoy in Chhattisgarh.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Vidya Charan Shukla, who died Tuesday, will be remembered for imposing censorship on the media and putting journalists, including top editors, behind bars.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Vidya Charan Shukla, who died Tuesday, will be remembered as former prime minister Indira Gandhi's hatchet man during her hated Emergency era (1975-77) who, as the information and broadcasting minister, imposed censorship on the media and put journalists, including top editors, behind bars.
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadda, who has managed to bag Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Ram Leela", says that working with the filmmaker in such an early phase of her career is a dream come true.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday decided to do away with IPL after-match parties and cheerleaders as part of "Operation Clean-up", and also suspended part-owner of Rajasthan Royals Raj Kundra on the Delhi Police commissioner's assertion that he had admitted to betting.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Monday suspended Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra from all cricketing activities pending probe on the basis of Delhi Police claims that he placed bets in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): The Working Committee of the BCCI met at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, earlier
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) here Monday elected Ravi Sawant as the new treasurer of the cricket board.
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) An inspector with Uttar Pradesh police was Sunday suspended on suspicion of ordering the killing of a Class 8 student in the state capital last month, police said. The case was initially suspected to be one of mistaken identity.
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena congratulates the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party poll campaign chief Narendra Modi, but stated clearly that he is not NDA's campaign chief.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday met the five-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by her neighbours April 15 while being held captive and starved for two days, a statement said.
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) An emergency working committee meeting of the BCCI will be held June 10 to discuss the issue of Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra's alleged involvement in betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL), board's interim chief Jagmohan Damiya announced Thursday and promised "strict action" if warranted.
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Indian crickwet board's interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Thursday announced that the panel probing the Indian Premier League spot fixing scam would now comprise of two retired judges.
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the board's interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced here Thursday. A new treasurer would be named in a "day or two".
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), its interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced Thursday.
Cardiff (Wales), June 4 (ANI): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Dennis Morgan has said that N.Srinivasan did the right thing by stepping aside as the president of the Board of Control fro Cricket in India (BCCI)in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal that had hit the game and led to the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan last month.
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Indian cricket board interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday did not rule out representing the board in International Cricket Council deliberations, and said banning after-match parties of the Indian Premier League could be a possible solution to cleaning up cricket.
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Newly-appointed interim chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jagmohan Dalmiya Monday said former secretary Sanjay Jagdale would not be returning to his post while former treasurer Ajay Shirke has been given 24 hours time to make up his mind.
Kolkata, June 3 (ANI): Days after the spot-fixing scandal took the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) by storm, the Indian cricket board's interim boss Jagmohan Dalmiya on Monday said that the image of cricket had certainly taken a beating in light of the recent spot-fixing controversy but added that "we can either cry over spilt milk or do something about it".
Bangalore, June 3 (ANI): Justice (retired) T. Jayaram Chouta, who has been appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) to head a commission of inquiry to look into spot fixing allegations in the sixt edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), said Monday that he could not and would not comment on the issue till the membership of the committee is complete.
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Tamil director K.S Ravikumar, who is making his Hindi directorial debut with "Policegiri", finds Sanjay Dutt as one of most friendly and committed actors in the industry.
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India thrashed Nepal 109-26 in the FIBA Asia Championship qualifiers at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium here Sunday.
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) BCCI president N. Srinivasan Sunday said nobody at the working committee meeting here had asked for his resignation and he had taken "an extraordinarily fair step" by stepping aside.
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president I.S. Bindra called some of the BCCI working committee members present at the general meeting here Sunday as gutless and said that N. Srinivasan, who stepped aside as the board chief, will continue to rubber stamp every decision.
Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will contest against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the coming Delhi Assembly Election. However Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take the final decision, he has announced his intention to fight the poll against Sheila.
New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will contest polls from the constituency of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Diskhit in the upcoming state Assembly elections.
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) The Indian cricket board's working committee is to meet here Sunday, to decide the fate of its president N. Srinivasan in the wake of the IPL spot fixing scandal.
Chennai, June 2 (ANI): As pressure on BCCI Chief N Srinivasan to quit the top post in the wake of spot fixing scandal is mounting, an emergency meeting of the BCCI working committee is scheduled to be held in Chennai today.
Patna, June 1 (IANS) A school headmaster, the main accused in the alleged burning alive of a schoolteacher, surrendered in court Saturday, police said.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Rajiv Shukla has resigned, following the spot fixing scandal over alleged corruption in the IPL.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hours after the Indian cricket board called an emergency meeting of its working committee Sunday, Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla quit, citing the controversy surrounding the Twenty20 tournament, NDTV reported.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Abandoned by her family, a rape victim who is eight months pregnant has moved the Delhi High Court seeking medical and financial assistance to give birth to her baby as she is too poor to bear the expenses.
Pune, June 1 (IANS) Jailed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be trained to make paper bags at the Yerawada Central Jail, official sources said Saturday. He is likely to be paid Rs.25 a day.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a complaint based on a media report that two labourers died and another was in a serious condition due to asphyxia while cleaning a sewer line of a factory and in Bahalgarh, District Sonipat, Haryana.
Guwahati, June 1 (ANI): Asserting that it is very important to clean the image of cricket, BCCI Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur said on Saturday some important decisions will be taken in the cricket board's meeting to held in a couple of days from now.
Bangalore, June 1 (ANI): Justice T. Jayaram Chouta, who was appointed as one of the members of inquiry commission to investigate the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Saturday said it is left to the BCCI to appoint some other person following Sanjay Jagdale's decision to step down from his post and out of the probe panel.
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar Friday described the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal as "shocking and disappointing" as police continued their probe and a Mumbai court extended the police custody of Gurunath Meiyappan and Vindoo Dara Singh Randhawa.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal took a new turn Friday evening as two top Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials resigned from their posts on moral grounds.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Haryana government over the death of two labourers while cleaning a sewer line at a factory in the state's Bahalgarh town of Sonipat district.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) As the IPL spot fixing scam further unravelled, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke resigned from their posts Friday in a major development.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): The HRD Ministry has decided to set up a seven-member task force under the chairmanship of Ex-Director IIT Prof. Sanjay Dhande to prepare a blue print for creating a special purpose vehicle to take the concept of National Testing Agency (NTA) forward.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul,
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on Gandhi and Peace Studies from the 2013 session, an official said Friday.
Bangalore, May 31 (ANI): Justice T. Jayaram Chouta, one of the members of inquiry commission investigating the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Friday said that the panel cannot direct Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan to step down following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on charges of betting.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman and her five-year-old son were killed Thursday after their car was hit by another speeding vehicle here, police said Thursday.
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Actress Prachi Desai calls megastar Amitabh Bachchan an epitome of "soldier courage" and "encouragement" and would look for the same qualities in her partner.
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Civil society activist Aruna Roy, who has quit the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) after being upset over minimum wages issue, on Thursday said that she would go back to activism now in a total sense.
Gurgaon, May 29 (IANS) A man was arrested here for killing his two-and-half-year-old daughter after a fight with his wife, police said.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Actors Gautam Rode and Jennifer Winget, the lead pair of "Saraswatichandra", will be seen getting intimate on the TV show.
Mumbai, May 29 (ANI): Amid suggestions that he should disassociate himself from the procedures of the inquiry commission investigating the spot-fixing scandal, a defiant Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan on Wednesday said Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner and Governing Council Chairman Rajeev Shukla has only reiterated his (Srinivasan's) earlier views that he should have nothing to do with the IPL probe panel.
Dubai, May 29 (ANI): The ICC global media rights partner STAR Sports is gearing up its production to make sure the people in close to 180 territories will enjoy an unrivaled spectator experience of the ICC Champions Trophy, in which the world's top eight ODI teams be playing across three venues in England and Wales, from the comfort of their living rooms.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Rahul Aggarwal, producer of Sanjay Dutt-starrer "Policegiri", asserts he is against 'frivolous publicity' and will not use 'sympathy card' to promote his movie.
Mumbai, May 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's sister Priya Dutt attended the promotion of his film 'Policegiri' in Mumbai, and said the film is close to her heart.
New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Asserting that the prestige of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is paramount, Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner and Governing Council Chairman Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday reiterated that cricket board's chief N. Srinivasan should 'stay away' from the probe till the three-member panel completes its investigation of the spot-fixing scandal.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Congress MP Priya Dutt attended the first look launch of forthcoming film "Policegiri", which stars her brother Sanjay Dutt in the lead role, and wished the entire team luck.
New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday said BCCI President N. Srinivasan has been advised to stay away while the probe in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal is on.
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police is set to launch a website which will list the names of sex offenders, an official said here Wednesday.
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) The deadlock between the state government and protesting power board staff, who threatened an indefinite strike from Wednesday, ended late Tuesday as the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) agreed not to privatise the sector.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Producer Rahul Aggarwal says he is missing actor Sanjay Dutt's presence during the promotions of his forthcoming film "Policegiri", in which the actor plays the lead role.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is visiting Maharshtra's drought-affected villages in Aurangabad district and would interact with affected farmers and labourers during his day-long trip, party sources said Tuesday.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra's looks may not have any similarities with boxer Mary Kom, but she is working hard to get into shape to play the Olympic bronze medalist in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film.
Kozhikode (Kerala) May 27 (IANS) Network marketing firm Amway India Enterprises Monday said that they always co-operated with Kerala Police in a case relating to financial irregularities by the firm.
Pune, May 27 (IANS) Spelling fresh trouble for Sanjay Dutt, the Yerawada Central Jail here has decided to oppose home-cooked food permitted to the Bollywood actor, official sources said here Monday.
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Actress Prachi Desai, who will soon be seen in Sanjay Dutt-starrer action film "Policegiri", says although her co-star won't be there for promotions, she is confident about the film's good business.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Humans can't be purely benevolent, unless one is Mahatma Gandhi, says Hollywood actor Alex O'Laughlin, who plays a key role in international TV show "Hawaii Five-0".
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The resilient Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth this fiscal (2013-14), as social media, mobility, analytics and cloud redefine the multi-billion dollar business, PricewatehouseCoopers (PwC) said Monday.
Kolkata, May 27 (ANI): A verbally aggressive Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N.Srinivasan on Monday directly accused the media of hounding him in connection with his resignation and the Indian Premier League spot fixing scandal.
Kolkata/Delhi/Chennai, May 26 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Sunday suspended Chennai Super Kings chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan, even as board chief N. Srinivasan, refusing to step down, announced that a commission would probe his son-in-law's role in the spot fixing scandal, whose ramifications seem to be widening.
Raipur, May 26 (IANS) Calling it a "cowardly act" on the part of Maoists, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday said the strike was not an attack on the Congress or its leaders, but an attack on democratic values.
Raipur, May 26 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said the Maoist attack on the Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh was an attack on democracy.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday suspended Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested for alleged involvement in betting, pending an inquiry into his role in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) The Indian cricket board has suspended Chennai Super Kings chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the spot fixing scandal.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has condemned as "despicable" the Maoist strike on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, and described it as an attack on the nation's democratic values.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in Delhi, a member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth driven by social media, mobility, analytics and cloud, said a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The celebration of the fourth anniversary of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on May 22 was preceded by predictions in various opinion polls about a fall in its number of Lok Sabha seats in the next general election.
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has reportedly reviewed the political situation in Jharkhand and Odisha with state party leaders in the wake of speculation that the party is looking at options available to it to form governments in these two states.
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with an anti-Sikh riots case in Sultanpuri.
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have arrested two more cricket bookies, taking the total number held so far to nine, police said Friday.
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office today said that every fifth rural household in India has benefited from the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA scheme.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Leaders of the faction-ridden Delhi Congress Thursday said they will drop their differences and fight the coming assembly elections unitedly following a stern talking to by party vice president Rahul Gandhi.
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Grateful at having worked with "interesting filmmakers" since his 2007 debut, actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday confessed that playing himself in his forthcoming release "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) is "harder" than enacting characters in his previous films.
