May 17, 2015
NE DELHI – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today claimed corruption had come down to '70-80 per cent' after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power and cited how his daughter found out that officials were now wary of taking bribe when she went to get her driving license.
May 16, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 199 for 6 (Watson 104*, Russell 3-32) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 190 for 9 (Pathan 44, Morris 4-23) by nine runs
Shane Watson scored a 57 ball century and also chipped in with two wickets, Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2015, Mumbai, May 16, 2015 © BCCI
May 16, 2015
Akola: A toilet stole the show at a traditional Maharashtrian marriage in Akola .
The prefabricated toilet with a water closet, a wash-basin and mirror standing around one foot above the ground, was the considerate wedding gift on Friday evening from the bride's parents since the bridegroom's family did not have one in their home.
May 16, 2015
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on Friday of e-visas for Chinese tourists drew flak from Congress as it charged that the facility was extended without resolving the issue of stapled visas handed by the neighboring country to people from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
May 16, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 134 for 3 (Du Plessis 55, Raina 41) beat Kings XI Punjab 130 for 7 (Axar 32, Negi 2-25, Ashwin 1-14) by seven wickets
May 16, 2015
Shanghai: Reaching out to Chinese investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to take advantage of the “winds of change” in India with a much more transparent, responsive and stable regulatory regime even as leading firms from the two sides signed deals worth $22 billion.
May 15, 2015
Guitarist B.B. King, who took the blues from rural juke joints to the mainstream and influenced a generation of rock guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died, the Los Angeles Times reported late on Thursday. He was 89.
U.S. blues legend B.B. King performs onstage during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux
May 15, 2015
CHHATTISGARH – The District Magistrate of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh was on Friday served a notice for wearing sunglasses while receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.
May 15, 2015
Brief Scorecard: Royal Challengers Bangalore 83 for 4 in 5.5 overs (Kohli 44*, Gayle 35) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 135 for 3 in 11 overs (Henriques 57, Warner 52*) by six wickets (D/L method)
May 15, 2015
New Delhi: India on Friday pressed Switzerland to share information on Indians who have admitted to having accounts in Swiss banks and expressed readiness to sign a bilateral pact on automatic sharing of information with it.
A file photo of finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: PTI
