In remarks that can only be interpreted to mean that the Congress may already be looking beyond the next election, Delhi party chief Arvinder Singh Lovely has said the endeavour would be to "build it (the party) up from scratch" and "one or two defeats do not make any difference". He, however, said
Celebrated fashion designer Manish Malhotra believes that innovative silhouettes with an essence of local craftsmanship, culture and a touch of modernity can work wonders for the globalisation of Indian crafts. "What works for our Indian crafts is the mix of craftsmanship, culture and a touch of modernity that does not just mean the westernisation
Hundreds of revellers converged here Friday as the Brazilian city kicked off the Rio Carnival 2014 celebrations. At the inauguration, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the keys to the city to King Momo, the folkloric character who presides over the five-day festivities, reports Xinhua.The extravaganza will officially end on Ash Wednesday, when the keys
US President Barack Obama said Friday that Washington is "deeply concerned" about reported Russian military movement in Ukraine and warned that " there will be costs" for any military intervention in the country. Any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilsing," Xinhua quoted Obama as saying in a hastily arranged
India's most successful off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is worried about the dwindling spin talent in the country.Harbhajan, who is busy playing domestic cricket for Punjab after being sidelined from the national team, says he has not spotted a quality spin bowler lately. "In all this time I have been playing domestic tournaments, I have not
Indian golfer Rashid Khan claimed a play-off victory over Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman at the SAIL-SBI Open with a birdie on the first extra hole Saturday. The 23-year-old completed a memorable wire-to-wire victory at his home course, the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), which also atoned for his heartbreaking play-off defeat at the same event a
Yuvraj Singh propelled Punjab to a six-wicket win over defending champions Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. Punjab recovered from a bad start to overcome Delhi's 228 in 47 overs, largely due to the 143-run stand Yuvraj (96 off 95 balls) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (53
Brazilian Olympic long jump champion Maurren Maggi has launched an internet fundraising campaign to bankroll her bid for gold at the Rio 2016 Games. The 37-year-old has not had a sponsor since January last year and has set a goal of raising 100,000 Brazilian reais ($43,000) to cover the professional costs of her Olympic
Two and three wheeler maker TVS Motor Company Saturday said it closed last month with a seven percent increase in total sales as compared to sales logged in February 2013. In a statement the company said it has logged total sales of 177,762 units in february, up form 165,696 units sold in the same
As Microsoft plans to wind up Windows 8.1 operating system next month, the firm plans to announce a free version of Windows in a bid to persuade customers to upgrade to latest versions. A new version, called 'Windows with Bing', could be given away at a developers' conference in April, claimed media reports. The