GoT season 7 teaser hints at the struggle to get the throne

- March 30, 2017

Los Angeles, March 31: A new teaser of the forthcoming seventh season of hit TV series "Game of Thrones" is out, and gives out hints about the conflicts to come.The teaser was released by HBO on Thursday, reports dailymail.co.uk.   Titled "Long Walk", the teaser shows Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen advancing toward

Heat Wave already claiming lives across Maharashtra

- March 30, 2017

Mumbai, March 31: Unusually hot conditions with temperatures hovering above 40 degrees Celsius in large parts of Maharashtra in the past 72 hours have claimed at least three lives so far, officials said.    "It's not a heat wave, though the weather is hot due to a combination of several factors. There will be heat

Traders meet CM Adityanath amid action against illegal trade

- March 30, 2017

Lucknow, March 31:  A meat traders delegation met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Thursday amid protests over closure of slaughter houses.Sirajuddin Qureshi, one of the delegates, later said the meeting was held in a positive atmosphere and that they had withdrawn their strike.   All the delegates supported the Chief Minister on

Security heightened in lieu of seperatists call for protests

- March 30, 2017

Srinagar, March 31: Authorities made heavy deployments of security forces on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests here and in other parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said deployments of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been made in sensitive places to prevent any untoward incidents."No curfew has been imposed anywhere in the valley.

Ex-South Korean President Park arrested

- March 30, 2017

Seoul, March 31: Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was arrested early on Friday raising a possibility for her to serve jail term over corruption allegations, a media report said. A judge in the Seoul Central District Court said in a statement that Park's major criminal allegations could be justified and concerns remained over a

PM reviews progress of ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana’

- March 30, 2017

New Delhi, March 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of the "Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana" (PMKSY), the flagship irrigation programme of the government, an official said. He also urged officials to give maximum attention to drip and micro irrigation in the upcoming projects.The meeting was attended by senior officials from

584% jump in digital transactions since demonetisation

- March 30, 2017

New Delhi, March 31:  There has been an increase of 584 per cent in digital transactions done through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) since demonetisation in November last year, said an official release on Thursday. "There has been a phenomenal 584 per cent increase (0.3 to 4.5 million) in transactions made through the Unified Payments

UN chief meets Iraqi leaders to support fight against IS

- March 30, 2017

Baghdad, March 31:  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday visited Baghdad and met with top Iraqi officials to show support for the Iraq's fight against the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Iraq is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis following fierce battles in Mosul.During his visit, Guterres held a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider

Upcoming US China meet to be difficult for Washington

- March 30, 2017

Washington, March 31: The US President Donald Trump predicted a "very difficult" meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, whom he has invited to his mansion in Florida (Mar-a-Lago) in early April. "The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits and

Congress calls for all-party meeting on electoral reforms

- March 30, 2017

New Delhi, March 31: The Congress party on Thursday called for an all-party meeting on electoral reforms by forming a committee and also demanded that a political funding bill be brought and debated extensively in Parliament.The Rajya Sabha has already conducted a very detailed discussion on electoral reforms when numerous other measures were brought.