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Chinese envoy condoles Vajpayee's death
Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui on Thursday condoled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death saying his contribution to India-China relations will never be forgotten.
Cabinet to condole Vajpayee's demise
The Union Cabinet will meet shortly to condole the demise of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away this evening, official sources said. As per convention, the Cabinet would pass a resolution condoling the demise of the BJP veteran. When towering leaders pass away, the cabinet meets to condole their demise and pass a resolution. A brief moment of silence is also held. The modalities about the funeral and the mourning could also be discussed.
Vajpayee's death very big loss: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's passing away a "very big loss" to the nation.
Vajpayee was a great statesman: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condoled the death of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and said his passing away is a big loss to the country. Banerjee, who was the Railway minister in Vajpayee government, said she would always cherish many fond memories. "Very very saddened that the great statesman and former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji is no more with us. His passing away is a very big loss to our nation. I will always cherish the many fond memories. Condolences to his family and his many admirers", she said in a tweet. Vajpayee died at the AIIMS, New Delhi, following prolonged illness today.
Bathinda youth gets special youth state award
The outstanding achievements of Yashveer Goyal, a hearing and speech impaired youth of Bathinda city, in technology, sports and other fields have fetched him a state award from the Punjab government.
Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse Twitter accounts hacked
Twitter accounts of Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse were hacked into within one day of each other. A nude photograph, what the hacker claimed to be of Reinhart's, was posted on the "Riverdale" star's microblogging account. The hack comes days after she called out hackers who posted offensive messages on Sprouse's handle. Sprouse, who is dating his "Riverdale" co-star, was the first victim. Reinhart took to the microblogging site to tweet about the incident on August 14. "Cole's Twitter has been hacked BTW. F**k people who do that, seriously," she wrote. According to Hollywood Life, the hacker next targeted her and posted a tweet on her account along with the nude photo. "Shouldn't have talked sh*t about us, here's to Lili fans found this masterpiece in iCloud," the message read. Shortly after the tweet was posted, it was found that the woman in question was not Reinhart but a random shot from 2012 photo from a pornographic website. Several other tweets were also shared on the account, .
Naipaul's sibling urges people to read his works
Society can best embrace V.S. Naipaul is by reading his works and understanding how he relected on the times, Savi Naipaul Akal, one of the three surviving siblings of late Nobel Prize-winning writer has said. Naipaul, 85, died on August 11.
New book presents Khushwant Singh's writings on Punjab
Late writer Khushwant Singh identified deeply with the culture of Punjab and some of his best writings on Punjab, Punjabis and the Sikhs are brought together in a new anthology by his daughter Mala Dayal.
Mortal remains of Balramji Dass Tandon consigned to flames
The mortal remains of Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon were consigned to the flames with full state honours in Chandigarh today. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana K P Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher and others paid tributes to the leader. The funeral pyre was lit by Tandon's son, Sanjay Tandon, who is the chief of the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Earlier in the day, the body of the veteran BJP leader, wrapped in the Tricolour, was brought to the Punjab BJP office here for people to pay their last respects. Thereafter, the body was brought to the cremation ground at Sector 25. Tandon, 90, passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Raipur after he complained of uneasiness. He had assumed the office of governor of ...
Two tiger cubs born in Delhi Zoo
Two tiger cubs were born in the Delhi Zoo, a day after its oldest tigress died, officials said today. The cubs, offsprings of White Royal Bengal Tigress Nirbhaya and Royal Bengal Tiger Karan, were born yesterday. They are in good health and would be constantly monitored. A special diet has been assigned to them, the zoo official said. They would be shown to the public after a couple of months, he said. The birth of these cubs comes after the death of 25-year-old tigress Priya who passed away due to age-related ailments on Tuesday.
Dave Dave, whose father set him on fire in 1983, dies at 42
Dave Dave, a respected Las Vegas artist who was badly scarred as a boy when his father tried to burn him to death in Southern California, has died. He was 42. Dave, who was born David Rothenberg, died on July 15 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said yesterday. The cause of his death awaited results of toxicology and other tests and a police investigation, the coroner said. Dave was a close friend of Michael Jackson, who met him after the boy survived a 1983 attack that left him with burns over 90 percent of his body. Dave was 6 years old when his father, Charles Rothenberg, gave him a sleeping pill, doused his bed with kerosene and lit it in a Buena Park motel room near Disneyland during a bitter custody fight. The father fled. The boy underwent numerous skin grafts and was left disfigured but refused to define himself as a victim. "There is a lot that happens in people's lives, but that doesn't define them as a human being, it makes them ...
Abu Dhabi-based father-son duo on India trip set world record
An Abu Dhabi-based father and his five-year-old son on a India tour have set a Guinness world record for visiting the maximum number of UNESCO world heritage sites in less than 12 hours using public transport, according to a media report. Mohammed Thahir, a 36-year-old IT professional in Abu Dhabi, wanted to partake in the world record feat with his son, Mohammed Aayan, to teach him about perseverance and about the culture of their home country, India, the Khaleej Times reported today. The two visited seven heritage sites, covering nearly 300 km, in exactly 11 hours, 33 minutes and 18 seconds, it said. The previous record was held by a duo in the Netherlands and was completed in 24 hours. The sites covered by the father and the son were the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, and Humayun Tomb, Red Fort and Qutub Minar in the national capital Delhi. They completed the journey using electric rickshaws, autos, cabs, public buses,
Humbolt penguin gives birth to chick in Mumbai zoo
Two years after seven Humboldt penguins made the Byculla Zoo here their home, the family now has a new member, a chick, the first to be born in the country, an official said today. The chick hatched out of the egg at the civic-run zoo around 8 pm yesterday, he said. "The chick appeared to be active and its mother 'Flipper' was trying to feed it," the zoo's director, Dr Sanjay Tripathi, said. It is the first penguin to be born in the country, an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Flipper had laid a single egg on July 5. The incubation period is generally 40 days, Tripathi said. 'Molt', the youngest of the seven penguins in the zoo, and Flipper, who is the oldest of the lot, have been a couple for a while, he said. Zoo officials had also kept an artificial incubator on stand-by, in case Molt and Flipper were unable to hatch the egg. "We were already prepared to have a new member in the penguin family here," the BMC official said, adding that ...
Ang Lee to be honoured by Directors Guild of America
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee will be one of the recipients of the annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) honours at its ceremony. The event will be held at the DGA Theatre in New York City on October 18, the organisers said in a statement. Apart from the 63-year-old director, Fox Searchlight chairman Nancy Utley, US Senator Amy Klobuchar, SAG-AFTRA senior adviser John McGuire and costume designer Ann Roth will also be honoured at the ceremony. The DGA Honours recognises individuals and institutions that have made distinguished contributions to American culture through the world of film and television, and recognises the diversity of achievement -- in business, government, and labour -- required to produce the best entertainment in the world. "There is nowhere more fitting to celebrate the confluence of entertainment, labour and politics than New York, our cultural epicenter," said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. "It's where a legendary director like Ang Lee, as a budding Taiwanese ..
India's first Humboldt Penguin born in Mumbai Zoo
Nature lovers were thrilled as India's first Humboldt Penguin chick was hatched at the Mumbai Zoo, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officially announced here on Thursday.
Perrie Edwards's learning to love her freckles
Singer Perrie Edwards says she has learned to "embrace" her freckles.
Sylvester Stallone believes a Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch is on the cards
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone who is well known for his boxing movies, believes that a rematch is set to take place between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in the near future.According to TMZ, the 'Expendable' star said that he was 99 per cent positive about a rematch.He further added that both the boxers have every reason to fight it out in a rematch, with honour and money being the primary reason.In July Pacquiao said that if Mayweather wants to get back then he is ready for a rematch.Five-weight division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather had defeated Phillipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round bout. Mayweather won the fight after a unanimous decision.Interestingly, both sides earned a nine-figure amount.
Mamata visits family members of Somnath Chatterjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met the family members of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who passed away on Monday. Banerjee came to Chatterjee's south Kolkata residence at around 6 pm and spent over 40 minutes with the family members. The CM talked to the former Speaker's wife Renu, daughter Anushila Bose and son Pratap, a family member said. "The CM had a personal rapport with my grandfather and we are grateful for the way she extended support to us during his illness and on the day he died," Chatterjee's grandson said. The 10-time Lok Sabha MP passed away at a private hospital here on August 13 following multiple-organ failure. He was 89.
Punjab govt honours 17 people on I-Day
On the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day today, the Punjab government conferred state awards to 17 people for their outstanding contribution in various fields. The awardees included social activists, sports persons, progressive entrepreneurs and government officials, who had made extraordinary efforts to achieve their respective targets besides playing a significant role in the social sector, an official statement said. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh conferred a certificate and cash award to Sahil Chopra of Patiala for clinching eight international and 13 national medals, respectively, in swimming. The second recipient, hearing and visually impaired Yashvir Goyal from Bathinda, excelled in badminton and chess games and brought laurels to the state by winning several medals in state and national badminton and chess championships, respectively, the statement said. District Programme Officer Tarn Taran Hardeep Kaur was honoured for her commendable services in 'Beti Bachao-Beti ...
Rifleman Aurangzeb's parents hoist tricolour in Indore
Parents of Army jawan Aurangzeb, who was killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and who has been nominated for the Shaurya Chakra award posthumously, hoisted the national flag here today. Speaking to the media later, they said they were proud of his sacrifice for the country. Aurangzeb's father Mohammed Hanif and mother Raz Begum unfurled the national flag at Regal Chowk on Independence Day here in Madhya Pradesh. They had been invited as chief guest for the flag-hoisting ceremony by Apna Samooh, a local organisation. "Aurangzeb was the son of entire India and we take pride in his sacrifice. We are thankful to the government for honouring his sacrifice with the Shaurya Chakra," Hanif said. Aurangzeb, 24, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was abducted and killed by terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir on June 14. He was abducted when on the way home to celebrate Eid. "Terrorists tied my brave son's hands. If his hands had been free, he would have killed at ..