Month: September 2014

Shah Rukh Khan hits 9 million followers on Twitter

September 22, 2014 0

Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan‘s popularity has hit the mark of 9 million followers on social networking site Twitter.

This latest development has made SRK the second most followed Indian star on Twitter, after the megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who owns 10.4 million followers. Also his contemporary actors Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are on third and fourth position with the followership of 8.45 million and 8.26 million, respectively.

‘Happy New Year‘ star joined the site in July 2010 and since then has shared 7,718 tweets.

Massive New York march aims to focus world’s eyes on climate change

September 21, 2014 0
Protester holds a banner as he participates in a rally called the Climate Change Action March in Sydney

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – World leaders including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were set to join farmers, fishermen, children and others in a massive demonstration on Sunday to demand action on climate change. Organizers are expecting 100,000 to join the People’s Climate March in midtown Manhattan ahead of this week’s U.N. General Assembly, which brings together 120 world leaders to discuss reducing carbon emissions that threaten the environment. …

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BJP-Shiv Sena have an edge if alliance remains intact: Neerja Chowdhury

September 21, 2014 0

New Delhi, Sept. 21 (ANI): In wake of the ongoing tussle between the major political parties over seat sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, political analyst Neerja Chowdhury on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance has an edge because there is 15 years of anti-incumbency against the ruling NCP-Congress government.

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Great expectations from Modi’s US visit

September 21, 2014 0

Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) There are great expectations all around from the corridors of power in Washington to business circles to the Indian-American community from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the US beginning Friday.

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Will request NCW to take action in Jadavpur molestation case: Meenakshi Lekhi

September 21, 2014 0

Kolkata, Sept. 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday said that the Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University is acting like an agent of the government and added that she would request the NCW to take some action in the case if the state government does not do anything about it.

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Shiv Sena upset over tug of war with BJP, offers 119 seats

September 21, 2014 0

Mumbai, Sept. 21 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday termed the ongoing impasse between his party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over seat-sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly polls as extremely unfortunate and gave the final offer of 119 seats to the alliance partner.

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BJP wants Shiv Sena to make offers face to face, not on TV

September 21, 2014 0

New Delhi, Sept. 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Eknath Khadse on Sunday said that his party would appreciate allies Shiv Sena to make the offer of seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections face to face rather than on national television.