PM inaugurates Ganga Expressway, says it will be linked to Haridwar | India News

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Ganga Expressway PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the naming of the Ganga Expressway after the Ganga river and announced that the 594-km greenfield corridor connecting Prayagraj and Meerut would be extended to Haridwar in Uttarakhand.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the eway, Modi said govt would also work on a link…

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Heat to havoc: Hailstorm, thundershowers, squall unleash chaos on Central Business District in Bengaluru for 1hour | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: After weeks of relentless heat, Bengaluru was slammed by a burst of squally thundershowers for over an hour Wednesday. The Central Business District — the city’s glitzy hub — bore its fury in full force. Much-needed relief quickly spiralled into chaos, again exposing the city’s deep vulnerability to extreme weather swings.Barely minutes after India…

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Vote-shy Kolkata catches up with Bengal, well, almost | India News

Kolkata: Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Kolkata, which traditionally registers a low voter turnout, almost caught up with the rest of Bengal Wednesday.Election Commission data shows that till 9pm, Kolkata recorded over 88.4% voter turnout,…

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Rajesh Khanna’s live-in partner Anita Advani recalls his low phase: ‘It felt like there was a campaign running against him’ | Hindi Movie News

Anita Advani, the live-in partner of late superstar Rajesh Khanna, has opened up about a difficult phase in the actor’s life, recalling how he was left isolated when his films stopped performing at the box office.Speaking in an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Anita reflected on the time when the actor’s career saw a dip and…

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Paths of ‘Singham’ & ‘Pushpa’ don’t cross, Falta focuses on taped EVM | India News

IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, labelled ‘Singham’ Kolkata: Falta in South 24 Parganas woke up on the polling day with apprehensions of a major face-off. One man moved relentlessly across the constituency, while the other stayed stationed in a single room, monitoring every activity from a distance. The much-hyped ‘Singham vs Pushpa’ confrontation, built over…

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Bhowanipore votes, Didi breaks poll-day routine & Suvendu says, ‘I like this fear’ | India News

Mamata Banerjee; Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Barely 50m separated CM Mamata Banerjee and her ex-confidant and BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari in a narrow Bhowanipore lane in Kolkata – a fleeting moment that captured a bitter, personal contest. Neither acknowledged the other nor exchanged a glance. Fifty metres said it all.Banerjee, unbeaten in Bhowanipore since 2011, broke…

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Rob Reiner murder case: Autopsy report ‘not complete’; Nick Reiner to remain in jail till September 18 |

Autopsy reports into the deaths of Hollywood movie director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have not yet been completed, a Los Angeles court heard Wednesday, as the couple’s son, Nick Reiner who has been charged with double murder, made a brief appearance. Nick Reiner makes court appearance Nick appeared Wednesday for a…

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