Gurgaon takes a brake
he Gurgaon Police along with the other organisers of the Car Free Day, including Corporate Houses, claimed that 15,000 less vehicles were parked on the street during the event on Tuesday making it a...
View ArticleCar-Free Day runs out of steam as cops lose focus
GURGAON: Four weeks back, Gurgaon had embarked on a commendable campaign to rid the city's roads of cars. Or, at least make these public ways, often permanently clogged with traffic, as car-free as...
View ArticleA few try, but for most it's not a car-free day
GURGAON: After the promise of the first Car-Free Day, the campaign seems to have fizzled out like a soggy Diwali firecracker. Pockets of participatory zeal aside, Gurgaon at the moment resembles a city...
View ArticleKapil Sharma has a funny take on Delhi!
Kapil Sharma's decision to end 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' over some differences with the channel became a hot topic of discussion among the TV fraternity. Now, he will be seen on another channel with...
View ArticleTranscript of Weekly Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (October 06,...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to weekly press briefing. I do not have any opening...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing on Prime Minister's visit to Belgium, US and...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup):Good afternoon friends. As you are aware, on the 30th of March, Prime Minister will be...
View ArticleMedia Briefing by Secretary (ER) on Hon. Prime Minister’s Forthcoming Visit...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup): Good evening friends and welcome to this briefing on Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to the...
View ArticleTranscript of Weekly Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (September 22,...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends. Welcome to the weekly press briefing. I have a couple of announcements....
View Article‘Cigarette sales dip in Jan first week, but go up later’
Dip in sales after new year's Panwaadis across NCR notice a dip in sales, but they remain confident that sales will pick up in the next few weeks. Pankaj, who owns a paan shop near INA, says, "Some...
View ArticleTranscript of Media briefing about Launch of Twitter Seva Application and...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup:Respected Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen V K Singh, our associate from Twitter...
View ArticleWhat would Amitabh Bachchan and SRK do in Hollywood, asks Randhir Kapoor
Veteran actor Randhir Kapoor gets candid on a recent visit to the city, as he talks about his famous family and the kind of films being made in Bollywood currently. Fans might be interested in what...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (March 03, 2016)...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup):Good evening friends. Welcome to the weekly press briefing. I have only one announcement and...
View ArticleTranscript of Weekly Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (March 09, 2017)
Official Spokesperson, Shri Gopal Baglay:Namashkar. Good after noon to every one present here. There are those of you whom I know and who know me. I recognize many familiar faces but for those of you...
View ArticleHawkers missing from Lajpat since I-Day, shoppers say might move to K-Nags,...
Like every year, hawkers and street vendors at popular markets such as Lajpat Nagar, Janpath and Sarojini Nagar, were asked to remove their stalls one week prior to Independence Day. Keeping security...
View ArticleHamara cash apne account mein daal do, 5% rakh lo: Employers to maids
Demonetization has sent people with unaccounted for cash into a panic and scurrying to find ways to legitimize the money - and one of those desperate measures includes getting help from the help!...
View ArticleSalman Khan: Youth not petty, won't tolerate all this
Salman stepped into Delhi for the promos of PRDP and - predictably - ran into a flurry of questions and soundbyte quests on SRK, religion and intolerance. The bemused star says he doesn't understand...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Secretary (ER) in Pretoria on ongoing visit...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup): Good afternoon and welcome to this press briefing. As you know, Prime Minister Modi is...
View ArticleTranscript of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017: Curtain Raiser Briefing (January...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to the first press briefing of 2017. Let me take this...
View ArticleBargain havens turn fixed-at-500 shops in Sarojini, Janpath markets
'500 ke do papad le lo' - a hawker in Sarojini Nagar shocked customers by asking for Rs 500 for something that does not cost more than Rs 20. Though he seemed to be doing this only to attract people,...
View ArticleIrrfan: It pains me when an actor or a cricketer is a youth icon. They are...
Our definition of heroes needs to change, but our definition of good cinema might already have, says Irrfan - Hollywood could pose a serious threat if Bollywood does not provide better content. You are...
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