Day: July 18, 2019

The rise and fall of ‘Dosa King’ Rajagopal

8:32 pm July 18, 2019

Chennai: From a remote village to ruling the taste buds of Indians across the world, Saravana Bhavan founder and ‘Dosa King’ P Rajagopal saw it all – a meteoric rise due to dint of hard work and landing behind bars for obsession for a married woman much younger to him. However, his detailed platter of […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Pakistan under ‘global gaze’ in Jadhav case: Jaitley

8:30 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Terming the ICJ judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case a “comprehensive victory” for India, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday said Pakistan has been given an opportunity to comply with the rule of law and it is now under a “global gaze” as to what direction it follows. The former finance minister took a […]

Marine acoustic research ship on a mission leaves Kochi

8:28 pm July 18, 2019

Kochi: INS Sagardhwani, a marine acoustic research ship (MARS), Thursday set sail from the naval base here for a scientific venture called ‘Marine & Allied Inter-disciplinary Training and Research Initiative’ (MAITRI). The ship belongs to the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) and is operated by the Indian navy. The vessel was jointly flagged off […]

India’s Arjun Bhati wins Junior World Golf Championship

8:24 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: India’s Arjun Bhati defeated Taiwan’s Jeremy Chen to win the FCG Callaway Junior world Golf Championship 2019 in Palm Desert, California. Out of 637 golfers from 40 counties that participated in the tournament, Arjun secured the first position with a total of 199 strokes in the three-day final. He was followed by Chen […]

Several Bengali film, TV actors join BJP

8:14 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Several Bengali actors, including Parno Mittra, joined the BJP here on Thursday in presence of the party’s West Bengal unit head Dilip Ghosh. Welcoming the 12 actors into the party fold, Ghosh said the people in the state are inspired by the leadership and development work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rishi […]