The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday announced a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister V P Singh.
77-year-old Singh died in New Delhi on Thursday after battling blood cancer for over 17 years and renal failure.
"The state will observe three days mourning and national and state flags on all buildings will fly at half past during these days," an official spokesman in Srinagar said.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is greatly impressed by a model Zarine Khan who resembles his girl friend Katrina Kaif.
Sallu introduced Zarine to all present during the Globus event on Thursday night.
Salman with Zarine in his arms was asking everyone he met at the event, ‘doesn’t she look like Katrina?’
According to hearsays, Zarine will soon be seen in a movie with Salman.
But now there’s a twist in the story. There is one more girl entered the scene who not only resembles Katrina but also comes from Katz home town, the UK.
Parvathy, who has been an anchor on Kiran TV and has also done a few roles in Malayalam and Kannada movies, made her debut in Tamil film industry through Sasi's ‘Poo’, which is produced by Moser Baer.
Parvathy’s made Tamil audiences her fan with her portrayal of a young rural girl in love with her cousin in ‘Poo.’
She plays the role of Mari (Mariyammal) in the movie, and the viewers seem to have hailed her as she has virtually given life to the image of the 'Nellai Seemai Ponnu'!
The Election Commission of India issued notice to senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley for violating the model code of conduct.
It was alleged that Jaitely used his official pad bearing the national emblem to appeal to people to vote for a BJP candidate fighting elections from Delhi.
The Commission has called for an explanation and asked action should not be taken against him.
Jaitley was issued the notice under section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that does not allow the use of the national emblem, national flag or religious symbols in electioneering.
The Indian equities, which opened with negative gaps, have soon bounced back into green towards the closing sessions snubbing the prevailing gloomy situation in the country.
According to the sources, Sensex and its counterpart, the broad based Nifty ended the day with higher margins, drawing hope for the Monday`s session.
The Bombay Stock Exchange Midcap soared up 0.29 percent, while Smallcap index plummeted 0.31%.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai on Friday morning to pay homage to senior police officers who lost their lives fighting with the terrorists on Wednesday and to back the security forces. He also visited the Oberoi hotel. He wanted to go inside the hotel but was held back by security agencies.