The Opposition led by the just 44-member Congress looks more energetic and is unlikely to give any breathing space to the government during the session.
Local side Dempo SC would look to capitalise on their home advantage when they take on reigning I-League champions.
"It's an honour for me to be a part of the third edition of HIL and I will aim at adding my experience to the requirement of the position," Hawke said.
Mehbooba said preference of the people who had voted in the Lok Sabha polls for change at the national level will now be revolving "only around the PDP".
Sources added that Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan may also skip Modi's function in Nagpur on Thursday.
The federation said it filed a lawsuit asking FIFA to change kickoff times of all 24 matches that are scheduled for 1 p.m. local time.
BJP is yet to announce its candidates for 47 assembly and eight Lok Sabha seats it would contest.
A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Wednesday committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his hostel room, police said.
According to reports, the IT wizard would contest the crucial polls from the Bangalore South seat against BJP leader Ananth Kumar.
DMDK has been keeping its cards close to its chest over alliance for the Lok Sabha polls.
Brad Pitt will be playing himself in a comedy scene in '21 Jump Street' sequel.
Al-Qaeda has released a video of an American NGO worker kidnapped by it in Pakistan in 2011, in which he is shown asking US President Barack Obama to negotiate with his captors for his release.
The RBI kept the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 7.75 per cent.
The draft suspends the previous constitution written under the rule of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
Nineteen years after she made her TV debut, Mandira Bedi has struck back into the idiot box with role in '24'.