Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was on Thursday trading 321.59 points or 1.33 percent up during the afternoon session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Madrid, March 3 (IANS) Real Madrid followed last weekend’s football derby loss to Atletico with a workmanlike 3-1 away win against Levante, the worst team in La Liga. Real, with one point from their last…
Melbourne, March 3 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) paid tribute to former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, who died on Thursday aged 53. Widely regarded as his country’s best batsman, Crowe debuted as a 19-year-old, playing…
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) A pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease aimed at joint research. Yuan Xin, a three-year-old male, and Hua Ni, a two-year-old female,…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Reality TV star June Shannon aka Mama June has been rushed to a hospital after collapsing at her home in Georgia. The “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” star had been complaining…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line, reveals an annual report on child poverty in America. While the total number of children in…
Rio de Janeiro, March 3 (IANS) Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has inaugurated the Youth Arena and the Deodoro Stadium. Both facilities will be used in the Olympics to be held here in August….
Los Angeles, March 3 (IANS) Actor David Hasselhoff, with the help of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has announced that he’s going to feature in the “Baywatch” movie. Johnson took to Instagram on Wednesday to share…
London, March 3 (IANS) Tragedy repeated itself as the Chinese cycling team saw their gold medal downgraded to silver in the same city after four years. It initially looked like a repeat of last year’s…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) GreenDust, one of India’s largest online store for refurbished products, on Thursday launched its new mobile app to enable customers avail exclusive deals and discounts on open-box, factory seconds and…
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) No damage or casualty were reported after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra the previous day, officials said on Thursday. “There’s no report on death toll based on…
Geneva, March 3 (IANS) Sending a message of hope for refugees across the world, IOC has announced plans to send a team of refugee athletes to take part in the Rio Olympics this summer. The…
Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday as the US economy abated following upbeat data that saw shares rise overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 213.61 points, or 1.28 percent, from…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s top political advisory body convened its annual meeting on Thursday in Beijing, starting a political high season that will continue with the opening of the country’s top legislature. More than…
Melbourne, March 3 (IANS) Tennis great Lleyton Hewitt could be dragged out of retirement for Australia’s Davis Cup tie against the United States after it was revealed that he would be replacing an ill Nick…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.35 percent, at 2,859.76 points. The smaller Shenzhen index closed 0.04 percent lower at 9,762.01 points, Xinhua news…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House during the presentation of national budget 2016-17 in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Renowned designer Manish Malhotra will kick-start the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2016 (LFW) with a glamorous offsite show here on March 29. Malhotra will be doing the show in association…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Actor Satyam Rajesh, who has mostly played comic roles in his decade-long career, stunned everybody when he donned khaki and played a no-nonsense character in Telugu suspense drama “Kshanam”. “I’ve worked…
Auckland, March 3 (IANS) Legendary New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe passed away here on Thursday after fighting a long battle with cancer. The 53-year-old was diagnosed in September 2014 with terminal Lymphoma. Crowe is survived…