Barcelona beat Malaga in La Liga
Madrid, Oct 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona continued their fine start to the season as Ernesto Valverde’s side piled the agony on bottom of the Spanish football league table Malaga in the Camp Nou Stadium. Barcelona…
October 2017
Affleck finds Batman tough but sophisticated
Los Angels, Oct 22 (IANS) Actor Ben Affleck thinks Batman, a role he has essayed in four films till now, is a tough but sophisticated character. Affleck, 45, will reprise his role as the billionaire…
Don’t feel tempted enough to do commercial film: Manoj Bajpayee
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Known for his portrayal of realistic characters in hard-hitting films, National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee says he only does commercial films when it is a matter…
Inadequate physical activity may boost genetic risk of obesity
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Researchers have found that low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns may intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity. “We wanted to find out if obesity-related genes…
PDP MLA to quit Kashmir Assembly over Jammu issues
Jammu, Oct 22 (IANS) Vikramaditya Singh, a PDP MLA and grandson of Jammu and Kashmir’s former ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, on Sunday said he has decided to resign from the Assembly due to differences with…
Bieber gets entire torso inked
Los Angeles, Oct 22 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber, who has various tattoos all over his body, has now got his entire torso inked. Bieber, 23, showed off his torso with massive tattoos on Instagram. It…
India win toss, to bat
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) India won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in the first of three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. India have included batsman…
PM inaugurates ferry service
Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Oct 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Ro ferry service, a first-of-its-kind project in India, calling it “a landmark occasion for entire South-East Asia”….
We will make Kerala one of the best states in the country: Chief Minister
By V.S. Chandrasekar New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Kerala will soon formulate an industrial policy under which a single-window system will be put in place to clear investment applications while making it easy to do…
Niall Horan not ready for kids
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Singer Niall Horan is not ready to follow in the footsteps of his One Direction bandmates Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne by having children yet. “Some people are like that. Some…
Simran Pareenja to pair opposite Nikhil
One of the most happening young actors in Tollywood, Nikhil, who has been making interesting films of late, is currently acting in a youthful entertainer.The ‘Karthikeya’ actor has been putting in a lot of hard…
Lali Jo Lali Jo movie trailer released
‘లాలిజో..లాలిజో’ ట్రైలర్ ఆవిష్కరణ సంభీత్, నేహారత్నాకరన్ హీరో హీరోయిన్లుగా జై శ్రీ సంతోషిమాత ప్రొడక్షన్ పతాకంపై మోహన్ శ్రీ వత్సస దర్శకత్వంలో షంఖు, కిరణ్లు నిర్మిస్తోన్న ‘లాలిజో లాలిజో’ చిత్ర ట్రైలర్ ఆవిష్కరణ హైదరాబాద్లో జరిగింది. హీరో సంభీత్, హీరోయిన్ నేహారత్నాకరన్లు ట్రైలర్ని ఆవిష్కరించగా, పాటల రచయిత కాసర్ల…
Adele offered 20mn pounds for Las Vegas residency
Las Vegas, Oct 22 (IANS) Singer Adele has reportedly been offered 20 million pounds for a year-long residency at The Wynn hotel here. Officials at The Wynn hotel are keen to sign up the star…
It’s time to expose Bollywood’s Weinsteins: Pahlaj Nihalani
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Former censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani says people like Harvey Weinstein exist in Bollywood too, and need to be exposed. Weinstein, a popular Hollywood producer has been…
‘Mersal’ Review: Jai, Vijay (***)
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Mersal”; Language: Tamil; Director: Atlee; Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj; Rating:***(3 stars) Vijay fans must be very happy. There are three Vijays in his new…
There is no enmity between Hindus and Muslims in Ayodhya: Chief Priest of Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir
By Saurabh Katkurwar Ayodhya, Oct 22 (IANS) Politics over the Babri dispute, including the hate campaign by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has only complicated a possible amicable solution, contends Mahant Satyendra Das of the…
Yemen President, UN envoy discuss peace solutions
Aden, Oct 22 (IANS/WAM) Yemeni President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi met with Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN Secretary-General’s envoy to the war-torn country to discuss ways to revive solutions for peace. During the meeting…
Ineffective IT governance makes NASA vulnerable to security breaches
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) NASA’s slow progress in improving its IT governance over the past four years could put the agency at risk of experiencing security breaches, warns an audit report. Information Technology (IT) plays…
Quarterly results to drive equity markets
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) The ongoing quarterly results season, along with cues from global markets and direction of foreign funds, are expected to set the tone for the key Indian equity indices,…
Weinstein accuser was scared to go public
Los Angeles, Oct 22 (IANS) Actress Katherine Kendall, who publicly accused producer Harvey Weinstein of harassing her in his apartment in 1993, says she took time to speak out in public about the same as…