Makers of ‘Lie’ complete 75-day US schedule
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Producer Anil Sunkara of upcoming Telugu film “Lie”, which stars Nithiin and Megha Akash in the lead, on Wednesday said they have completed 75 days of non-stop shooting in the US…
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Pooja Doshi fought fear of heights in ‘Kaadhali’
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Actress Pooja Doshi says she overcame her fear of heights with forthcoming Telugu romantic comedy “Kaadhali”, slated to hit the screens on Friday. The film, which also stars Sai Ronak and…
Process for President’s election begins
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) As the Election Commission on Wednesday set in motion the process to elect India’s 14th President, the Returning Officer for the presidential poll issued a notice paving the way for…
Intel investing Rs 1,100 cr in India afresh
Bengaluru, June 14 (IANS) World’s leading chip maker Intel Corporation is investing Rs 1,100 crore ($170 million) in India to set up a new Research and Development (R&D) centre in this tech hub, said an…
Actress Anita Pallenberg dead at 73
Los Angeles, June 14 (IANS) Actress Anita Pallenberg, longtime girlfriend of guitarist Keith Richards who appeared in films including “Performance,” is dead. She was 73. The actress died on Tuesday. Stella Schnabel, daughter of painter…
Manchu Manoj likely to quit acting
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Actor Manchu Manoj on Wednesday said he will stop acting upon the completion of his next two Telugu films. ” ‘Okkadu Migiladu’ and my next film will be my last films…
Facebook to revive reality competition show
New York, June 14 (IANS) In line with its plan to enter the original content business, Facebook is set to revive the reality competition series “Last State Standing”. The social media giant has recently closed…
Why new pop music artists have become hot properties
By Anand Venkitachalam New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) In the contemporary sense, pop music is basically chart-friendly stuff. No wonder that singers like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez remain on top of the charts, have…
1,500 Delhi children missing till May this year – some will never return
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The capital has lived up to its fearful reputation of disappearing kids with over 1,500 children — mostly between 6 and 15 — reported missing in the…
Blackberry, VoxSmart to enable banks monitor WhatsApp chats
London, June 14 (IANS) To enable financial institutions monitor data on WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging platforms in line with the upcoming European Union (EU) directive, BlackBerry has partnered with the leading mobile surveillance and…
Dust around active black holes more compact than thought
Washington, June 14 (IANS) Using observations from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, researchers have found that the dust surrounding active, ravenous black holes is much more compact than previously thought. Most, if not…
Western diet, gene may fuel risk of Alzheimer’s
New York, June 14 (IANS) Consuming a western diet that is high in cholesterol, fat and sugar may influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease in people who carry a gene linked to the neurodegenerative disease,…
Hyderabad’s ‘haleem’ a favourite during Ramadan
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Biryani may be Hyderabad’s signature dish, but even the world-famous delicacy takes a back seat during the holy month of Ramadan in favour of haleem, a porridge-like dish…
New Indian envoys to EU, Italy, Denmark named
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India has announced a number of new diplomatic appointments in its missions abroad, including envoys to the European Union, Italy and Denmark. Gaitri Issar Kumar, Joint Secretary in the President’s…
We’re aiming Rs 2,000 cr turnover in India this year: Panasonic
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Riding on a robust distribution network that takes care of 80 per cent of its smartphone business in India, Japanese technology firm Panasonic aims to wrap up…
Apple shows Trump the way, issues $1 bn ‘green’ bond
San Francisco, June 14 (IANS) To bolster its efforts to help the environment along with signalling the US President Donald Trump that global tech companies still care for climate, Apple has issued its second “green”…
Navigating towards a ‘Paris Agreement for the oceans’?
By James Fahn The first ever UN Ocean Conference came to a close on June 9 with a “Call For Action”, over 1,300 voluntary commitments made to support ocean health, and aspirations for a new…
London fire: Mamata prays for people’s safety
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday prayed for the safety of people trapped in a major fire in a London apartment building. “Seeing reports about a big fire in…
UP Ministers to allay traders’ fears on GST
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Worried at the opposition to the GST by a large section of traders in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Ministers will fan out an “explain the benefits of the single tax…
The often ignored hand that rocks the Islamist cradle
By Vikas Datta Title: We are all Revolutionaries Here – Militarism, Political Islam and Gender in Pakistan; Author: Aneela Zeb Babar; Publisher: Sage Publications India; Pages: 196; Price: Rs 695 For every Malala Yousufzai or…