Siliguri, Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian women’s football team coach Sajid Dar has tipped Nepal ahead of his eves as the two teams lock horns in a SAFF Championship semi-final at the Kanchenjunga Stadium here…
Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) An Afghan migrant attacked a Bible-reading woman in a refugee camp in Austria, the media reported on Sunday. The 50-year-old woman was reportedly attacked by the 22-year-old migrant, Khaama Press reported….
Vijayawada, Jan 1 (IANS) Two New Year revelers were killed and four injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district on Sunday. According to the state police, a group of youths indulged in…
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A “fire to fight fire” treatment billed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against disease, including cancer, could back-fire and make the disease more damaging in some circumstances, a new…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) From Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra to Karan Johar — a string of Bollywood celebrities wished their friends and fans success, happiness and joy in the New Year….
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) There are strokes of myriad emotions and feelings on the canvas of Indian cinema, but Diana Penty feels beyond that, the whole movie-making business is a big gamble — but…
New York, Jan 1 (IANS) A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related cognitive declines in our relatively safe and sterile post-industrial setting might have actually helped protect us from cognitive decline in…
Jakarta, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed and 17 others injured after a passenger ship caught fire in waters off Jakarta on Sunday, officials said. With nearly 200 persons on board, the…
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Genealogy detectives have discovered that British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who portrays Sherlock Holmes in TV series “Sherlock”, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a…
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah invited new Pakistani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to visit the country, the media wing of the Pakistani military said….
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Actor Dhanush has wished good luck to his wife and filmmaker Aishwarya for her next Tamil directorial, a biopic on Indian Paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu. The news of the film…
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of devotees thronged the ‘Harmandir Sahib’, also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year. The rush of…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi/Kohima, Jan 1 (IANS) India is likely to turn 3,500 fertile acres into “No-Man’s Land” on its eastern border with Myanmar as construction of a fence has started between the existing…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS/Yonhap) North Korea is in the final stages of preparing to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country’s leader said on Sunday in the latest sign that Pyongyang will not abandon…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Assasin’s Creed” Director: Justin Kurzel Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons Rating: *** An apple a day keeps the doctor away. One apple ‘sevs’ the day in this…
Kinshasa, Jan 1 (IANS) A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila’s 15-year rule in Congo, but the President himself has yet to add his signature, the media reported on Sunday. Under the deal,…
Los Angeles, Jan 1 (IANS) Actor William Christopher, who rose to fame playing Father John Mulcahy on TV show “MAS*H”, is no more. He was 84. According to his representative, Christopher died on Saturday morning,…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that his ministry will do its best to support the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the New Year’s eve….
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) General Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army’s new chief, on Sunday said that the nation wants peace and tranquillity but if necessary “will not hesitate to use force”. “Our country and…
Istanbul, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 39 persons were killed and 69 injured as a gunman opened fire at people celebrating new year at a nightclub in Istanbul early on Sunday, authorities said. The assailant,…