Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Just-retired left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra was on Friday involved in friendly banter with his Indian teammates playing against Sri Lanka in the first Test on his new-found role as commentator. Bringing…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Panchlait”; Director: Prem Prakash Modi; Cast: Amitosh Nagpal, Anuradha Mukherjee, Yashpal Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Ravi Jhankal, Brijendra Kala, Lalit Parimoo, Pranay Narayan, Arunima Ghosh; Rating: **1/2 This film is based on…
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 17 (IANS) Palmeiras secured a place in next year’s Copa Libertadores by thrashing Sport Recife 5-1 in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Deyverson on Thursday scored twice while Luan Garcia, Dudu and…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hailed the Chinese government for sending an envoy to North Korea as a “big move” in the wake of his five-country trip to Asia. In a…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) After Moody’s upgraded India’s sovereign rating and a survey claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was still a “popular leader”, the Congress on Friday said both Modi and Moody’s have…
Baghdad, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) The so-called Islamic State has lost control of 95 percent of the land it overran in Syria and Iraq in 2014, the US Presidential envoy to the global coalition fighting the…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Director Rahul Rawail says filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose forthcoming film “Padmavati” is surrounded by controversy, has the right to re-interpet history according to his imagination. As…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) On top of the world after enjoying a near perfect run this year, Kenyan star Geoffrey Kirui exuded the supreme confidence of a world champion as he…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a money laundering probe into…
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan needs to shed its “security-centric approach” in restive Balochistan if the government sincerely desires peace in the country’s biggest province, Dawn newspaper said on Friday. On the very day a…
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Just-retired India pacer Ashish Nehra feels India need five-six fast bowlers in their ranks for the upcoming away tours in 2018. “Ishant (Sharma) is sitting out. Jasprit Bumrah is out, so…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India on Friday assured a medical visa to another Pakistani national who is seeking to donate a kidney to a fellow national undergoing treatment at a hospital here. “Pls don’t…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) Majid Khan, a young footballer from south Kashmir who joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba over a week back, has contacted his family expressing a wish to return home, police said on Friday. The…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Paula Hawkins’ best selling novel “The Girl On The Train” explored themes like domestic violence and alcohol and drug abuse. The celebrated author says she wants to…
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) A sovereign ratings upgrade from US credit rating agency Moody’s on Friday lifted the key Indian equity indices to their new intra-day record highs. The two indices — S&P BSE Sensex…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that US credit rating agency Moody’s upgrading India’s sovereign rating was an extremely encouraging international recognition of the structural reforms undertaken by the…
London, Nov 17 (IANS) If you do not want to look older than your true age, stop heavy drinking and smoking, new research suggests. Heavy drinking and smoking are linked to visible signs of physical…
Beijing, Nov 17 (IANS) Chinese technology giant Huawei has removed a commercial of its latest product after it was accused by netizens of “favouring Muslims”. Huawei said some people “viciously attacked” its latest product’s alarm…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A woman has alleged she was raped by a cab driver and his associate for over five hours and robbed of her valuables before being dumped in Greater Noida, police…
Greater Noida, Nov 17 (IANS) The death toll in the killing of a BJP leader here has risen to four after a third man who was wounded in gunfire passed away, police said on Friday….