Sydney, Jan 15 (IANS) At one stage almost set to lose the final, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with a stupendous performance to earn a fantastic come-from-behind victory and clinch the Sydney…
The interiors of Barcelos The interiors of Barcelos New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Little did 29-year-old Himanshu Gupta, who assists his father in the family’s construction business realise when he stepped into the Barcelos casual…
Sabarimala (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) The most awaited event in the two-month-long Sabarimala pilgrimage was witnessed on Friday evening when the “celestial” light appeared thrice on the horizon, leaving lakhs of pilgrims excitedly chanting “Swamiyae…
Ghaziabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The BJP on Friday announced Ashu Verma as its candidate for the mayoral by-election of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation. Verma, a former BJP district president and Ghaziabad Development Authority member, contested…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor says that the tinge of red seen in the posters of his forthcoming film “Fitoor” is a metaphor for the chinar leaves found in Kashmir. Starring actors…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) TV stars like Divyanka Tripathi, Deepika Singh and Arya Babbar say that if they manage to lay their hands on billions of rupees, they will buy a “personal jet”, “travel around…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Shahid Rafi, son of the legendary singer, the late Mohammed Rafi, dumped the AIMIM and joined the Congress in the presence of party vice president Rahul Gandhi here on Friday. Rafi,…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s website has got a new look to provide the latest information on the government work in the last 20 months. “My website has an all-new look…
Two military aircraft collided off the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu late Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Los Angeles, Jan 15 (IANS) Two US Marine helicopters collided with each other…
The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan interacting with the media, at the inauguration of the National Steel Consumers Council Meeting, in New Delhi on October 04, 2008. New…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya Verma on Friday wrote to the chief ministers of the states having unrecognised cricket associations on Friday urging them to ask the Board of…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru: Bomb squad in action after a suspicious object was found near Cauvery theatre in Bengaluru, on Jan 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) After hours of tension, the Bengaluru police on…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Friday challenging the AAP government’s decision to scrap the management quota in nursery admissions in the city’s private schools. The…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The AAP on Friday slammed the Municipal Corporations of Delhi for spending crores of rupees on advertisements, saying the money could have been utilised for disbursing salaries to “starving” employees….
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Chemical engineers from University of Michigan have developed a thin, flexible film that can lead to more precise and less expensive portable monitoring for cancer survivors. Scientists believe the film…
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Besides cutting down on sedentary time in class, standing desks can help students improve cognitive functioning which are directly related to academic skills, says researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) A team of astronomers has discovered the most-luminous, 16-km wide supernova observed that is 200 times more powerful than the average supernova, 570 billion times brighter than our Sun and 20…
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Scientists have developed nanoshells that can deliver molecule to bone wounds that tell cells already at the injury site to repair the damage. The researchers call the nano-shell “polymer sphere”….
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Friendship between chimpanzee pals is determined on the basis of trust, as amongst human beings, says an interesting study. “Our findings suggest that current characteristics of human friendships have a long…
New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Are teenagers changing the English language because they are texting or using shorthand or slang? No, says a new study. “Very commonly, people think that teenagers are ruining language because…