Pyongyang, March 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched recent military drills involving landing and anti-landing, the media reported on Sunday. Participating in the drills were surface ships of the East Sea fleet…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China’s nature reserve Wudalianchi in Heilongjiang provincehas been awarded a top UNESCO — UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation — award, the media reported on Sunday. It received the Michel Batisse…
Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) At least seven people were killed when a plane crashed into a house in Brazil’s Sao Paulo city, the media reported on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday as the plane…
By Vikas Datta Among the divisions in our already fractured world, one is between those who derive recreation from the printed word and those who like it on the screen. The two are not exclusive…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, March 20 (IANS) With their huge bad loans and provisioning for the same affecting their profitability, Indias banks may not reduce their lending rates in the near future following the slashing…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 22 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day ahead…
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Tibetan exiles across the world on Sunday voted to elect their nominees for the post of ‘Sikyong’ or prime minister and the members of the parliament-in-exile based here. Long queues of…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority has issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms in southern parts of the country, the media reported on Sunday. Until March…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) The Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning announced two more imported yellow fever cases, days after China’s first imported case was confirmed in the capital, the media reported on…
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Astana, March 20 (IANS) Voters across Kazkhstan on Sunday began casting their ballots in early legislative elections to choose a new parliament. Polling stations opened at 7.00 a.m., EFE news agency reported. There are 234…
Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) Brazil has been approved to conduct drug testing of athletes during the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the media reported on Sunday. Brazil was one of five countries ordered…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s Sindh province has declared a public holiday on March 24 as a public holiday to mark the occasion of Holi – a religious festival of the Hindu community, the media…
Los Angeles, Mar 20 (PTI) Filmmaker Zack Snyder is working on the movie adaptation of Ayn Rand’s classic novel “The Fountainhead”. Written in 1943, the novel is considered Rand’s first major literary success. The 50-year-old…
credit: Youtube Los Angeles, Mar 20 (PTI) Actress Natalie Portman says the discussion on gender disparity may have become widespread, but women have a long way to go to gender-neutral equal opportunity and pay. The…
Credit: Youtube Los Angeles, Mar 20 (PTI) Actress Gal Gadot says it is important for girls and boys to see a strong female superhero. The 30-year-old Israeli actress, who will be seen as Wonder Woman…
Los Angeles, Mar 20 (PTI) Actress Amber Heard has confirmed that she is playing role of Mera in “Justice League”. The 29-year-old actress was rumoured to be taking on the role of the deep-sea Queen…
Los Angeles, Mar 20 (PTI) Actor Ben Affleck has revealed that his huge back tattoo is fake and for a film. The tattoo which the 43-year-old “Batman v Superman” star was spotted is a full…