Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Director Vamshi P describes the experience of making forthcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual “Thozha”, starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Karthi in the lead, as a blessing for his career. “The journey was memorable and…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) A 20-member delegation of Kerala’s information technology (IT) entrepreneurs and officials is taking part in the ongoing CeBIT exposition in Germany. “The appetite for services remains high in the European region…
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Friday lauded the declaration of Diwali, Holi and Easter as holidays for Hindus and Christians, but stressed that what they really needed was “greater access to healthcare…
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Actor-producer Vishal Krishna, who is currently working on Tamil thriller “Thupparivaalan”, will star in the yet-untitled Tamil remake of Telugu hit “Temper”, which will go on the floors later this year….
Bangkok, March 18 (IANS) Thai hoteliers in major tourist destinations are preparing measures to deal with serious drought this summer, the media reported on Friday. Members of the Thai Hotels Association (THA) are running water-saving…
Mumbai: Wrestler Sangram Singh during the launch of Woh Padhegi. Woh Badhegi, a global campaign for girl’s education to be aired on Star Plus in association with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in…
Noida: Singer Kanika Kapoor during a programme organised to launch “Super Girl From China” in Noida, on Dec 3, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Dubai, March 18 (IANS) Singer Kanika Kapoor, who is prepping to showcase…
Zurich, March 18 (IANS) Revealing its president’s salary for the first time, world soccer governing body FIFA said it paid former head Sepp Blatter $3.8 million in salary in 2015. FIFA on Thursday also said…
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) The number of websites in China rose to 4.27 million at the end of last year, new figures revealed on Friday. A total of 620,000 Chinese websites were launched last year,…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Japanese tech giant Toshiba on Friday admitted that its American subsidiaries are being investigated by the US Justice Department for an accounting scandal that was recently revealed. Toshiba representatives said the…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) A former Japanese foreign ministry official is set to head the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the media reported on Friday. Diplomatic sources said the UN Security Council approved on…
London, March 18 (IANS) Are you trying to cut out on alcohol? Stay away even from its smell as, according to a new study, the very smell of alcohol is likely to make it harder…
Jakarta, March 18 (IANS) Indonesia has waived visa requirements for 79 more countries, expanding the list to 169 visa-free nations as it continues its efforts to boost foreign visitor numbers. President Joko Widodo on March…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) The Japanese government on Friday issued an interception order in anticipation of North Korea’s repeated firing of missiles. Sources said the order was issued to the Self-Defence Forces to shoot down…
Toronto, March 18 (IANS) Some baby monkeys develop faster than others in the same population, and this is best explained by the threat of infanticide they face from adult males, says a study. “Infanticide occurs…
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Months after a decision to lease Darwin’s port to a Chinese company, the Australian government on Friday announced it will step up its scrutiny of the sales of state infrastructure to…
Agartala, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh needs active support from the Indian government to curb activities of inimical elements and hostile outfits active in the country, Bangladesh Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said….
By Sugandha Rawal Los Angeles, March 18 (IANS) Be it using Bollywood phrases in conversations, having songs for almost any situation or using the book of Hindi cinema to find solutions to real life problems…
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China is set to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by the end of this year, the media reported on Friday. The draft, which is available…
New York, March 18 (IANS) The space environment around Pluto and its moons appears to be clean as an instrument riding on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust grains, the building…