Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) A woman in West Bengal’s Howrah district jumped off a three-storey building to escape a rape bid and three people have been arrested in this connection, police said on Monday. The…
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Scientists from China and France have discovered a rare, huge sinkhole in Guangxi Zhuang region, officials said on Sunday. The 420-metres deep sinkhole was discovered by scientists during an eight-day expedition…
(160229) — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Leonardo DiCaprio, actor in a leading role nominee for his role in “The Revenant”, arrives for the red carpet of the 88th Academy Awards at the…
Colombo, March 6 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 29 Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The navy said it assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard in arresting the fishermen…
London, March 6 (IANS) Scientists have found that introducing peanuts early in the diet of baby may significantly reduce its allergy risk until age six, even if the child stops eating these nuts around the…
New York, March 6 (IANS) While the number of men dying from a heart attack has been constantly decreasing during the past twenty years, the fatal risk, particularly in young women, has increased significantly, finds…
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Rapidly decreasing presence of marine phytoplankton, a micro-algae consumed by small fish and responsible for reducing carbon dioxide in sea water, in the western Indian Ocean due to global warming may…
Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Shoojit Sircar’s “Eve”, starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan, will go into production in the capital city starting Monday, the megastar has revealed. The 73-year-old star gave…
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) The Goan capital needs an honest and efficient team of councillors to implement the smart city plan, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday after casting his vote in the Panaji…
London, March 6 (IANS) Can you imagine an 11-year-old picking up a beer bottle? Scientists have now found that one in seven 11-year-olds in Britain has drunk more than a “few sips of alcohol” at…
London, March 6 (IANS) Scam artists are using users’ “Like” on social networking website Facebook to make them vulnerable to online scams, a media report said. Facebook’s “Like” option is used for appreciation and is…
By Jaideep Sarin Rohtak (Haryana), March 6 (IANS) “I have got RTGS of Rs.10 lakh in my account. With this amount I cannot even get my mall cleaned, leave alone rebuilding the entire thing. All…
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad on Sunday questioned Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu after he surrendered in a molestation case. Susheel appeared at…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) Two teams of the National Security Guards (NSG) landed in Gujarat on Sunday following a high alert sounded by the central government amid reports that 10 terrorists from Jash-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba…
Los Angeles, March 6 (IANS) Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has opted out of Sandman project due to disagreement with New Line studio. The announcement came a day after New Line confirmed that The Conjuring 2 writer…
Los Angeles, March 6 (IANS) Actor Sean Penn, who previously referred his interview with Mexican drug lord El Chapo as a failure, says his words were taken very literally, and he actually wanted to say…
Kannur (Kerala) March 6 (IANS) Oral mucosal lesions are highly prevalent in the users of chewing tobacco among migrant workers in Kerala, a study revealed here. Oral mucosal lesions (OML) were seen in 36.3 percent…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Indian stars Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Nana Patekar, Shefali Shah and Om Puri will lend voice to characters of Hollywood film “The Jungle Book” for its Hindi dubbed version. Disney…
Imphal, March 6 (IANS) Joining hands ahead of elections in some northeastern states, the left parties have called for unity among themselves to stamp out corruption and communalism from the region. “The Left parties have…
Mumbai: Actor Vicky Kaushal during the media interaction of film Zubeen in Mumbai on March 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) After “Masaan”, Vicky Kaushal has impressed the critics and audiences alike with…