Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande. (File Photo: IANS) Buenos Aires, Feb 26 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande visited La Bombonera, the stadium of Boca Juniors, one of Argentina’s most popular football…
Oslo, Feb 26 (IANS) Norway said that it has stepped up its efforts to help refugees in Greece by allocating more funds to strengthen Athens’ capacity to deal with the flow of refugees. The authorities…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Tokyo stocks rose on Friday as a halt in the slump of oil prices sent US shares higher overnight and lifted the market mood here. As of 9.15 a.m. (local time),…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) US stocks kept rising as Wall Street digested a batch of generally positive economic reports amid oil recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 212.30 points, or 1.29 percent, to…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) Actor-comedian Chris Rock has claimed he’s only hosting this year’s Academy Awards because Ellen DeGeneres turned it down. The comedian, who has been caught up in the controversial Oscars race…
Brussels, Feb 26 (IANS) Inflation in the 19-country eurozone nudged down to 0.3 percent in January, lower than its previous estimate of 0.4 percent, an official data showed. In the wider 28-member European Union (EU),…
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) Ten persons from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Andhra Pradesh forest personnel while on a ‘pilgrimage’ on the charge of…
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty arrives to meet actor Sanjay Dutt at his residence in Mumbai on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt along with his wife Manyata, waves to the media on…
(150517) — SINGAPORE, May 17, 2015 (Xinhua) — Designer Victoria Beckham gestures during the Singapore Fashion Week in Singapore, May 17, 2015. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey) (lrz) London, Feb 26 (IANS) Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham says she…
Hyderabad: Mauritius Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth at a Hyderabad hospital after his cataract and glaucoma surgery, on Feb 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth has undergone cataract…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) With three straight victories in nomination contests, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is looking ahead with confidence at March 1 Super Tuesday primaries in 12 states…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) US stocks kept rising as Wall Street digested a batch of generally positive economic reports amid oil recovery. The Dow jumped 1.29 percent, and the S&P 500 gained 1.13 percent,…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) “The Expendables” actor Terry Crews says he developed an addiction to porn and had to get therapy to beat his problem. In a series of emotional video posts, which he…
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 2.52 percent to close at 8,125.60 points, up from the 8,013.70 points of the previous session. On Thursday’s session, Mediaset shares led rises climbing…
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) Supermodel Chrissy Teigen has slammed people who are “reaching for outrage” over her In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) confession. On Wednesday morning, the supermodel revealed that she picked the sex of…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, rose by 2.48 percent, or 145.63 points, to 6,012.81 points. Share price of Lloyds Banking Group increased by 13.57 percent, topping the gainers…
Baghdad, Feb 26 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 31 others injured in two suicide bomb attacks at a mosque here, an Interior Ministry source said. During the evening prayer on Thursday, two…
MumbaI: Actor Tom Alter during the trailer launch of international film Promise Dad in Mumbai, on April 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Noted actor Tom Alter on Thursday compared the recently-released comic…
Ragusa (Italy), Feb 25 (IANS/AKI) Italian police have taken into custody six suspected people smugglers including four minors that were among 327 migrants who reached Sicily late on Wednesday. The four minors piloted two of…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A special CBI judge on Thursday sentenced, to four years jail, a former Delhi Police inspector convicted for corruption, a CBI statement said. A Rs.5 lakh fine was slapped on…