India post 358/3 at lunch on Day 2 vs New Zealand
Indore, Oct 9 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli (149 not out) and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane (124 not out) helped India reach 358 for three at lunch on the second day of the third and final…
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‘Ladies Tailor’ sequel to be shot in Godavari belt
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) The main shooting of “Fashion Designer — S/O Ladies Tailor”, which will be helmed by veteran filmmaker Vamsy, will commence from November 1 and it will be entirely in the Godavari…
Kejriwal greets nation on Durga Astami
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Durga Astami. “Heartiest greetings (to the nation) on the occasion of Durga Astami,” Kejriwal said in…
The Indian connect to California walnuts
By Karishma S. Kalita Sacramento (California), Oct 9 (IANS) Walnut farmer Sarabjit (Sarb) Johl was 13 when he migrated with his parents to the US in the early 1960s. Today, he presides over a 1,000…
Yuvan Shankar Raja composed music for Pan Bahar ad
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Well-known southern composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, son of maestro Ilayaraja, has composed the background score for Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan-starrer Pan Bahar commercial, which has gone viral on social media. In…
Murugadoss helped bring Anurag Kashyap to Tamil cinema
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap, last seen on screen in “Akira”, is making his Tamil acting debut in upcoming thriller, “Imaikaa Nodigal”. According to a source, A.R. Murugadoss was influential in making the filmmaker-actor…
V.V. Vinayak like a brother to me: Chiranjeevi
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Megastar Chiranjeevi, who is working with V.V. Vinayak on his upcoming Telugu actioner “Khaidi No. 150”, says the director is like a brother to him and he is floored by his…
President, PM greet nation on Durga Ashtami
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Durga Ashtami. “President Mukherjee extends his greetings on Maha Ashtami,” said the official…
Popular twin choreographers for Arjun’s ‘Kadhalin Pon Veedhiyila’
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Poonam and Priyanka Shah, popular twin choreographers based in Georgia, US, have been roped in to direct a dance sequence for the introduction scene of actor Arjun’s upcoming Tamil romantic-drama “Kadhalin…
All people aboard saved after boat capzises in US
San Francisco, Oct 9 (IANS) All passengers were saved and one was reported being in critical condition as a boat carrying dozens of children capsized in San Francisco city of the US. A San Francisco…
Insomania may impair accuracy of face recognition
London, Oct 9 (IANS) Insomania or lack of proper sleep may affect the accuracy of facial identification, a study with implications for those working in security, policing or forensic settings, has found. Sleep disruption is…
Without even its own ground, Ravana stands tallest in Haryana village
By Jaideep Sarin Barara (Haryana), Oct 9 (IANS) With its record-breaking height, this Ravana may have made national and international headlines and attracted lakhs of people in the past few years just to have a…
11 injured as train derails in New York
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) At least 11 people sustained injuries when a passenger train running on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the US state of New York derailed on Saturday night. New…
Restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent protests
Srinagar, Oct 9 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent protests in the wake of a 12-year old boy’s death due to pellet injuries. “Restrictions have been imposed in areas…
Melania asks to forgive Trump on ‘unacceptable’ lewd comments
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, described her husband’s controversial comments about women in a 2005 video as “unacceptable and offensive”, but asked people to accept his apology….
Iran, Pakistan discuss cooperation on CPEC
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Soon after Iran’s willingness and capacities to participate in different projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was raised in a recent meeting between President Rouahni and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif…
A massacre on a dusty Iraqi plain and its poetic remembrance
By Vikas Datta A small band of prominent people, including women and children, refusing allegiance to the ruler, were forcibly confined on a dusty plain for over a week, refused access to water, and eventually…
268 million kids to be overweight globally by 2025: Study
London, Oct 9 (IANS) In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researchers have estimated that globally some 268 million children aged five to 17 years may…
Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met has forecast a partly cloudy sky…
Trump donors want money back after lewd comments about women
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Donors to Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign have become skittish — with some downright angry — after a 2005 tape surfaced on Friday in which the GOP nominee can be heard…