Tata Steel’s half-yearly sales grow 6.56 per cent
Jamshedpur, Oct 7 (IANS) Tata Steel on Friday said that its sales grew 6.56 per cent to 4.77 million tonnes during the first six months of the current fiscal as compared to 4.47 million tonnes…
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Kelly Clarkson made her husband undergo vasectomy after second child
Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) Singer Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she made her husband Brandon Blackstock undergo a vasectomy after the birth of their second child. Clarkson opened up to model Jenny McCarthy during…
Rahul crossed limits with his ‘dalali’ remark: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi over his “dalali” remark targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said with…
The Rolling Stones to release first album after a decade
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Popular rock band The Rolling Stones are all set to release their new album “Blue & Lonesome” — their first one in more than a decade. The 25th studio album, recorded…
Profit booking pulls equity markets lower
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Negative global indices and profit booking pulled the Indian equity markets lower on Friday. The key indices provisionally closed on a flat-to-negative note as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in IT,…
How to control sessions is lesson learnt in Tests: Kohli
Indore Oct 7 (IANS) Test skipper Virat Kohli on Friday said controlling sessions which don’t exactly go the team’s way is among the most crucial lessons he has learnt so far in his brief tenure…
India to fully seal border with Pakistan: Rajnath Singh
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Oct 7 (IANS) India has decided to completely seal its winding border with Pakistan by December 2018, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. Talking to reporters here after a meeting to…
Congress slams BJP for ‘politicising’ surgical strikes
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Congress on Friday slammed the BJP for what it said was the “politicising” of the surgical strikes by the Indian Army across the LoC on September 29, and accused…
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ is Tim Burton’s playground (Rating: *1/2)
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” Director: Tim Burton Cast: Asa Butterfield and Eva Green Rating: *1/2 You know one of those films that are so bad, they are good?…
Global life expectancy stands at 72 years: Lancet
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Globally, life expectancy increased from about 62 years to nearly 72 from 1980 to 2015, thanks to improvements in sanitation, immunisations, indoor air quality and nutrition in poor countries, and several…
Facebook’s Oculus working on new VR headset
San Francisco, Oct 7 (IANS) After creating ripples with its Oculus Rift headset, Facebooks Oculus team is reportedly building another virtual reality (VR) headset that does not need to be tethered to a computer with…
Subramanian Swamy seeks President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy on Friday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to impose President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu following the prolonged hospitalisation of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her…
Durga Puja begins in Bengal with fervour
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Aptly styled and full of enthusiasm, people in West Bengal plunged into merriment on Friday, marking the first day of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in this part of the…
Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Oct 7 (IANS) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for concluding a historic peace pact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) to…
‘Myanmar prepared for any terror attack’
Nay Pyi Taw, Oct 7 (IANS) Myanmar on Friday affirmed its preparedness against any terror attack in the country. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Maj. Gen. Aung Soe told parliament that the country’s readiness included…
Brad Pitt is still Britney Spears’ celebrity crush
Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears looked very excited when she talked about actor Brad Pitt and his relationship status during a game of Question Roulette on “Today” show. Spears was asked about…
Priyanka shares teaser of maiden Marathi production ‘Ventilator’
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra on Friday shared with fans on social media, the first teaser of her maiden Marathi production “Ventilator”. The 34-year-old actress, who has stepped into production with Purple…
Ajay Devgn to host few episodes of ‘Savdhaan India’
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Ajay Devgn will soon make his way onto the small screen as a host of “Savdhaan India”. He says he will host a few episodes of the TV show. The…
Man held for murder of Bangladeshi freedom fighter
Dhaka, Oct 7 (IANS) Police have arrested a suspected Islamist for the murder of a freedom fighter who embraced Christianity in Bangladesh, the media reported on Friday. Golam Rabbabni, 22, of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh…
