By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehras “Mirzya” is a full-blown musical with composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy pulling out all stops to make the legendary love tale of Mirza and Sahibaan as…
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) The US has urged India and Pakistan to hold dialogue to de-escalate tensions, saying they don’t want the relations to worsen and “lead to some kind of incident”. The response from…
Bangaluru, Sep 9 (IANS) West Indian opener Chris Gayle will be stirring customised cocktails along with mixologist Ami Shroff as part of an event hosted by vodka brand Smirnoff here on Sunday. The cricketer says…
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) Precautionary measures are being taken vis-a-vis information about the making of the Scorpene submarines which is said to have been leaked by an Australian newspaper last month, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said on Friday the fair trade regulator the has disposed off about 80 per cent of the cases referred to it. “More than 600…
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Allaying fears about the Indian film industry’s future, filmmaker Ekta Kapoor avers Bollywood is here to stay and the change is the transition of viewers who are now consuming content online….
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India and Nepal have reviewed security cooperation between the two neighbours and agreed to strengthen it further, it was announced on Friday. “The India-Nepal Home Secretary-level talks were held on…
Toronto, Sep 9 (IANS) An estimated 3.3 million square kilometres — almost 10 per cent — of wilderness area has been lost over the last 20 years, finds a study that shows catastrophic declines in…
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) The US has refuted reports that relation between Washington and Islamabad had hit a low point and said that the ties between the two countries were “in fact strong”. State Department…
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it is an honour that over 1,700 officers from 75 countries have graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, in Tamil Nadu. Mukherjee,…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A long-standing challenge for the global economy is the possibility that some countries compete for export markets through artificially low prices. But punitive tariffs, if carried out, cause wider economic…
Jakarta, Sep 9 (IANS) The Philippines will grant the Indonesian navy access to its territorial waters if they are chasing pirates, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said during an official visit here on Friday. “If the…
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Malayalam film “Olappeeppi”, starring Biju Menon Punasseri Kanjana, Sreejith Ravi and Paris Laxmi, will hit screens on September 23. Produced by Sunil Ibrahim of Vibezon Movies, this family drama marks the…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Popular Bollywood singer Arijit Singh, who usually keeps himself away from the camera, will be seen sharing his life experiences on popular TV show “The Kapil Sharma Show”. “Kapil Sharma considers…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Actor Vishal Singh, who will next be seen as Naitik in the popular soap opera “Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai”, says he has no inhibitions in playing a father to grown-up…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Shekhar Suman will be back as host of TV show “Lights, Camera, Kissey” in its second season. He will turn storyteller to narrate behind-the-scenes stories of classic Bollywood movies. “Lights,…
Seoul, Sep 9 (IANS) North Korea on Friday said it “successfully” conducted a nuclear test, its fifth and the “most powerful” test so far, Yonhap news agency reported. The North Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station…
Cotonou, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 100 people were killed and more than 200 injured in an explosion at a waste-burning site in Benin’s largest city and economic capital Cotonou, the media reported on Friday….
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni, an accused in a Rs 2,000 crore narcotics drugs case, on Friday denied all allegations against her, saying she was a “yogini” and “innocent”. “I am…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Seasoned opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who has led India Blue to the final of the ongoing Duleep Trophy tournament, dismissed apprehensions over the pink ball, saying it behaves in “exactly…