Ramkumar hands India lead in Davis Cup tie
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Ramkumar Ramanathan enjoyed a memorable Davis Cup debut as he notched up a hard-fought victory over Seong Chan Hong of South Korea in the opening singles to hand India a 1-0…
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Ancient Brazilian pit house occupied continuously for centuries
Surface finishings in ceramics from a pit house site. Credit: Gregorio de Souza et al. (2016) London, July 15 (IANS) Prehistoric proto-Jê Brazilian persons may have continually renovated and extended their pit houses to…
Mumbai: Screening of film Great Grand Masti
Mumbai: Actor Aftab Sivdasani during the screening of film Great Grand Masti in Mumbai, India on July 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Urvashi Rautela during the screening of film Great Grand Masti in Mumbai,…
Mumbai: Promotion of film Great Grand Masti on the sets of TV show Comedy Nights Bachao
Mumbai: Actors Krishna Abhishek, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Urvashi Rautela during the promotion of film Great Grand Masti on the sets of television show Comedy Nights Bachao, in Mumbai, on July 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS)…
Mumbai: Elli Avram photo shoot for Madame magazine
Mumbai: Actress Elli Avram during a photo shoot for Madame magazine, in Mumbai, on July 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actress Elli Avram during a photo shoot for Madame magazine, in Mumbai, on July 14,…
Inter-State Council meeting on July 16
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Inter-State Council convenes here on Saturday after a gap of almost 10 years to discuss the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on centre-state relations, use of Aadhaar as an…
Reserve Bank, governments do differ, but Subbarao reveals how
By Meghna Mittal Title: Who Moved My Interest Rate?; Author: Duvvuri Subbarao; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 308; Price: Rs 525 It’s no secret that the equation between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
FIR against Akhlaq family is injustice: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh court’s order to file an FIR against the family of the slain Mohammed Akhlaq on charges of cow slaughter “is a gross travesty of justice”, the CPI-M…
Chinese rock art added to World Heritage List
Istanbul, July 15 (IANS) China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock-art cultural landscape was on Friday added to the World Heritage List at the 40th session of World Heritage Committee held in Istanbul. The World Heritage Committee cited…
Rohit Dhawan is like a brother to me: John Abraham
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, actor Jacqueline Fernandez, filmmaker Rohit Dhawan, actors John Abraham and Varun Dhawan during the wrap up of shooting of film Dishoom in Mumbai on April 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July…
Naturally drawn to grey characters: Vivek
Mumbai: Actor Vivek Oberoi during the trailer launch of film Great Grand Mast, in Mumbai, on June 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) He has portrayed negative characters like Chandu from “Company”, Mahindra “Maya”…
What halted Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Qauntico’ shoot?
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) The shoot of American TV show “Quantico”, which stars Indian actress Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, had to be put on a halt due to rains. “And the rain puts a…
Sex scene with Imaad in ‘M Cream’ is sweet, says Ira Dubey
Mumbai: Actress Ira Dubey during the special screening of film M Cream in Mumbai on July 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Actress Ira Dubey, who has shot an intimate scene with…
Mumbai: Anil Kapoor promotes his TV show 24 Season 2 at Mumbai Central station
Mumbai: Actor Anil Kapoor during the promotion of television show 24 Season 2 on Colors channel at Mumbai Central station in Mumbai, on July 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Anil Kapoor during the promotion…
Show human face, stop killings, have dialogue: Mirwaiz Farooq
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq invokes former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to restore peace to the troubled Kashmir Valley. The head Muslim preacher of Jammu and…
Novel method can scale up stem cell production
London, July 15 (IANS) Scientists have found a new method of creating human stem cells which could solve the big problem of the large-scale production needed to fully realise the potential of these remarkable cells…
Hope to inspire ATK to another ISL title: Head coach Molina
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) head coach Jose Francisco Molina has said that he hopes to inspire the franchise to another Indian Super League (ISL) title. Atletico had won the trophy in…
‘Saw’ reboot to release in 2017
Los Angeles, July 15 (IANS) Distribution company Lionsgate has announced that the reboot of the famous “Saw” film franchise will hit theatres on October 27, 2017. The untitled film will be co-directed by Michael and…
Opioids may up mortality in elderly with lung disease
Toronto, July 15 (IANS) Older adults who are new users of opioids and are already suffering with lung disease are at more than two-fold higher risk of dying from a respiratory-related complication compared to non-opioid…
Dubai inflation rises to 1.75 per cent in 2016 H1
Dubai, July 15 (IANS/WAM) The inflation rate of Dubai has risen to 1.75 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to a Dubai Statistics Centre report….