Mumbai: Actor Nana Patekar during the trailer launch of Marathi film Natsamrat in Mumbai on Dec. 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan says that veteran actor Nana Patekar should have…
Gurgaon, May 23 (IANS) Former Haryana sports minister Sukhbir Kataria and 62 others including his family members and relatives and several officials have been booked on charges of cheating and conspiracy in the alleged bogus…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday announced the creation of a committee to examine applications of offshore funds having fund managers in India and looking to avail…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Teachers were the most important factor in nation building, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday “For them sky is the limit. No civilisational progress could have been possible if teachers…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Congress on Monday said results of the five states where assembly elections were held recently displayed that there is a “BJP Mukta Bharat” in at least four of them….
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held in Zambia, has suggested lowering the voting age to enhance youth participation in politics and also sought to ensure political empowerment through…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stands second after Samajwadi Party (SP) among the regional parties in terms of collecting total funds during both Lok Sabha and assembly elections held between…
Ahmedabad, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, who served for 20 years as finance minister in the Keshubhai Patel and the Narendra Modi governments in Gujarat, on Monday rued high donations had become the…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a shocking incident of violence against senior citizens, a daughter was caught on camera allegedly assaulting her 80-year-old mother here, police said on Monday. The incident came into light…
Mumbai: Actor Irrfan Khan during the trailer launch of film Madaari, in Mumbai on May 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan says that films such as the Marathi blockbuster “Sairat”…
Palermo (Italy), May 23 (IANS/AKI) Police on Monday arrested 10 mafia suspects in the Sicilian capital Palermoaccused of terrorising Bangladeshi residents in the city by trying to force them pay “protection money”. The arrests came…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Siemens Ltd. India on Monday said it has signed an MoU with the Sri Lankan government to construct smart cities in the island nation’s Western Province and transform it into a…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In wake of a CSE study which reportedly found certain harmful chemicals in bread, buns, pavs, pizza bases and other commercially-sold bakery items, doctors and nutritionists have called for stricter…
Union Health Minister J P Nadda. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the ordinance seeking to defer implementation of NEET, ordered by…
Vatican City, May 23 (IANS/AKI) At a landmark meeting here on Monday, Pope Francis and Egypt’s top Muslim cleric Ahmad al-Tayyeb agreed to oppose violence and terrorism and to strive to protect minority Christians in…
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) In one of the biggest outreach efforts by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh after the 2014 general elections, 45 union ministers, including from allied parties, and central leaders will be visiting…
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A man, who jumped into the lions enclosure at Jawaharlal Nehru Zoological Park here to shake hands with the big cats, was on Monday sent by a court here to two…
CANNES, May 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Swiss actress and President of the Un Certain Regard Jury Marthe Keller (C) poses as she arrives with jury members (L-R) French actress Celine Sallette, Mexican actor and director…
CANNES, May 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Romanian director Cristian Mungiu(R) poses with Romanian actress Maria Dragus after he was awarded with the Best Director prize for the film “Bacalaureate”(Graduation) during a photocall at 69th Cannes…
Guwahati, May 23 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) anti-talk faction has appealed to the leadership of the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) to reconsider giving 3,800 hectare of land in the Chirang…