The importance of taking risks
By Nury Vittachi I never used to be a risk-taker but then I had children who would play in the park and say things like: “Daddy, close your eyes and open your mouth.” You soon…
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Indian climber dies in Nepal peak
Kathmandu, May 20 (IANS) A veteran Indian climber died on Thursday while descending from Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal, officials said on Friday. Rajib Bhattacharya, 43, died in Camp IV after he complained of snow blindness…
First manned flight in 1891 or 1903?
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Was the first manned flight in 1891 or in 1903? The question will be rekindled at next month’s Berlin Air Show. Conventional wisdom has it that the first powered manned…
CPI-M to name Kerala’s new CM later Friday
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) The CPI-M will on Friday choose Kerala’s 22nd chief minister between veteran leader V.S. Achuthanandan and politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan. Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury has already arrived…
`Merger of six banks to cost SBI $250 million’
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Friday said the merger idea mooted by State Bank of India (SBI) of six banks with itself would cost around Rs. 16.6 billion…
Tales of revenge, adventure, romance and motherhood
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Embark on an adventurous journey of a violin prodigy, the narrative of a 19 century merchant, the account of an adolescent’s lust for revenge and the chronicle of a woman’s…
Key Indian equity indices open flat
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Key Indian equity markets on Friday opened on a flat note during the early morning trade session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged down by 5.10…
Indian Naval ships take relief material to Sri Lanka
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India on Friday sent two two Naval ships with relief material to the cyclone-hit Sri Lanka. INS Sutlej, a survey vessel, sailed for Colombo from Southern Naval Command in Kochi….
Warm morning in Delhi
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It was a warm Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 31.2 degrees Celsius, which was five notches above from season’s average, the weather office said. The day ahead…
Google to set up startup incubator within premises
San Francisco, May 20 (IANS) In its bid to stop Google employees from leaving the company and begin their own ventures, Indian-born top executive Sundar Pichai has announced the company plans to set up a…
Obama considers lifting arms embargo against Vietnam
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Barack Obama confirmed considering either partially or fully lifting an embargo on arms sales to Vietnam that has been in place for the last three decades. Obama said on…
Support for gay marriage in US reaches record high
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Support for gay marriage in the US has reached a new record high with 61 percent Americans saying that same-sex unions should be recognised by the law as valid, a poll…
France to host Middle East peace conference
Paris, May 20 (IANS) France is set to host an international conference to revive peace talks in the Middle East on June 3 in Paris, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said. The France-led initiative aims to…
Ex-Brazilian president denounced for obstruction in Petrobras case
Brasilia, May 20 (IANS) Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office denounced former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for allegedly obstructing the course of justice during probe into the scandal-ridden state-oil company Petrobras. TV Globo, which obtained…
Cheetos, chocolates ‘staple’ for Selena Gomez
Singer Selena Gomez. (File Photo: IANS) Los Angles, May 20 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez dines on pickles and water while on tour, and keeps chips and chocolates handy too. The Good for you hitmaker, who…
New Taiwanese president sworn-in
Taipei, May 20 (IANS) Leader of Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (PDP), Tsai Ing-wen on Friday was sworn-in as the first female president of the island nation. Shortly after Tsai was sworn in as president,…
Chinese shares open lower Friday
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.5 percent to open at 2,792.89 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.78 percent lower at 9,657.75 points….
Chinese yuan strengthens
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 21 basis points to 6.5510 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Sandeep Bharadwaj hopes ‘Veerappan’ does for him what ‘Satya’ did for Manoj
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Actor Sandeep Bharadwaj hopes that his film “Veerappan”, directed by Ram Gopal Varma creates a similar boost to his career as Varma’s another film “Satya” had done for actor Manoj…
Another Nigerian school girl rescued from Boko Haram militants
Lagos, May 20 (IANS) The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the rescue of another girl abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern Borno state in April 2014. The Army Colonel’s spokesperson Usman Sani Kukasheka…