By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Actor Pawan Kalyan, who has donned the hat of a writer for the second time in his career with Friday’s Telugu release “Sardaar Gabbar Singh”, says he finds…
Hastings (New Zealand), April 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team were defeated 1-3 by a resilient Japan in their Hawke’s Bay Cup quarter-final here on Thursday. Japan started the game strongly and took the…
New Delhi: Actress Parineeti Chopra at the launch of the new flavour of Vadilal’s ice cream, in New Delhi on April 6,2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Amid reports that Parineeti Chopra…
Mexico City, April 7 (IANS) The Mexican health ministry kicked off a weight reducing campaign to motivate its public sector workers to “lose tonnes” of excess weight, Xinhua news agency reported. If successful, the nationwide…
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) An ancient tomb dating back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), nearly 2,000 years ago, has been found in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang region, authorities said on Thursday. The…
Canberra, April 7 (IANS) Australia should follow Britain’s lead and impose a “sugar tax” in order to curb the skyrocketing number of diabetes cases, a leading health expert said on Thursday. Stephen Colagiuri, a diabetes…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) “The Jungle Book” director Jon Favreau has been feted with the PETA US award for using computer-generated imagery rather than relying on abused captive animals to create the film. For “The…
Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) The city will stage 12 test events in the next two months as preparations for the first Olympic Games in South America move into their final stage. April is…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) American country music legend Merle Haggard is dead. He breathed his last on what would have been his 79th birthday. Haggard died of pneumonia on his special day at his…
Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) Brazilian football great Pele has extended his support to embattled Brazil coach Dunga, insisting the 1994 World Cup-winning captain is the best man for the job. Dunga has come…
Paris, April 7 (IANS) Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain found themselves in a difficult situation after drawing 2-2 with former English Premier League winners Manchester City in their first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals…
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japan’s defence ministry said Thursday it had found the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) jet that disappeared from radar a day earlier. All six occupants may be dead. Preliminary…
Melbourne, April 7 (IANS) The Western Australian city of Perth will host the opening Test of Australia’s 2016-17 summer cricket series in what is shaping as a dramatic shake-up of the schedule. Cricket Australia (CA)…
London, April 7 (IANS) Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton opted to wear a high-collared Mary Illusion Dot Dress by India-born designer Saloni Lodha when she welcomed to Kensington Palace here Indian and Bhutanese expats who…
Buenos Aires, April 7 (IANS) Defending champions River Plate rose to the top of their Copa Libertadores group with a 6-0 victory over The Strongest. First-half goals to Andres D’Alessandro, Ignacio Fernandez, Camilo Mayada, Emanuel…
Composition of various exotic fruits isolated on white background London, April 7 (IANS) A fruit a day can keep heart diseases at bay, a new study has found, adding that people who eat fresh fruit…
London, April 7 (IANS) Sex education for youngsters should be much more than just about pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, says a new study, adding that there is an urgent need to explicitly focus on…
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) Increasing exposure to outdoor light can significantly reduce short-sightedness in children, a new study has found. The findings revealed that it is not ‘near work’ on computer and other screens that…
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese stocks extended losses on Thursday morning as the yen appreciated versus the US dollar as the US Federal Reserve reiterated its dovish stance on the pace of future tax hikes….
Taipei, April 7 (IANS) Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose two percent year-on- year in March, mainly due to food prices rising at the fastest pace since August 2012, the statistics agency said on Thursday….