Google pays tribute to Ravi Shankar
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Search engine Google is paying tribute to late musician Pandit Ravi Shankar on his 96th birth anniversary on Thursday by a doodle with a sitar as the centrepiece. Ravi Shankar…
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Amitabh Bachchan wishes Jeetendra on 74th birthday
Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) On the occasion of veteran actor Jeetendra’s 74th birthday on Thursday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has wished him happiness. “Happy birthday Jeetendra .. urf Jeetu,” Amitabh…
Happy for Bipasha, her bridegroom Karan: Priyanka Chopra
Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra during the trailer launch of film Jai Gangaajal in Mumbai on Oct 22, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The cat is out of the bag! Bipasha Basu will be…
Sonia visits Advani residence
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday visited BJP leader L.K. Advani’s residence here to pay tribute to his wife Kamla Advani who passed away a day earlier. Madhya Pradesh Chief…
350 mn diabetics to double in 20 years
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Diabetes, a silent killer in the vast list of innumerable diseases especially associated with the urban population and the third leading risk factor for premature mortality…
Disclose your assets by April 21: SC tells Mallya
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose to it all his assets — movable and immovable and tangible and intangible — and other interests…
Vetran journalist Yogendra Bali passes away
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Veteran journalist and author Yogendra Bali died here on Thursday morning after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 86 and is survived by wife Vijay and daughters Kalika…
FDI to reduce India’s current account deficit: Moody’s
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said India’s rising foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows reduces the current account deficit and also the external financing needs. In a statement Moody’s…
FDI to reduce India’s current account deficit: Moody’s
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said India’s rising foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows reduces the current account deficit and also the external financing needs. In a statement Moody’s…
‘Stand Up India’ an eyewash, says Mayawati
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) Training her guns once again at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said ‘Stand Up India’ scheme was an eyewash with no serious purpose…
Japan to start whale hunting season in North Pacific
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese authorities will beginits annual spring whale hunt in the North Pacific on Saturday, which will last till May, the fisheries agency announced on Thursday. The fleet, comprising four whalers, will…
Abu Dhabi city promotes urban development adoption
Abu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi’s Masdar city, one of the worlds most sustainable urban developments, is helping the Middle Easts real estate industry to acquire valuable green building expertise as it continues to…
Oily fish in pregnancy may cut asthma risk in kids
London, April 7 (IANS) Consumption of oily fish like salmon while pregnant may reduce the risk of babies developing respiratory diseases like asthma, finds a new study. The early results of the study showed that…
World’s thinnest notebook by HP Inc available in India mid-June
Macau, April 7 (IANS) Global printing and personal computer major HP Inc on Thursday launched world’s thinnest HP Spectre laptop – weighing 1.1 kg and as thin as an AAA-battery at just 10.4 mm with…
Mix of Bollywood, glamour, sports in latest ‘Panama Papers’ expose
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A consortium that unsuccessfully bid for an Indian Premier League franchise — which included actors Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor, industrialist Venugupal Dhoot’s firms and Pune-based realtors…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast cloudy sky with…
Does every man get a wonderful wife?
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Wonderful Wife; Author/Editor: Virender Kapoor: Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 292; Price: Rs.350 A dozen “ordinary” men relate their impressions of their wives. “A wonderful wife is a unique creation.” So…
Weakness persists in Indian stock markets
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Weakness persisted in Indian stock markets on Thursday, pulling some benchmark indices down. But other Asian markets had inched up in the morning trades. Against the previous close at 24,900.63 points,…
Weakness persists in Indian stock markets
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Weakness persisted in Indian stock markets on Thursday, pulling some benchmark indices down. But other Asian markets had inched up in the morning trades. Against the previous close at 24,900.63 points,…
Was NIA official killed over a property dispute?
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh police has claimed that NIA official Tanzeem Ahmad was shot dead last week over a “personal animosity arising out of a property dispute”. A senior police official told IANS…