Montreal, Nov 25 (IANS) An Indian-origin engineer and his team from Concordia University have created a technology to harness the electrical energy from blue-green algae. Both photosynthesis and respiration, which take place in plants cells,…
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Researchers at a breast cancer prevention clinic have observed an increased uptake of preventative double mastectomies since May 2013 when Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone the procedure….
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said it was ready for a debate on “growing intolerance”, a day before the winter session of parliament begins. Talking to reporters after an all-party meeting…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Acclaimed American Indologist Wendy Doniger claims she was misquoted on her remarks about Mahatma Gandhi and the 1947 partition of India. Last week, Scroll.in quoted her saying that partition may…
(150903) — VENICE, Sept. 3, 2015 (Xinhua) — Mark Ruffalo attends a photocall for “Spotlight” during the 72nd Venice Film Festival at Lido island in Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2015. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan) Los Angeles, Nov…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Nov 25 (IANS) The country’s Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan awards conferred on renowned Kannada poet Kuvempu Venkatappa Puttappa were stolen from his ancestral home at Kuppalli, about 110 km from here in…
Los Angeles, Nov 25 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling will reportedly be stepping into the shoes of late astronaut Neil Armstrong in “First Man”, a biopic to be directed by Damien Chazelle. The film will be…
Vatican city, Nov 25 (IANS/AKI) Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi described as “Kafkaesque” his trial by the Vatican for publishing stolen confidential documents in a new tell-all book. “I am living in an absurd and Kafkaesque…
Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Actor Suriya-starrer upcoming Tamil revenge thriller was originally offered to Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu, who turned it down citing some issues with the film’s script, an informed source said. “Director Vikram…
Nannaku Prematho Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) NTR, who occasionally sings in his films, may croon a special track in his upcoming Telugu film “Naanaku Prematho”, which is slated to release next year. “Composer Devi Sri Prasad…
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama’s home town of Chicago broke into protests as police released a chilling dash-cam video showing a white police officer shooting a 17-year-old black teenager 16 times last year….
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has dedicated his autobiography “Guns & Thighs” to some actors, a pornstar and a few gangsters as they have “contributed” in his life one way or the…
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) In a spin-off from the Smithsonian’s “Beyond Bollywood” exhibition, 17 South Asian American and Asian-American artists explore America’s immigration story in a new digital exhibition simply titled “H-1B”. Inspired by the…
Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) His tunes and tracks have popularised him across the world, but Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman says he doesn’t want his compositions to be bigger than a film itself. “I don’t want…
Hyderabad: Audio launch of Telugu fillm Size Zero in Hyderabad on Nov 1, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Actress Sonal Chauhan says the issue of weight struggles has been addressed in the “most…
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Playback singer Kousalya has filed a harassment suit against her husband Subramanyam. In her complaint on Tuesday evening at the SR Nagar Police Station, Kousalya said that her husband has been…
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Launching another attack on Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for alleging growing intolerance in the country, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday labelled him a “self-appointed mullah”. “In recent past, some individuals have…
In the backdrop of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert on possible Islamic State terror attacks at public places in Hyderabad, the city police carried out multiple checks across the city on Tuesday. Bus stops, railway…
The Chittoor police on Tuesday arrested three accused in the murder of Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband Katari Mohan on November 17. A family dispute is thought to be the reason behind the…
Mumbai, Nov 24 (PTI) A petition has been filed in a Pune court seeking a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film “Bajirao Mastani”, alleging that it has distorted history relating to late king Shrimant…