Simon Cowell’s Home Burgled
WENN.com London, Dec 5 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell’s house, worth 35 million pounds, was burgled in the presence of his family. The thieves stole cash and jewellery from Cowell’s home in Holland Park, West…
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Selena Gomez Feeling Healthy After Chemotherapy
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez says she is now healthy and in a great place after going through chemotherapy. The “Same old love” hitmaker, who was suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease,…
Elizabeth Taylor Ran AIDS Pharmaceuticals Ring?
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Taylor’s close friend, model and actress Kathy Ireland, claims that the late icon and AIDS activist ran an AIDS pharmaceuticals ring out of her Bel-Air mansion during the…
Kohli, Rahane in Control as India Take 403-Run Lead
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli (83 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (52 not out) led India’s second innings resurgence after pacer Morne Morkel had struck early blows for South Africa and helped…
Tamil Nadu Government to Operate Mobile Vegetable Shops
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) With prices of vegetables touching the dark rainy clouds here, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced the operation of 11 mobile vegetable shops in 32 localities. In a statement issued…
Telangana to Unveil Four Policies During Microsoft CEO’s Visit
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Aiming to make Hyderabad the country’s top information technology destination, the Telangana government will launch four new policies for IT, innovation, gaming and animation and hardware on December 28 during Microsoft…
Nicole Kidman Rues Lack of Hindi Film Offers and Asks Why the Need to Ape Hollywood?
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) She fell in love with the larger than life stories of Bollywood while working on “Moulin Rouge!” Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman says she is eager to take the plunge into…
Two Followers Carried out California Attacks: IS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Two followers of the Islamic State (IS) group carried out the California attacks that killed at least 14 people and injured 20, the group’s radio broadcast said on Saturday. US citizen…
‘Scarface’ Actor Robert Loggia Dead
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Robert Loggia, best known for playing the role of Frank Lopez in the film “Scarface”, passed away at the age of 85. The star’s wife Aubrey Loggia confirmed the…
Will Need Rs.300 Crore to Make Film on Rajinikanth: Sajid
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Director Sajid Khan says that to make a film on superstar Rajinikanth will be difficult and that he will require about Rs.300 crore for the same. “We can’t make it (film)….
Scientists Discover Secret of Painless Life
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Scientists at University College London (UCL) have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass…
Fly with Electric-Powered Personal Flying Machine Soon
Singapore, Dec 5 (IANS) Want to fly like a bird in the backyard of your home? Your dream will come true soon as a team of engineering students from National University of Singapore (NUS) have…
BCCI Prevents Delhi Government from Holding Felicitation Ceremony
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday prevented the Delhi government from felicitating the players of the World Cup winning squads of 1983 and 2011 from…
Sonu Nigam, Shreya Best Singers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has written the lyrics of a song titled “Tere bin” for his forthcoming production venture “Wazir”, feels that Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal are the best…
Living Together Just as Emotionally Beneficial as Marriage!
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) When it comes to emotional health, young couples — especially women — do just as well moving in together as they do getting married, says a study. The findings suggest an…
Bill Gates Meets Nitish Kumar
Patna: Co-Chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Bill Gates calls on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Dec. 5, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Microsoft founder and…
Texas festival to showcase South Asian diaspora films
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) More than a dozen films focusing on issues affecting South Asians and exploring the lives and stories of the South Asian diaspora in the US will be showcased at a film…
Chennai Floods: When Reel Heroes Became Real Heroes
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu reeling under the worst floods to hit the state in a century and with rescue operations getting underway, actors Siddharth and RJ Balaji, popular among Tamil audiences, turned…
Converting Ethanol to a Better Alternative Fuel
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new method that converts ethanol to a better alternative fuel butanol more efficiently without producing unwanted byproducts. Ethanol, which is produced from corn, is commonly-used as…
Kinder, Gentler Modi as Parliament Resumes Functioning
The good news is that parliament is once again engaged in its business of debate and discussion even if haltingly because of the occasional demonstrations in the well of the house and walkouts. Even then,…