New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Two persons were killed when a US military helicopter crashed in northern Galveston Bay, off Texas, media reported on Thursday. Coast Guard divers were searching the waters just off the…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Dozens of child asylum seekers, formerly from “The Jungle” camp in the French port town of Calais, have launched a legal challenge to UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd, a media report…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation before New Year on December 31, sources said on Thursday. Modi last addressed the nation on November 8, when he…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) Superstar Mahesh Babu, who has taken a break from the shoot of his next yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu outing, is currently holidaying with his wife Namrata Shirodkar and children. According to a source…
Jammu, Dec 29 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Thursday fired at Indian positions on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said here. The sources told IANS that the Indian Army retaliated…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted Delhi’s Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung’s resignation and appointed Anil Baijal as his successor. “The President has been pleased to appoint Anil Baijal to be…
By Rohit Vaid New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) A maiden integrated policy and over 20 per cent month-on-month traffic growth gave wings to the country’s civil aviation sector in 2016. The sector reaped benefits out…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a “leap second” to the final minute of 2016. On December 31,…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Millions of Indians, especially the honest and poor, became paupers overnight after Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were suddenly scrapped on November 8, said veteran photographer K….
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Thursday passed a resolution that V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of the late Chief Minister and party leader J. Jayalalithaa, is the only person fit to…
Dimapur/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has alleged a New Delhi-Imphal nexus in tackling the economic blockade of Manipur, saying that sending additional central forces to the area would go…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Sing” Director: Director: Gaarth Jennings Voices of: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Kroll, Jay…
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) Singer Pink and her husband Carey Hart have welcomed their second child, a boy. The couple have named their son Jameson Moon Hart. The baby was born on December 26…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) After impressing audiences and critics alike as a conniving entrepreneur in last year’s Tamil blockbuster “Thani Oruvan”, actor Arvind Swami will be seen donning the khaki in his next yet-untitled Tamil…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge has termed demonetisation as a “Modi-made disaster” for the country, which reels under its impact even 49 days after it was announced on November…
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) A day after her famous daughter Carrie Fisher died, screen legend Debbie Reynolds took her last breath. The Hollywood fraternity is in a state of shock that one of the…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has introduced a new way to see what is happening on Twitter — through live 360-degree video. “Users can check out live, interactive 360 videos from interesting…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has arrested Delhi-based lawyer, Rohit Tandon, for converting over Rs 60 crore demonetised currency in new notes. “Advocate Rohit Tandon has been…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Vijayawada, Dec 29 (IANS) For the residual state of Andhra Pradesh it was an eventful year marked by numerous post-bifurcation challenges — the biggest being the shifting of the administration from Hyderabad…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) Filmmaker Sundar C’s Rs 150 crore mega budget Tamil period drama “Sanghamitra”, which will star Jayam Ravi and Arya in the lead, will roll from April next year, a source said….