23 killed in Nepal plane crash
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) Two infants were among the 23 people killed when their Nepal airlines plane — missing for over four hours — was discovered crashed in the Himalayas on Wednesday, a minister said….
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I have missed out on some of the biggest films: Raima Sen
Mumbai: Actors Raima Sen and Salim Diwan during the trailer launch of film Bollywood Diaries in Mumbai, on Jan 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Actress Raima Sen, who is a known face…
Things won’t change with just one film: Hansal Mehta
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, whose film “Aligarh” is set to release on Friday, believes that things will not change with just one movie. “Things won’t change with just one film. We have…
Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone to take on rivals
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi released its new smartphone Mi5 on Wednesday, after a year of attempting to maintain its dominance in the world’s largest smartphone market with budget devices. The Mi5,…
Britney Spears strips in new music video
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears has released a raunchy mini music video for the song “Breathe on me” on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BCIpyQmG8Jc/?taken-by=britneyspears The song is taken from her album “In the Zone”,…
Now volleyball joins the league bandwagon!
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of cricket, football, badminton and hockey having their own franchise-based cash-rich tournaments, volleyball has now joined the bandwagon with the sport’s national federation announcing its own…
Sikandar to turn producer
Mumbai: Actor Sikandar Kher attends Gallerie Angel Arts curated work `In An Artist’s Mind` exhibition in Mumbai on August 14, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor Sikandar has his hands full this year….
Spanish sides look to maintaining perfect European record
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Four Spanish sides are in Europa League action on Thursday night as they try to preserve their country’s impressive record in Europe in 2016. The first leg ties of the Champions…
Angry exchanges between Smriti, Mayawati over Rohith Vemula issue
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw angry exchanges between Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani and BSP leader Mayawati over the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad university….
With economic jitters, gold imports surge 85 percent
By Abhishek Waghmare IndiaÂs gold imports surged 85 percent in January 2016, indicating how, as stock markets decline and some economic indicators worsen in the run up to Finance Minister Arun JaitleyÂs third budget, Indians…
US engineers achieve passive Wi-Fi at 10,000 times less power
The team behind a University of Washington project to create a Wi-Fi powered display with a small device that can turn radio waves in the air into usable power. Show, from left, are Computer Science…
World’s 33 major deltas are shrinking: Study
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) The world’s 33 major deltas are sinking and the vast majority of those have experienced flooding in recent years, primarily as a result of human activity, says a new study….
I View World film fest to be held in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) I View World, an international film festival that provides new ways of looking at human rights cinema through the lens of gender, marginalities and contemporary culture, will be held here…
Tianjin blast-damaged train station to be rebuilt
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Reconstruction of a train station severely damaged in the fatal warehouse blasts in China’s Tianjin city last year will start in March, authorities said on Wednesday. The Donghailu stop of a…
Haryana calm, people count losses
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana remained calm on Wednesday, with people pouring out of their homes in violence-hit districts and supplies of essential commodities restored. Shops and business establishments, which survived the wrath of the…
Maldives airport arbitration tribunal favours GMR Group
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Infrastructure conglomerate GMR Group on Wednesday said the Maldives airport arbitration tribunal has ruled in favour of the group in the Axis Bank debt case. “By its award dated 23rd…
Ronaldo first athlete to get 200 mn social media followers
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has made social media history by becoming the first athlete to reach 200 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Ronaldo has 109.7 million followers…
Kanye West lashes out at music producer Bob Ezrin
Los Angeles, Feb 24 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West has lashed out at music producer and keyboardist Bob Ezrin on Twitter. The “Gold digger” hitmaker responded to Ezrins scathing critique where he said West isnt on…
Caution over upcoming macro-economic events subdue equity markets
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Caution-selling ahead of the upcoming railway budget and derivatives expiry, depressed the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. Consequently, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the…
Learn from ‘Candy Brush’ app how to brush your teeth
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) While you are busy bursting candies on Candy Crush game on your smartphones, Oral-B has introduced a new “smart” toothbrush which works in tandem with a special app “Candy Brush”…