Belo Horizonte, Nov 13 (IANS) Brazil’s football team captain Dani Alves has defended star forward Neymar’s ongoing refusal to speak with the country’s media. The Barcelona forward’s strained relationship with Brazilian journalists stems from a…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Actor Manoj Bajpayee, currently lauded for his act in the short film “Ouch”, says he yearns for crisp acting and likes to challenge himself with different roles. In “Ouch”, he plays…
Kathmandu, Nov 13 (IANS) A countrywide strike called by the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist paralysed normal life in the Himalayan nation on Sunday, officials here said. The strike was called to press…
Berlin, Nov 13 (IANS) German football club Ingolstadt has signed Maik Walpurgis as its new head coach, succeeding the sacked Markus Kauczinski. Walpurgis, 43, will remain in charge of Ingolstadt until the summer of 2018,…
Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 13 (IANS) A variety in the food served free and quality drinking water are among the new facilities being offered to pilgrims as the famed Sabarimala temple opens on Tuesday evening for…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Her debut book “Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me” gave readers a glimpse into how she has a knack of finding humour in…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS Actor Karan Kundra has of late been seen in non -fiction TV entertainers. But he says he is not drifting away from the fiction genre. The actor, who is fondly…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Claiming that “BJP people were informed beforehand” about the governments move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes leading to huge transactions in bullion and diamonds, the Congress…
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Economists should not judge his government using the parameters of past ruling dispensations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, adding that critics of his demonetisation drive “were lost in their…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Suspended BJP leader and MP Kirti Azad’s wife Poonam Azad on Sunday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “I have joined the AAP because I can see it as the…
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the rumour mongering which triggered a hike in price of salt in some parts of India was caused by vested interests hurt by demonetisation….
Panaji, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar as one of the jewels of his cabinet, who worked tirelessly resolving long-drawn contentious issues. “When it comes to Akbar,…
Lisbon, Nov 13 (IANS) Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo expressed solidarity with his compatriot Edu Ferreira, who announced this week that he is suffering from cancer. The official website of the Portuguese national team released on…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Dullan Mahto is a labourer from Bihar’s Nawada district who used to earn Rs 300 a day, spending half of it on food. Since the demonetisation five…
Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) A group of angry people on Sunday broke locked gate of a bank and forcibly entered the premises in Bihar’s Gopalganj district after they were told that there was no cash,…
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says movies have become easy targets for people who want to grab eyeballs. Time and again, people, organisations and groups raise their voice against films and makers of…
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) Questioning the silence of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that the Delhi Chief Minister was not supporting…
By Nivedita Christchurch, Nov 13 (IANS) In his younger days, he travelled a lot as his father was in the merchant navy. And now Sidharth Malhotra’s acting career takes him places — literally. He says…
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday thanked President Pranab Mukherjee for agreeing to meet her and other political leaders to talk about people’s suffering due to the demonetisation. “The…
Gurugram, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok shot an even-par 72 in the final round to clinch the Hero women’s Indian Open title at the DLF Golf and Country Club here on Sunday. Carrying…