Los Angeles, Nov 8 (IANS) “Moana” co-director Ron Clements says actor Dwayne Johnson was the perfect choice to lend voice to the character of Maui in the Disney film. He said only Johnson, who started…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to hear on December 5 NDTV’s plea challenging the Centre’s one-day ban on Hindi channel NDTV India as Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian-American fiction author Amitav Ghosh has been named for this year’s Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian literary space, an official…
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistan has finally announced its decision to take part in an international anti-tobacco meet in India, putting to rest speculations that Islamabad may skip the global meet amid an ongoing diplomatic…
Colombo, Nov 8 (IANS) Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka rose by 13.7 per cent in October year-on-year, the increase coming mostly from India and China, official statistics showed on Tuesday. Indian tourist arrivals were 36,471…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who will be seen hosting a special episode of TV show “Savdhaan India”, says it is time to stand up against crime without fear and battle it without…
Los Angels, Nov 8 (IANS) Singer Shakira has been forced to cancel her forthcoming award show appearances in the US for personal reasons. The “Hips don’t lie” hitmaker posted the news of her withdrawal from…
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Music mogul Simon Cowell might now have a successful record label and television production company, but he spent eight “miserable” months trying to sell houses in London once upon a time….
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Being born either too early or too late may have a long-term effect on children’s academic performance, finds a new study. This study detailed the relationship between gestational age at birth…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian equity markets traded on a flat note during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the US presidential election. Profit booking after Monday’s gains triggered heavy…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Indian children like having swimming pools or water slides in their hotel, resorts or around the area where they go on a holiday, reveals a survey. Booking.com, an online accommodation…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Nov 8 (IANS) The Indian governments refusal to renew foreign funding licenses of 25 NGOs without valid reasons violates their rights to freedom of expression and association, Amnesty International India and Human Rights…
New York, Nov 8 (IANS) Over 9.3 million Indians have since March 23 last year generated over 40 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the US presidential election, Facebook revealed on Tuesday. Facebook…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Jet Airways on Tuesday said one of its flights was diverted to Karachi, in Pakistan, following a medical emergency on board. According to the airline, flight 9W 202 — operating…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India’s demand for gold in the third quarter (July-September) dropped by 28 per cent to 194.8 tonnes, the World Gold Council said in its report on Tuesday. The Indian demand…
Jammu, Nov 8 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Tuesday visited the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir and paid homage at the martyrs memorial at the BSF frontier headquarters in Jammu. Akshay Kumar went…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday said Delhi Police is doing its best to find missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed and made an appeal not to politicise the issue….
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Jet Airways on Tuesday said one of its flights was diverted to Karachi, in Pakistan, following a medical emergency on board. According to the airline, flight 9W 202 — operating…
By IndiaSpend Team It could pay for a micro-irrigation programme to bring water to thousands of farmers over two years; pay for new rural roads seven times over; electricity projects five times over; restore 300…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Mumbai City FC on Tuesday announced the return of footballers Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Amrinder Singh and Lalchhuanmawia Fanai to the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise’s squad after their successful stint…