By Aroonim Bhuyan Victoria (Seychelles), Nov 3 (IANS) In a bid to attract more tourists from India as also China, to Seychelles, SriLankan Airlines on Thursday launched its inaugural service to the Indian Ocean archipelago…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Sayyeshaa, who is being appreciated for her performance in her Bollywood debut “Shivaay”, thinks acting is a skill that cannot be taught. The actress said: “I don’t think acting can…
Patna, Nov 3 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday stoked another controversy by saying the Muslims in India were not in a minority and hence should not be given such a status. The minister…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The opposition Congress-NCP on Thursday attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance for waiver of entertainment tax and rentals to the British rock band Coldplay’s much-hyped concert scheduled for November 19 here. The…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The venue of the tenth edition of the EDM festival Sunburn has been shifted from Goa to Pune. Sunburn’s CEO Karan Singh says pending dues is not the only reason behind…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Conceding to stakeholders’ demands, the Goods and Services Tax Council on Thursday arrived at a consensus of four bands of tax of between 5 per cent and 28 per cent,…
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Thursday dubbed as “idiotic” a Congress leader’s comments on the distribution of over 10,000 sarees by him in Mandrem assembly segment on November 1. “Yes,…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Rautela dreams of working with filmmaker Karan Johar. “Karan Johar is absolutely an amazing director. I dream to work with Karan,” she said. Praising his latest release “Ae Dil…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) In a bid to run trains faster, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said that Indian Railways will electrify 24,000 km of railway tracks in next five years. “We have…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was on Thursday stopped by police from proceeding on a protest march against non-implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the armed…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The world must urgently increase its ambition to cut further roughly a quarter of predicted 2030 global greenhouse emissions to have any chance of minimising dangerous climate…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A huge ‘smiley emoticon’ will illuminate the Union Environment Ministry here on Friday, November 4, evening to commemorate the entry into force of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. “We will…
Gurgaon, Nov 3 (IANS) A woman who was once the Chairman of the Gurgaon Zila Parishad has eloped after stealing Rs 15 lakh, 2 kg of gold and other valuables, her father-in-law told police on…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha says she admires Hollywood star Demi Moore for her endeavours to “abolish sexual slavery and trafficking”. Richa added that they also “exchanged a few words on cinema” while…
Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said India will help Nepal in renovation and upgradation of the Ghats adjoining Pashupatinath temple. “The Government of India is happy to assist in the establishment…
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 3 (IANS) Veteran Ram Kishan Grewal was cremated on Thursday in the presence of hundreds of mourners in a Haryaya village amid political slugfest over his suicide, with Minister and former Army…
By Natalia Ningthoujam Hong Kong, Nov 3 (IANS) India is an important market to the US-based Marvel Studios as the Asian country has such a movie-going culture, says the studio’s president Kevin Feige. India has…
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) In order to bring down coal imports at a faster rate, public sector units (PSUs) in the power sector will follow “zero imports” policy from the next fiscal onwards, a top…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narenra Modi on Thursday urged media to encourage debate on constructive subjects like simultaneous elections for the state assemblies and parliament. “It appears, there is a halt in…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Wedding reality TV show, “Band Baajaa Bride” is returning for its seventh season. It will focus on real brides dream makeovers in celebrity style with veteran fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The…