By Natalia Ningthoujam Hong Kong, Nov 1 (IANS) Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays a surgeon-turned-sorcerer vested with powerful magical powers and skills in “Doctor Strange”, has compared magic with acting. He says it’s all…
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma says she shares a very special equation with Shah Rukh Khan as the superstar was her first hero. After making her debut in Bollywood in 2008 with “Rab…
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) The brain regulates social behaviour differently in males and females and certain drugs for psychiatric disorders may have opposite effects on the two sexes, says a study. The researchers discovered…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Actress Neha Sharma, who is gearing up for the release of her film “Tum Bin 2”, says she is a die hard romantic off-screen. “I am a die hard romantic…
Los Angeles, Nov 1 (IANS) Disney classic fairytale “Snow White” will get a live-action reboot soon. Erin Cressida Wilson, who penned the adaptation of “The Girl on the Train”, is in negotiations to write the…
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) Riding on strong sales and advertising growth coupled with an increase in the monthly active users, Facebook is expected to announce at least 70 per cent hike in earning results…
Bhopal, Nov 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced Rs 10 lakh for the family of the policeman allegedly killed by SIMI activists who escaped from the Bhopal Central Jail….
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) Fitness trainer Rakesh Udiyar, who had worked with superstar Aamir Khan in “Dangal” and Bollywood star Salman Khan in “Sultan”, is currently working with actor Ram Charan for the upcoming Telugu…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The White House and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) have unveiled transition plans for handing over US President Barack Obama’s official social media accounts and websites to his successor….
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) Actor Sumanth, who awaits the release of “Naruda Donoruda” — the Telugu remake of critically-acclaimed “Vicky Donor” — feels such films are a rarity in Telugu filmdom because the filmmakers are…
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Does your child indulge in playing games or watching videos on a smartphone or tablet even during bedtime? Beware, he/she may be over double the risk of having inadequate sleep, which…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Zika virus infection can break down and severely damage animals’ testes and affect reproductive health of males, new research suggests. Although the Zika virus is largely transmitted to people via mosquito…
By Devanik Saha The death of every other newborn in India can be traced to either low birth weight (LBW) or premature delivery — a reflection of poor maternal health and an inadequate healthcare system…
By Vikas Datta Title: Alter Egos – Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And the Twilight Struggle over American Power; Author: Mark Landler; Publisher: WH Allen/Penguin Random House; Pages: 433; Price: Rs 699 For a US President…
Guwahati, Nov 1 (IANS) Two people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday after a fire broke out in a colony in Assam’s Tinsukia district, police said. The blaze engulfed over 30 houses in…
Aligarh, Nov 1 (IANS) At least five persons of two different communities were injured in clashes in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. Tension was reported from Aligarh’s Babri Mandi area after clashes broke out…
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) Japanese car maker Toyota has developed an app called Smart Key Box that lets people use smartphones to access and start up a car. The app would only allow users…
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian equity markets opened on a flat note with a negative bias during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged…
By Jai Kumar Verma The much touted $46 billion, 3,000-km-long China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links Gwadar port in the troubled state of Balochistan to China’s restive autonomous region of Xinjiang. The project, which is…
Ankara, Nov 1 (IANS) Police arrested Turkish opposition daily, Cumhuriyet’s editor-in-chief, Murat Sabuncu along with 11 others amid a crackdown on media after the failed July coup, authorities said. Writers associated with the daily Aydin…