Talk of disturbances misinformation: Crimean government head (With Crimea: Steeped in history, immensely popular tourist resort) Yalta (Crimea), Oct 31 (IANS) As Crimea looks forward to inviting tourists from different countries, including India, Head of…
By Sachi Satapathy The just-released Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report-2016 is a shocker for India. The report reveals the spread of this curable disease is larger than previously projected and moreover, the country accounts for 24…
Bhopal, Oct 31 (IANS) All the eight terrorists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who escaped from Bhopal Central Jail were killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of the city, police…
Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri has crooned his way into Disneys next fun adventure animated film “Moana” with a song titled “Shona” (Gold). He has also voiced the dialogues for the film’s…
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) Actress Anjena Kirti had a ball working on the upcoming sequel to 2007 Tamil coming-of-age sports drama “Chennai 600028”. She says it was the most chilled out set she has ever…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Congress party on Monday paid tributes to the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 32nd death anniversary. The party also remembered Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel whose birth anniversary falls…
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) Actor Jayam Ravi will be reportedly seen playing a tribal character in his next yet-untitled Tamil film with director Vijay. The project has already gone on the floors and it features…
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) Producer Y. Rajeev Reddy has confirmed that Kannada superstar Shivrajkumar has been roped in to play an important cameo in Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer upcoming Telugu historic drama “Gauthamiputra Satakarni”. “Shivrajkumar sir will…
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) Actor Tarun Arora, who plays the antagonist in megastar Chiranjeevi-starrer “Khaidi No. 150”, a remake of Tamil blockbuster “Kaththi”, says he couldn’t have asked for a better film to mark his…
London, Oct 31 (IANS) A team of students from University of Sheffield in Britain, including one of Indian-origin, is building a device that could differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial infections, which in turn could help…
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) Amid the ongoing feud within the first political family of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party’s patriarch and chief Mulayam Singh Yadav did not visit his ancestral village Saifai for Diwali, giving it…
Bhopal, Oct 31 (IANS) Eight terrorists of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) managed to escape from the Bhopal Central Jail by killing a guard, the state Home Minister said on Monday. The prisoners…
By Vikas Datta Title: Natural Histories – 25 Extraordinary Species that Have Changed Our World; Authors: Brett Westwood & Stephen Moss; Publisher: John Murray/Hachette India; Pages: 448; Price: Rs 599 When did lions start being…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the Gujarati community on their New Year. “Today, a day after Diwali, Gujaratis mark the start of a New Year. Saal Mubarak to…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Questioning what contemporary artists are doing for society, prominent curator Uma Nair has said that they are concentrating on producing art and not creating it. “What is happening today is…
Sangli (Maharashtra) Oct 31 (IANS) Thousands of residents of Dudhgaon and surrounding villages in the district on Monday bade a tearful adieu to its brave son, BSF trooper Nitin S. Koli, who was martyred while…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary. “Tributes to Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary,” Modi tweeted. Gandhi…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary and remembered his contribution to India. “I bow to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his…
Bhopal, Oct 31 (IANS) Eight terrorists of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) broke out of Bhopal Central Jail after killing a guard, state Home Minister said on Monday. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhoopendra…