New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the IAF chief, will begin a four-day official visit to Brazil on Monday to provide further impetus towards increasing defence cooperation between the two…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The appointment of Justice R.K. Agrawal as the head of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has left many in the legal fraternity wondering what weighed in…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Action star Suniel Shetty, 56, doesn’t see age getting in his way of adding more action-packed movies to his filmography. He says age is just a number…
By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Indian Railways has joined hands with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to twin a rail line along the proposed expressway between Mumbai and Nagpur…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared a heart-warming black and white photograph showing him and his actress wife Jaya on the occasion of their 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday. But the couple won’t…
Washington, June 3 (IANS) An American school teacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students. Robert Crosland, who teaches in Preston, Idaho, was charged…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ever wondered why so many books that seem of little value and are never sold or reviewed get published in the first place? That’s because most publishers…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Even as we witness an alarming trend where RTI replies by various government departments are subsequently denied outright, a former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has underlined the fact…
San Francisco, June 3 (IANS) Former Chief Business Officer at Google, Nikesh Arora has been named the CEO and Chairman of the US-based security firm Palo Alto Networks. After leaving Google in mid-2014, the high-profile…
By Kishori Sud New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who is backing a biopic on Osho aka Acharya Rajneesh, believes big leaders — spiritual or political — are often misunderstood while they are…
By Mudita Girotra Hisar (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) On May 15 this year, a teenaged girl from Haryana embarked on the very challenging task of climbing Mount Everest from the Nepal side. But having dropped…
By Kaushik Kumar Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The just-concluded Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) auctions witnessed a massive hike in the price tags of players, with five Indians and one foreigner entering the Rs 1 crore…
New York, June 3 (IANS) While loosing excess weight can be considered healthy, researchers claim that it may reduce bone density, bone architecture and bone strength in older adults. According to the study, the magnitude…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar said that the audience must understand which celebrity they should follow while imitating them in their personal life. The actor made the remarks while launching an anti-cancer…
By Vikas Datta What makes a literary work a classic? The readers’ opinion or a prominent literary figure’s certification? Or could it be, as many literary critics suggest, the enduring relevance of its motifs and…
By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) second monetary policy review for 2018-19, combined with the direction of foreign fund flows and global crude oil prices are expected to…
Jammu, June 3 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed and six others injured on Sunday in indiscriminate Pakistan shelling and firing on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir. The victims, Assistant…
By Nivedita New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ever heard a boy having a period? Well, director Mozez Singh makes you think about the societal taboos around menstruation from a boy’s perspective with “First Period” –…
London, June 3 (IANS) Unable to maintain weight loss due to your genetic predisposition to obesity? Take heart, an injectable drug widely used to lower blood sugar levels can help you fight overweight, suggest a…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a pleasant Sunday morning with moderate moist winds and the minimum temperature recorded at 27.7 degree Celsius, the season’s average. While the average air…