Rabat, Jan 2 (IANS) The Moroccan football team started their training camp for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled to begin in the north African kingdom on January 13. A total of 26 players are…
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) “I’m a very proud Bedi,” says actor Angad Bedi — son of former Indian cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi — who says having a certain surname alone…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Large-scale littering in the Himalayas by trekkers and campers have led to Himalayan brown bears — a critically endangered species close to extinction — being drawn to…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan’s social media on Twitter has extended to 32 million. Shah Rukh on Tuesday tweeted: “Naye saal ki sabko shubh kamnayein. Sab raho khush aur aabaad aur 32 million…
Palwal (Haryana), Jan 2 (IANS) A 37-year-old former Army officer on Tuesday bludgeoned six persons, including two women, to death in just two hours in Haryana’s Palwal district, police said. The accused has been arrested….
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Tuesday proposed a high-level dialogue with North Korea on January 9 in the truce village of Panmunjom. “The government proposes holding a senior-level inter-governmental dialogue of the…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Veteran singer-songwriter Billy Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray Joel got engaged to boyfriend Ryan Gleason. Alexa, 32, who too is a singer-songwriter, announced the news on Monday on Instagram. She showed…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 2 (IANS) Neymar has been named the winner of the 2017 Samba de Ouro trophy, awarded to the best Europe-based Brazilian footballer. It was the third time in the past four…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Pakistan civil and military leadership is to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday over US President Donald Trumps tweet that accused Islamabad of “lies and deceit”. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The price of the first-generation Pixel XL “quite black” colour variant was slashed by Rs 36,000 on e-commerce platform Amazon on Tuesday. Still tagged as one of the most bankable…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s direct selling industry has nearly doubled since 2011 to Rs 126.6 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8 per…
San Francisco, Jan 2 (IANS) Facebook is facing criticism from fans of birth photographer Monet Nicole Moutrie after her ‘Birth Becomes Her’ video that amassed over 100 million views over a period of seven months…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Taking forward the agenda set in 2017, the Supreme Court in 2018 is set to decide on a number of important issues — including the Ayodhya title…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) As India marks 25 years of its partnership with Asean and in keeping with its Act East Policy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore from…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Imagine chicken meat that is black in colour and is cooked and served in Chettinad cuisine style. Well, guests at the Desi Di restaurant who order the Tamil…
Jerusalem, Jan 2 (IANS) A full-page advertisement was placed in a newspaper calling singer Lorde a bigot following her decision to cancel a concert in Israel. The advertisment in the Washington Post was put by…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Actress Jane Fonda, who turned 80 on December 21, says when she was young she never thought she would even reach 30. “I never pictured 30. I assumed I wouldn’t…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) A bathtub scene of Maheck Chahal has been leaked online and the actress is not happy with this. Maheck says the scene is from her forthcoming movie “Nirdosh”, which has been…
Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) Independent MLA Engineer Rashid on Tuesday held a protest outside the Jammu and Kashmir legislature here. Rashid staged the protest just before the House started its Budget session, holding a banner…
Agartala, Jan 2 (IANS) Tribal students from Tripura will for the first time perform their traditional dance at the Republic Day parade on January 26, an official said here on Tuesday. “In all 150 tribal…