The year beauty pageants found a purpose
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Beauty pageants are often slammed for being “shallow” and focusing just on the outer looks of a woman. But in the year gone by, India got its…
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Romario to run for CBF presidency on anti-graft ticket
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 20 (IANS) Brazil football great Romario said that he plans to run for the presidentship of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) following the suspension of Marco Polo Del Nero. Del Nero,…
2017 was the best year of my life: Rajkummar Rao
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actor Rajkummar Rao says that 2017 has been an exceptional year for him. Excerpts from an interview: Q How is your ankle healing after the fracture recently?…
Rueda to remain Flamengo coach in 2018, says president
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 20 (IANS) Brazilian football giants Flamengo have played down speculation that their coach Reinaldo Rueda could leave to join Chile’s national team. The reigning Copa America champions have been without a…
Ex-Guangzhou striker Barrios confirms Gremio exit
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 20 (IANS) Paraguay international striker Lucas Barrios has confirmed his departure from Brazil’s Gremio amid mounting speculation linking him to Argentine football giants River Plate. The announcement came less than a…
So much to learn from Anupam Kher, says Riteish
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actor Riteish Deshmukh says there is a lot to learn from veteran actor Anupam Kher be it on or off camera. Anupam had wished Riteish on his birthday on December 17…
A riveting history of Bombay Talkies — in photographs
By Saket Suman Panaji, Dec 20 (IANS) A still indicating the scale of an indoor set from the 1938 movie “Vachan”; another of legendary actress Helen rehearsing the cabaret number “Yeh itni badi mehfil aur…
Shahid Kapoor confirms his next with Imtiaz Ali
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor says that he is uniting again with his “Jab We Met” director Imtiaz Ali for a “very different film”. “We are doing something soon together and for that,…
Maoists attack Bihar railway station, kill one
Patna, Dec 20 (IANS) Maoists attacked a railway station in Bihar, killing one person and abducting two officials to enforce a shutdown they have called, police said on Wednesday. Armed Maoists attacked the Masudan railway…
Yet to find the right person to marry: Priyanka Chopra
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra says that marriage doesn’t happen as per plans and she is yet to find the right person to marry. Priyanka attended the Zee Cine Awards on Tuesday and…
Prabhudheva ‘very happy’ to act with Prabhu
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker Prabhudheva says he is happy to work again with Tamil actor Prabhu. Prabhudheva on Tuesday shared a photograph of himself along with Prabhu on Twitter. “With the amazing and wonderful…
‘Toilet…’ educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge: Bill Gates
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has lauded the Bollywood film “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” and said that it has educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge. The movie was amongst his…
The year Chinese smartphone players dominated Indian market
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) There are nearly 650 million mobile phone users in India — and over 300 million of them have a smartphone. For these users, Chinese players became the…
Kerala JD-U leader quits Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader M.P. Veerendra Kumar on Wednesday resigned from the Rajya Sabha, days after rebel JD-U leaders Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar were disqualified from the Upper House….
Facebook rolls out tools to block unwanted friend requests
San Francisco, Dec 20 (IANS) To prevent harassment on Facebook, the social media giant has introduced new tools that keep unwanted friend requests and messages from reaching you. The new features proactively recognise and help…
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was again disrupted on Wednesday over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Pakistan jibe at his predecessor Manmohan Singh during the just concluded Gujarat election campaign. The House was…
New Zealand PM takes part in Secret Santa
Wellington, Dec 20 (IANS) New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken part in the countrys nationwide Secret Santa, a scheme where complete strangers send each other gifts in the post, authorities said on Wednesday….
Jaishankar in Myanmar to discuss security cooperation
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid the raging Rohingya refugee crisis, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in Myanmar to discuss security cooperation starting with a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Security Forces Min Aung…
Union minister Krishna Raj hospitalised
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Union Minister Krishna Raj was rushed to a city hospital here on Wednesday after she fell ill during a party meeting in Parliament. Raj, the Minister of State for Agriculture,…
Reformed realty to ride out rough road
By Vinod Behl The year 2017 could well go down as one of the most painful for the bruised real estate and housing sector, reeling under the short-term disruptive impact of a series of reforms….