Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Despite positive global cues, the Indian equity markets erased their morning gains to trade in the red during the mid-afternoon session on Thursday, as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in metal,…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut got a deep cut between her eyebrows while shooting for a sword fighting scene on the set of her upcoming film “Manikarnika – The Queen of…
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels earlier his family used to feel awkward by the paparazzi culture, but now they consider it a part of their lives. He says his family…
Phnom Penh, July 20 (IANS) A conservationist group said on Thursday that it has found a globally endangered Masked Finfoot, an aquatic bird, for the first time in four years in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province….
Washington, July 20 (IANS) A wildfire is raged across 45,000 acres outside the Yosemite National Park, causing the evacuation of 4,000 residents. The blaze that started on Sunday near Lake McClure and was only 7…
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Fifteen persons were killed and an equal number injured when a private bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district on Thursday, an official said. The accident…
Kabul, July 20 (IANS) Sixteen security personnel were killed and seven others injured on Thursday when Taliban militants attacked checkpoints in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, an official said. “A group of Taliban militants attacked the checkpoints…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) People in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) got relief from the sweltering heat on Thursday but early morning heavy rain caused waterlogging in many key roads and residential…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Devi’s Emerald; Author: Ruzbeh Nari Bharucha; Publishers: Vakils Feffer and Simons Pvt Ltd and Vishnu Sadanand Memorial Foundation; Pages: 274; Price: Rs 500. Title: Devi’s Grace; Authors: Karen Rajesh and…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, July 20 (IANS) The Indian government is partnering with a Ghanaian company to build capacity of the country’s professionals in providing homeopathic education and treatment and recently sent two experts from…
London, July 20 (IANS) Indulging in moderate intensity aerobics exercises and stationary cycling during pregnancy may decrease the risk of having a caesarean section (C-sec) or developing diabetes, a study has shown. Half of all…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city police to file a status report on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking a time-bound court-monitored probe into the death of…
Agartala, July 20 (IANS) A Tripura tribal party demanding a separate state on Thursday called-off a blockade of the state’s key national highway and the lone railway line, officials said here. The blockade was called…
Dehradun, July 20 (IANS) A long-pending dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has been resolved after mediation by the Centre, an official said on Thursday. After meeting high-ranking officials from both sides it has been…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Lipstick Under My Burkha”; Director: Alankrita Shrivastav; Cast: Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sushant Singh, Shashank Arora, Vikrant Massey, Ahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur, Rating: ***1/2 The much-awaited “Lipstick Under My…
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) J.C. Spink, who produced the “Hangover” franchise, had fentanyl and traces of cocaine in his system when he died in April, according to a coroners report. The report, released on…
New York, July 20 (IANS) If your doctor is monitoring you with unhygienic stethoscopes, chances are that you may contract infections by antibiotic-resistant superbugs, researchers have warned. Infection control guidelines from the Centres for Disease…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Dunkirk” Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy Rating: **** With “Dunkirk”,…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Combined opposition-backed nominee Meira Kumar on Thursday said she contested the election for the country’s 14th President with “confidence”. “I have fought this elections with faith, belief and confidence in…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Opposition parties created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha on Thursday over farmers issues forcing Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House twice during the Question Hour. The Speaker adjourned…