Cohen had Ferrell’s voice in his mind for `The House?
London, July 2 (IANS) Writer-director Andrew Jay Cohen had actor Will Ferrell’s voice in his mind when he wrote “The House”. “I had Will’s voice in my head when I was writing the script. He’s…
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Iran opens airspace to Qatar planes amid Saudi-led ban
Tehran, July 2 (IANS) Iran has opened its airspace to the passenger planes of Qatar over the past days, media report said on Saturday. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has issued the permission for…
When Chris Brown kept texting Rihanna
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown had no idea that his former girlfriend and singer Rihanna had already moved on from him and kept trying to reconcile with her by sending her text…
North Korea calls for dissolution of UN Command in Seoul
Pyongyang, July 2 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday called for the dissolution of the United Nations Command in Seoul. The call, made by the National Peace Committee of Korea — the country’s official institution dealing…
Rahul returns from Italy
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had taken a break to visit his 93-year-old maternal grandmother in Italy, has returned after almost three weeks. Gandhi on Saturday attended the launch…
Vigilante violence backed by supposed enforcers of law: Sonia
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government, saying it was seeking to create an India completely at odds with the one that saw the light of…
65 MoUs signed on Day 2 of Textiles India 2017
Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) The Ministry of Textiles on Saturday signed as many as 65 MoUs in the textile sector on the second day of the first of its kind mega exhibition Textiles India 2017….
Presidential election: Meira Kumar campaigns in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Opposition candidate in presidential election Meira Kumar on Saturday appealed to Karnataka legislators to vote for her in the July 17 President’s poll. “As I am contesting for ideology and not…
No apprehension about lynchings after Modi’s rebuke: Amit Shah
Panaji, July 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly criticised mob violence, there was no apprehension about lynchings in the country. Shah also said…
Two arrested in Delhi jewellery shop robbery case
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Two robbers have been arrested in connection with a broad daylight robbery in a jewellery shop in the national capital, police said on Saturday. Police said the accused persons –…
Manesar land deal: CBI lens on three IAS officers’ assets
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The CBI has sought the property records of three IAS officers in its ongoing probe in the 400-acre land deal in Gurugram’s Manesar. Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda…
Standoff between CPI-M, CPI intensifies in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) The rift between the two Communist parties in the ruling Left coalition came out once more in the open on Saturday when neither CPI Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekheran or any of…
GST effect: Automobile companies reduce prices
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Several automobile companies have reduced their vehicle prices after the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Automobile majors like Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and…
Better branding, style positioning can boost textile sector: Experts
By Brajendra Nath Singh Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) Emphasising that India’s textile industry has the potential to double its growth rate, textile giants on Saturday stressed on strategic branding and style positioning in the industry….
Coastal economic zone proposed in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant on Saturday said a coastal economic zone has been proposed to be set up in Odisha. It would link Paradip Port with the…
Djokovic clinches Eastbourne tennis title
Eastbourne (UK), July 1 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Saturday defeated France’s Gael Monfils to clinch the Eastbourne International title ahead of Wimbledon, which kicks off in two days. The top-seeded Serb defeated…
Actors shouldn’t lose interest in human condition: Boman Irani
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Bollywood actor Boman Irani said actors should not lose interest in human condition and “stay connected with real people”. Through his acting and performance as Dr Asthana in “Munna Bhai MBBS”,…
Sporadic violence, rallies mark 17th day of shutdown in Bengal hills
Darjeeling, July 1 (IANS) Rallies in demand of separate Gorkhaland state and sporadic incidents of violence marked the 17th day of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) sponsored indefinite shutdown in West Bengal hills on Saturday. The…
Top LeT militant behind murder of 5 policemen, SHO, killed in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) In a major success, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday killed one of the most wanted militants, top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Bashir Lashkari who had masterminded the…
SSB nabs one Maoist from Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 1 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Saturday apprehended a Maoist from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession, an official said. The 26th Battalion of the border…