Of dons, Jodha-Akbar, love and terror
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Explore the story of Bengaluru’s underworld that has been ruled by shrewd and notorious dons; read about the Mughal emporer Akbar and his beloved Jodha in a tale abuzz with…
Articles by Doraiah Vundavally
The world’s laziest people make indolence an art form
By Nury Vittachi Lazy dad tip: You can answer any question asked by your child with “Go ask your mama”, including “Where’s mama?” The tragedy of modern life is that people look down on lazy…
14 wagons of goods train derail in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) Hours after 13 coaches of Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailed near Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh, 14 wagons of a goods train carrying coal also derailed in Odisha’s Khurda Road, an official…
Seth Meyers to host 2018 Golden Globe Awards
Los Angeles, Nov 24 (IANS) Comedian Seth Meyers is slated to host the 75th Golden Globe Awards Ceremony on January 7, 2018. The news was announced on Thursday on the occasion of Thanksgiving via Golden…
Thane building collapse: Many feared trapped
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 24 (IANS) Several persons are feared trapped under the debris of a three-storeyed building which collapsed in Bhiwandi powerloom town on Friday, an official said. According to the Disaster Management Unit of…
Actress Namitha & Veerandra Chowdhary Wedding Gallery
Jammu, Srinagar, Leh record season’s coldest night
Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu and Leh town in the Ladakh region on Friday witnessed their coldest night of the season so far, the Met said. The…
Eight ‘N.korean’ men found in Japan coast
Tokyo, Nov 24 (IANS) Eight men claiming to be from N.Korea and a boat was found on the coast of Japan’s Akita prefecture, police said on Friday. The police received a report of the men…
Mitsubishi Materials shares plunge after fake data scandal
Tokyo, Nov 24 (IANS) Shares of Mitsubishi Materials, a division of one of Japan’s biggest conglomerates, plunged over 8 per cent on Friday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after admitting that its subsidiaries had falsified…
New Twitter feature to help users save tweets for later
San Francisco, Nov 24 (IANS) Twitter is testing a new feature named “Bookmarks” that will help its 330 million monthly active users privately flag tweets for viewing at ease when they have time. In October,…
World’s biggest Rasogolla to celebrate GI tag to ‘Banglar Rasogolla’
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Days after West Bengal got the Geographical Indication (GI) for “Banglar Rasogolla”, two self help groups in Nadia district collaborated to produce a gigantic version of the round syrupy dessert, which…
Asylum seekers removed from former Australian detention centre
Canberra, Nov 24 (IANS) Asylum seekers who were refusing to leave a former Australian-run detention centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been moved to alternative accommodation, the government in Canberra confirmed on Friday. Buses…
US to send six F-22 fighters to S.Korea
Seoul, Nov 24 (IANS) The US will send six F-22 Raptor fighters for joint air force maneuvers with South Korea in December, a defence spokesperson said here on Friday. The aircraft will fly as part…
Apple offices raided ahead of iPhone X launch in S.Korea
Seoul, Nov 24 (IANS) Ahead of the “super-premium” iPhone X launch in South Korea, regulators have reportedly raided Apple’s offices in Seoul. According to a report in London-based Metro late on Thursday, the raid was…
Sunken ancient castle discovered in Turkey
Ankara, Nov 24 (IANS) An ancient sunken castle has been discovered in Turkey’s Lake Van, according to a team archaeologists. The team from the Van University announced the discovery on Thursday. It is an ancient…
Goyal orders probe into Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailment
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday condoled the death of three passengers, who died after 13 coaches of the Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Manikpur. He ordered…
‘India must ask Sri Lanka for transshipment facilities for firecrackers’
Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The Centre should convince Sri Lanka to provide transshipment facilities to Indian firecracker exporters so that the Indian products can light up foreign skies, said an official of The Tamil Nadu…
Coldest Delhi morning this season
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Delhi on Friday experienced its first coldest morning of this season as the minimum temperature dropped to 7.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average, the Met office said….
Key Indian equity indices open in green
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices on Friday were trading higher in the morning session. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 76.76 points or 0.23 per cent higher soon after opening….
After 8 months, ‘Modi Ka Gaon’ cleared for release
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Eight months after it was denied a censor certificate on various grounds, the producers of the Hindi feature film “Modi Ka Gaon”, loosely inspired by Prime Minister Narendra…