Prepared to die in service of my nation: Kamal Haasan
Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who has been in the news for his plans of a political debut, said he is prepared to die while serving of the nation. Kamal spoke of it…
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President inaugurates Shirdi Airport, first flight to Mumbai
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Oct 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday inaugurated the swank new Shirdi Airport in Ahmednagar and the inaugural Alliance Air commercial flight to Mumbai. The inauguration of the airport, developed by…
Trump says Puerto Rico authorities showing poor leadership after hurricane
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday responded to harsh criticism of his administration by San Juan’s mayor, saying that she and other Puerto Rican authorities had shown poor leadership in the…
Tillerson: US in direct contact with North Korea
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) The US is in “direct contact” with the North Korean government over its missile and nuclear tests, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday. He said Washington was “probing” the…
Veteran stage, film actor Tom Alter dead at 67
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Veteran actor Tom Alter, who was well known in the theatre circuit and film industry breathed his last on Friday night. He died at 67, losing his battle against skin cancer….
Google launches probe into Russian meddling of 2016 US polls
San Francisco, Sep 30 (IANS) After Twitter deleted over 200 fake Russian accounts used to meddle the 2016 US presidential election, Google has now launched a probe into the role its services could have played…
Mumbai stampede death toll rises to 23
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) The toll in Friday’s stampede climbed to 23 with a 35-year-old critical injured victim succumbing at the KEM Hospital here on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The victim, who passed away during…
Tom Alter: A greater performer than Bollywood’s dependable ‘firang’
By Vikas Datta He was the most different American India has seen. Born in independent India to a family with roots in the subcontinent from roughly around when the Mahatma returned from overseas, Tom Alter…
Sharif may be re-elected PML-N chief
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to be re-elected as the president of his PML-N party next week under a new proposed law that will allow a disqualified lawmaker…
Cow urine should be acceptable as treatment to Muslims too: Ramdev
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Yoga guru and Patanjali founder Swami Ramdev said cow urine should be acceptable to Muslims too as something used for treatment. “It is written in Quran that cow urine can…
Trump’s lawyers demand Facebook information on ‘anti-administration activists’
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked Facebook to provide the private account information of the social media giant’s users engaged in “anti-administration activists”. “The warrants specifically target the accounts of…
Crisis-ridden Tamil Nadu, four other states, get Governors
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed new Governors for five states, including Tamil Nadu, which got its first full-time Governor in a year amid the continuing political crisis. Banwarilal…
Mueller begins interviewing White House staff over Russia probe
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Special counsel Robert Mueller has started interviewing White House officials as part of the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a media report said. Informed sources told…
Kamal Haasan, Shankar to reunite for ‘Indian 2’
Chennai, Sep 30 (IANS) Actor Kamal Haasan and filmmaker Shankar are all set to reunite after two decades for the sequel to their highly successful and celebrated 1996 Tamil film “Indian”. The film, to be…
Actor Tom Alter dead at 67
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Veteran theatre and film personality Tom Alter lost his battle against skin cancer at his residence here, his family said on Saturday. He was 67. Tom Alter was battling stage four…
US Health Secretary Tom Price resigns amid private plane scandal
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Tom Price, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, has resigned in the midst of a scandal over his use of private planes, a storm that enraged President Donald Trump and…
Trump raises questions about paying for Puerto Rico’s recovery
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that the exact mechanism for financing Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria remains to be determined. “The fact is that Puerto Rico has been destroyed…
‘Judwaa 2’ Review: Better than the original, Varun Dhawan out-Salmans the original (Rating: ***1/2 )
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Judwaa 2”; Cast: Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Tapsee Pannu, Anupam Kher; Director: David Dhawan; Rating: ***1/2 (3 and a half stars) In our country we revere the dead. And disrespect…
22 railway commuters killed in Mumbai stampede
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) In a Dussehra-eve tragedy, at least 22 commuters were killed in a stampede on a narrow railway footover bridge connecting the Parel-Elphinstone Road stations of Western Railway here on Friday morning,…
Prabhas extends support to Modi’s Clean India campaign
Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) “Baahubali” fame Prabhas on Friday said he extends his full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Swachhata Hi Seva” movement, adding that he sees the Clean India campaign not as a…