New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The national capital experienced a sultry Saturday with traces of rain in some areas. The Met office has forecast a partly cloudy Sunday with light showers. “The sky will be partly cloudy tomorrow (Sunday) and some parts of the city will get light rain,” said an official of the India Meteorological […]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Saturday called for stronger defence cooperation with India and said Washington is supportive of India playing a larger role in regional security. In a talk at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Hagel referred to ties with China and said both India and the US should “avoid […]
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) India’s oldest engineering company Jessop & Co, which had suspended operations at its Dum Dum factory near here nearly three months ago, reopened its gates Saturday. The 226-year old firm, which has in the past built iconic structures such as the Howrah Bridge and the Vidyasagar Bridge over the river Hooghly, now […]
Los Angeles, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe says playing Harry Potter in new movies is not on the cards though has spoken about how the boy wizard has influenced his own character. Radcliffe, who is currently starring in the indie romantic-comedy “What If”, says he and Potter share fiercely loyal sensibilities, reports contactmusic.com. Appearing at […]
Bangalore, Aug 9 (IANS) Fifth seed Ching-Wen Hsu of Chinese Taipei claimed her second title of the season when she defeated second seed Fatma Al Nabhani of Oman 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Zuari Garden City Open ITF women’s tennis tournament here Saturday. Hsu was aided by some indifferent play by her higher ranked […]
Panaji, Aug 9 (IANS) The Rs. 1,750 crore acquisition of one of Goa’s biggest mining companies, Dempo Mining Corporation in 2009 by Sesa Goa, a subsidiary of the London-headquartered Vedanta Resources, should be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to the Justice M.B. Shah Commission. The third report of the Commission of Enquiry […]
Manchester, Aug 9 (IANS) A 134-run seventh wicket partnership between Joe Root and Jos Buttler helped England consolidate their grip over the match, being 325 for eight with a 173-run first innings lead over India at lunch on day three of the fourth cricket Test at Old Trafford here Saturday. After heavy rain had halted England’s […]
Cairo, Aug 9 (IANS) Police has arrested nine supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group in an Egyptian city Saturday for blocking streets. The suspects were nabbed for taking part in a protest, blocking streets, disrupting traffic and chanting anti-police slogans in Fayyoum city, 100 km from capital Cairo, MENA news agency reported. Security forces arrested […]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) “Daawat-e-Ishq”, that was earlier slated to release Sep 5, will now hit theatre screens Sep 19. The dates were shifted given the unique marketing idea being adopted by Yash Raj Films for it’s promotion which needs more time to implement, said a statament. Written and directed by Habib Faisal and produced […]
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS) The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia will keep tabs on social media users under a new law that allows the secret service agency to access users’ personal information, media reports said Saturday. The new law came into effect Aug 1 and requires all social network platforms in Russia to install hardware […]