World’s biggest mobile messaging service WhatsApp intends to add voice calling feature to its free messaging service in the second quarter of 2014, it was announced Monday. The move is aimed at enabling WhatsApp users to be able to make calls, just as they can now text messages. The latest announcement answers some of the […]
Noted painter Prokash Karmakar, best known for his landscapes and nudes, died Monday evening following age-related illness, family sources said. He was 81. Many of his works are part of the permanent collections of leading museums like the National Gallery of Modern Art, and Lalit Kala Akademi in Delhi, besides the Academy of Fine Arts […]
Italy’s new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in his first speech in the Senate to ask to vote confidence in his government Monday said his group will work on “radical” choices to give fresh life to troubled Italy. Renzi said he aimed at his coalition government to be a “turning point” for Italy based on concrete […]
For the first time since he came to office more than five years ago, more Americans now believe US President Barack Obama is not respected by world leaders than those who do, a Gallup poll released Monday found. Fifty-three percent of Americans think world leaders do not respect him, whereas 41 percent think world leaders […]
Late South African President Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Monday dissociated herself with an upcoming movie about her life, Xinhua reported. The movie “Winnie Mandela”, which portrays the personal and political life of the activist and ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, is scheduled to be released in South Africa’s theaters, according to […]
Actor Alec Baldwin “felt sorry” for his former Broadway co-star Shia LaBeouf when he heart that the troubled actor walked a red carpet with a paper bag over his head. LaBeouf, 27, wore a paper bag, which read “I am not famous anymore”, at the premier of his film “Nymphomaniac” during the Berlin International Film […]
A Zimbabwean association of voluntary organisations Monday called on the European Union (EU) to lift the sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president and his wife, while urging the government to carry on with political reforms and address governance issues that led to the fallout between the two. A statement from the National Association of Non-governmental Organisations (NANGO) […]
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said tuberculosis (TB) cannot be controlled globally unless it is controlled in India. “India has the world’s highest burden of tuberculosis. TB kills one person every two minutes in India or almost 750 people daily,” the president told a conference on TB and allied diseases here. “Global TB control […]
The city of Kolkata will soon be displaying images that capture how celestial objects look from the viewpoint of a skywatcher. The city is set to host its first exclusive photography exhibition on astronomy from Feb 24. The exhibition, showcasing the still frames of an Indian astrophotographer Ajay Talwar and two French photographers Thierry Legault […]
‘Halla Bol’ is the first show under Bindass channel’s recently launched campaign ‘B for change’, where the youngsters are encouraged to bring about a change and stand up for what is right. The show inspired by various true life events, celebrates eight different stories of women, who fought back and emerged as victorious. The show […]