The 21-year-old has not smoked a cigarette since the past two months, reports contactmusic.com. “Two months no cigarettes…proud of myself,” Cyrus posted on Twitter recently. The “Wrecking Ball” singer has spoken about her love for the weed in the past and was also known to be addicted to marijuana. Cyrus will be off for her […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday accused the Congress and the Gandhi family of denying the coveted post of prime minister to Pranab Mukherjee twice – in 1984 and 2004 – despite his qualifications. Modi said that in 1984, after the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, Mukherjee should have been made prime […]
How interesting it would be if we could taste our food just by touching it. Honeybees can actually do that. Research sheds light on honeybees’ ability to taste with claws on their forelegs. Insects taste through sensilla – hair-like structures on the body that contain receptor nerve cells, each of which is sensitive to a […]
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central and city governments to treat as representation a plea seeking the court’s direction to appoint doctors in government hospitals. The plea said that due to the vacancies, patients were not getting treatment and some were dying after being denied medical assistance. A division bench of Justice Pradeep […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has said the talks between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen would derail if the island nation continued to arrest fishermen from the state. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Feb 4, the text of which was released to media Wednesday, Jayalalithaa mentioned that the Sri Lankan Navy […]
A court here will Feb 7 hear a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly giving “misleading information” in his affidavit filed prior to the assembly elections. Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Katiyar, while posting the matter for Friday, said Wednesday that she would first go through the complaint and then only proceed further […]
The Pakistan government’s committee for peace talks will meet the Taliban dialogue-panel Thursday after a failed meet Feb 4, said Irfan Siddiqui, the coordinator for the government committee. “We will listen to reservations of the Taliban’s committee pertaining to our powers and will also redress them,” Siddiqui said Wednesday. The proposed peace talks between the […]
A total of 17 rounds of bidding have taken place till Wednesday afternoon in the second generation (2G) spectrum or airwaves auction that began Feb 3, an official statement said here. “Auction recommenced with the 15th round today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. Bidding is ongoing,” the statement said. Eight mobile phone service providers are participating […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday said influx of people from Bangladesh into India has “snatched” away the livelihood of many people in West Bengal. Modi asserted that the rights to resources and development “first and foremost” belong to sons of the soil. The Gujarat chief minister was addressing a mammoth rally at the […]
The ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu Wednesday began talks on seat-sharing with the two communist parties for the upcoming general elections, the party said. In two separate statements issued here, the AIADMK said its four-member seat-sharing committee held first round talks with the state leaders of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist […]