WHY IS SONAKSHI UNHAPPY?

WHY IS SONAKSHI UNHAPPY?

Isn’t it strange to hear that the actress Sonakshi Sinha, who recently got an offer to perform at the Boradway is unhappy. Well, the reason behind her unhappiness is that her film ‘Lootera’ failed to get nominated for this year’s movie awards. She took twitter to share her dissatisfaction. Sonakshi tweeted, “Disheartening how Lootera has […]

YAARIYAN COLLECTS 25 CRORES

YAARIYAN COLLECTS 25 CRORES

Divya Kumar Khosla’s debut directorial movie, Yaariyan has managed to collect a decent revenue at the box office. Made on a low budget and with all new comers, the movie has collected 25 crores till date. Being a youth centric film has worked in the advantage of the venture and the production house’s typical formula […]

KALKI DEFENDS HUMA QURESHI

KALKI DEFENDS HUMA QURESHI

Actress Kalki Koechlin has finally broken her silence and has falsified the rumors surrounding Huma Qureshi’s involvement in her split with director Anurag Kashyap. An exasperated Kalki tweeted, “Jesus Christ can we please leave Huma alone?! My problems with Anurag have nothing to do with her!” There were a lot of speculations that Anurag’s growing […]

Afghanistan’s farmers in Bihar to study farming

Afghanistan’s farmers in Bihar to study farming

A team of farmers from Afghanistan are in Bihar to study and learn farming techniques, a minister said Thursday. The team of 22 Afghanistan farmers, including women, are in Bihar’s agriculture field to study and learn techniques for cultivation of mango, litchi and other cash crops, Bihar Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh said. Farmers from Aghanistan […]

Women high on socio-economic status enjoy better sex

Women high on socio-economic status enjoy better sex

In a first-of-its-kind study, a higher socio-economic status has been linked with a more satisfying sex life. An analysis based on the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey confirms that socio-economic factors affect sexual satisfaction. “People with a lower economic status claim to be less sexually satisfied, particularly women, who seem to be more influenced […]

Dhaka urged to end harassment of rights group

Dhaka urged to end harassment of rights group

Bangladeshi authorities should drop criminal charges against two senior members of the human rights group Odhikar and end the harassment of its workers, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists said Thursday. Odhikar published a report on security forces abuses in June 2013. The international community should speak up and press […]

World Bank approves $410 mn for Bangladesh

World Bank approves $410 mn for Bangladesh

The World Bank has approved $410 million to improve municipal governance and basic urban services in district towns and municipalities in Bangladesh, which will benefit 3.4 million people. According to a statement of the Washington-based bank received here Thursday, the project would provide financial support to 26 urban government bodies with high economic growth and […]

‘Youth will catalyse India’s political change’

‘Youth will catalyse India’s political change’

The level of political awareness of Indian youth is much higher than among the adults and in the coming years they will be the biggest contributing factor to the political change in the country, a political scientist said here. Speaking at the launch of his book “Youth and Electoral Politics: An Emerging Engagement” at the […]

22 deer found dead in Chhattisgarh zoo

22 deer found dead in Chhattisgarh zoo

At least 22 spotted female deer were Wednesday found dead at the Kanan Pendari zoo in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, forest officials said. Officials are yet to confirm the exact cause of the death but suspect that the deer died of poisoning. Divisional Forest Officer Hemant Pandey said the cause of death would be known after […]

South Korean president arrives on four-day visit

South Korean president arrives on four-day visit

South Korean President Park Guen-hye arrived here Wednesday on a four-day state visit, during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and both sides are expected to pitch for maximising their partnership in several areas. Park, the country’s first woman president, is being accompanied by a 70-member business delegation. She was received […]