As India and the US work to ease tensions after a bitter month long diplomatic spat, an influential US daily has suggested that the damage “to India-America relations is unlikely to dissipate soon.” Tensions between the two countries “have eased” with the return home of Devyani Khobragade, India’s then deputy consul general in New York, […]
Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Vinod Kumar Binny Thursday threatened to go on a hunger strike from Jan 27 if Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not fulfill the promises made in the election manifesto. He even attacked the party and the government for backtracking on the promises made. “I will start an agitation 10 […]
Large numbers of devotees are thronging the Brajeshwari Devi temple here every day to pay obeisance and have glimpse of a 1,400 kg butter idol, temple official said Thursday. The 14 quintal butter idol, made by 18 priests, will remain on the ‘pindi’ or iconography of the goddess till Jan 20, temple official Pawan Patial […]
Model Tali Lennox, who regrets cutting her hair short, has vowed to retain her own personal style in future. The British beauty, daughter of Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox, chopped her long locks and sported a boyish cut in the beginning of her modelling career, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “When I first started modelling I was persuaded to […]
Kaley Cuoco, who got engaged to athlete Ryan Sweeting this summer, is reportedly keen to start a family as soon as possible. The star was seen cooing over a baby at an event for children’s charity Shane’s Inspiration in Los here last month and the child has apparently inspired her to start a family, reports […]
Though “extremely weak”, the condition of legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who is suffering from serious respiratory problems, continues to be stable with the aid of continuous oxygen therapy, a medical bulletin said Wednesday. She is not out of danger yet. “Her condition remains much the same. She is maintaining her oxygen saturation with the […]
The makers of TV show “Chhota Bheem” have collaborated with automobile brand Honda to encourage safety on roads. The campaign is titled “Honda Safe Riding with Chhota Bheem” and it will hold events in 11 cities across India like Delhi, Jaipur, Indore, Lucknow and Chennai, where “Chhota Bheem” will engage and interact with children and […]
An Indian national was detained at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for possessing six kg of gold and a huge amount of United Arab Emirates currency. Mohammad Sanud, 22, from the south Indian state of Kerala who landed in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu by a Flydubai flight Tuesday, was held for illegally bringing six gold bars […]
A 28-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to death by a court in Dubai for murdering a fellow national last year. According to Dubai Criminal Court records the defendant, identified by the initials of his name NS, had loaned the victim 8,500 dirhams (around $2300) to be paid back in three instalments, The National reported […]
As a tribute to towering box office collections, Star Guild Awards has announced the launch of Guild Hall of Fame which will be inaugurated Thursday by Kareena Kapoor at the awards function. Last year was full of big ticket films that saw an unprecedented increase in the number of movie-goers with box office sales crossing […]