As part of his efforts to focus on income inequality and poverty in the country, US President Barack Obama Thursday announced five “promise zones”. “I will work with anybody who’s willing to lay out some concrete ideas to create jobs, help more middle-class families find security in today’s economy, and offer new ladders of opportunity […]
A commercial spacecraft operated by US space company Orbital Sciences Corp. blasted off Thursday, flying its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA TV showed. The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft was launched atop the Antares rocket, also built by Orbital Sciences, at 1:07 p.m. EDT (1707 GMT) from the US space agency’s […]
Mohd Asim Khan When we talk of the food at an upscale restaurant we invariably talk of the chef behind it. But despite most of us finding the array of food available in Delhi’s old quarters lip-smacking, few of us remember the ‘bawarchis’, or the traditional cooks, behind the culinary magic. Purani Dilli, as the area is known, […]
New Delhi India has urged its nearly 25 million strong diaspora across the world to play a constructive role in bolstering the economy, especially in infrastructure development and expanding manufacturing capacity. Addressing the 12th edition of the annual diaspora meet – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) – in the national capital, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand […]
Brian Hay Detective Superintendent Brian Hay has been a member of the Queensland Police Service for 30 years. Since 2004, Hay had extensively worked in the area of fraud and corporate crime and at present has principal responsibility for the management and direction of the Fraud & Corporate Crime Group. Brian has a broad investigative background with forays […]
Washington As Nisha Desai Biswal officially became Washington’s first Indian-American pointperson for South and Central Asia last week, her boss mentioned that she is known as “somebody who speaks softly and carries a big stick”. But whether it was with her soft speech or her big stick, Biswal’s efforts to bring peace between the feuding begums of Bangladesh […]
The director-turned-actor Farhan Akhtar celebrates his 40th birthday today. He impressed everyone with his direction in films like ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Don’ and ‘Don 2’ and in 2013 he proved his mettle in acting also with ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. Farhan will be next seen in ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’ opposite Vidya Balan and in ‘Raees’, […]
A lot of speculations were there about the collection of ‘Krrish 3’, but finally putting all rumours aside, Hrithik Roshan has spoken about the collection of the film. On a social networking website, the actor posted with a fury, “Some from d industry and certain sections of the media are hellbent on putting me, my […]
Karan Johar has been in the industry from past 15 years, but the director says that he feels insecure with the new directors and fears losing what he has achieved. Karan said, “I am very insecure about these young filmmakers. I am constantly on my toes so that I know what others are doing. And […]
A special court in Pakistan Thursday heard the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf for abrogation of the constitution and ordered him to appear Jan 16 after reviewing his medical report. The court said Musharraf’s medical report did not mention that he had a heart attack. It also did not say that he […]