Subra Suresh, Chennai-born Indian-American president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a rare and highly coveted distinction within the academic fraternity. The head of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based university, Suresh, 57, was chosen for his scientific contributions in materials science and engineering, including his […]
Nine school students were injured Thursday when a truck rammed into their bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida town, a suburb of Delhi, police said. The school bus was hit by the speeding truck at the sector 25-31 intersection in Noida early Thursday, police said. The bus belonged to the Army Public School and was carrying […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 28.93 points or 0.14 percent down in the pre-noon trade Thursday. Selling pressure was seen in auto and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors, while good buying was observed in metal sector. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), […]
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 […]