India, Pakistan set to hold commerce secretary level talks

India, Pakistan set to hold commerce secretary level talks

New Delhi, Dec 26 After the meeting of the India and Pakistan director generals of military operations after 14 years, the commerce secretaries of both countries are set to meet next month – in another major step towards normalization of relations between the two neighbours. Pakistan has proposed two sets of dates in the middle […]

Kerala Tourism sets up French, German Facebook pages

Kerala Tourism sets up French, German Facebook pages

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27  To reach out to the French- and German-speaking tourists, Kerala Tourism has opened two new Facebook pages in these languages. This is the first time a tourism department in any state in the country is opening official Facebook pages in foreign languages. State Tourism Minister A.P. Anilkumar said it was important to […]

Russians in record spacewalk to deploy cameras on ISS

Russians in record spacewalk to deploy cameras on ISS

Washington, Dec 28  After the successful replacement of a faulty ammonia coolant pump module on Christmas eve by US astronauts, a pair of Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a record eight-hour spacewalk on Dec 27 – in a bid to install photographic equipment on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Oleg Kotov and […]

May good governance prevail: B-Town pins hopes on Kejriwal

May good governance prevail: B-Town pins hopes on Kejriwal

Mumbai, Dec 28  Members of the Hindi film fraternity took to social networking platform Twitter to extend its support and praise the confidence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal as he took the oath as the capital’s new chief minister. Bollywood hopes for “good governance” to prevail. Celebrities like Shekhar Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar […]

Rs.100 crore divorce settlement false: Sussanne

Rs.100 crore divorce settlement false: Sussanne

Mumbai, Dec 28  Sussanne Roshan Saturday denied a media reports saying her divorce from Hindi movie star Hrithik Roshan is a Rs.100 crore settlement and said that its unethical to publish such false news. “I was deeply disappointed when I read today’s article titled ‘Sussanne and Hrithik Roshan divorce: Rs. 100 crore settlement? There is […]

Big B in Hollywood adaptation of ‘Six Suspects’ ?

Big B in Hollywood adaptation of ‘Six Suspects’ ?

New Delhi, Dec 28  After making his Hollywood debut with Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly been approached for another international project which is likely to be an adaptation of author Vikas Swaroop’s “Six Suspects”. The 71-year-old has been approached by BBC and Starfield Productions to star in the project, which […]

Sunny Deol gets emotional watching ‘Sholay 3D’

Sunny Deol gets emotional watching ‘Sholay 3D’

Mumbai, Dec 28  Actor Sunny Deol, who watched a special screening of “Sholay 3D”, said Saturday he got very emotional after watching the film that starred his father Dharmendra. “It’s an iconic film and I got emotional watching it. I got emotional throughout the film,” Deol told reporters. Praising the film, he said: “It’s been […]

At Ramlila ground, atmosphere was electrifying

At Ramlila ground, atmosphere was electrifying

New Delhi, Dec 28  As I approached the historic Ramlila Maidan Saturday, the excitement in the air was palpable as hundreds of supporters of Arvind Kejriwal marched towards the sprawling ground holding posters of their leader, waiving the tri-colour and chanting patriotic slogans of ‘vande mataram.’ The mood was electrifying. After clearing multiple security check […]