US sends special envoy to South Sudan
Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that he has sent a special envoy to South Sudan to help end violence in the country. Kerry said that US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth left Friday to “support regional efforts already underway” to... read more »
‘Pyaar Ka Dard..’ completes 400 episodes, Nakuul ecstatic
Mumbai – Rajshri Productions TV show “Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara” has completed 400 episodes. Nakuul Mehta, who plays the male lead in the show, is elated and says doing the show has been a fun journey for him. “It is hard to believe that we have completed... read more »
US media deplores India’s ‘misplaced rage’
Washington – Largely taking the moral high ground in this bilateral diplomatic row, the US media has dubbed India’s reaction to its diplomat’s arrest as! “overwrought” and “misplaced”, saying Devyani Khobragade was on the wrong side of the law, though at... read more »
This ‘Biriyani’ looks sumptuous but is starchy
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Biriyani”; Cast: Karthi, Premgi Amaren, Hansika Motwani, Naseer, Sampath Raj, Jayaprakash, Uma Riyaz Khan, Subbu Panchu, Mandy Takhar, Ramki and Vijayalakshmi; Director: Venkat Prabhu; Rating: **1/2 A sumptuous Biriyani may not always be filling because at... read more »
Committed to Lokpal, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi – Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has assured social activist Anna Hazare that he is co! mmitted to provide a strong Lokpal to the nation. “We are committed to... read more »
Andhra assembly rocked again over Telangana bill
Hyderabad – The issue of Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation rocked the state assembly Tuesday as the legislators from Telangana insisted on immediate debate on the bill for formation... read more »
US hides behind “standard procedures” in Indian diplomat’s arrest
By Arun Kumar Washington – As media reports that Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was “strip-searched” after her arrest in New York threatened to escalate a diplomatic... read more »
Harvard returns to normal after bomb hoax
Washington – Harvard University is returning to normal after a bomb hoax Monday forced authorities to evacuate four buildings on the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus where final exams... read more »
6.2 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand
Wellington – A severe earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has been recorded off! the coast of Fiordland, shaking New Zealand’s Southland region early T! uesday. The... read more »
