Friends from B-Town attend Aamna Sharif’s reception
Mumbai – Actors like Abhay Deol and Richa Chadda were in attendance at the wedding reception of actress Aamna Sharif, who has married film producer-distributor Amit Kapoor. The couple tied the knot here Dec 27. A glitzy reception was held for the duo at Taj Land’s End in Bandra here... read more »
Hollywood has a long way to go: Knightley on feminism
Los Angeles – Actress Keira Knightley feels that Hollywood has a “long way” to go when it comes to women gaining importance in the industry. The actress feels that although there are more women centric films coming out now, they are still very few in number, reports... read more »
DJB officials meet Kejriwal
Ghaziabad – Delhi Jal Board officials were holding discussions with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on supplying free-of-charge 700 litres of water daily to families and other issues, a source said. Around 18 DJB officials reached Kejriwal’s Kaushambi residence Monday... read more »
Second Deadly terror blast in 24 hours in Russian city of Volgograd, 15 peo...
Moscow – The death toll in the suicide attack in Russia’s Volgograd city Monday rose to 15 even as President Vladimir Putin ordered that security be tightened all over the country. “Twelve people died at the blast site, two people died on the way to the hospital, one more person... read more »
Mechanism behind breast cancer’s spread revealed
Washington – Scientists have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain of events that transforms breast... read more »
Google pips Apple as `most talked about company` in 2013
Sydney – Google has been named as the most talked about company in 2013, edging out Apple, as revealed in a list by Dow Jones. The list showed that Google was the top company of 2013... read more »
Thai govt rejects call to delay elections after clashes
Johannesburg – The Thailand Government has rejected calls by the election commission to postpone February elections. The decision by the government came after violent clashes between... read more »
Djokovic to defend Australian Open title without `official preparation`
Sydney – Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has said that he will attempt to win his fifth Australian Open title without an official match under his belt in eight weeks. The world... read more »
UN human rights chief says Internet privacy as important as human...
London – In light of the highly controversial mass surveillance programmes carried out by the US and UK spy agencies, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has said that Internet... read more »
