Priyanka creates playlist for New Year gig
Mumbai – Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to give her fans in Chennai a memorable New Year’s eve. The actress-singer is making a list of songs for her live performance. Her performance will take place at the Park Hyatt hotel, and she says she wants to enter the New Year “in... read more »
Tejas gets initial official clearance
Bangalore – Tejas, India’s indigeneously-designed Light Combat Aircraft, Friday got initial operation clearance (IOC-II). Defence Minister A.K. Antony handed over release to service document (RTS) to Indian Air Force chief N.A.K Browne. The certification paves the way for the induction... read more »
Sensex gains 173 points during pre-noon trade
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets gained 173.01 points or 0.84 percent during the pre-noon trade Friday. The rally was led by IT, oil and gas, auto and banking index (bankex) sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which... read more »
Will not accept US mockery: Kamal Nath
New Delhi – Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Friday said India will not accept this US “mockery” and demanded it drop charges against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade. “We won’t accept any formality and America will have to drop charges and apologise. We... read more »
OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons
Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more contributions to the cause of eliminating... read more »
Kim Kardashian donates 10 percent of earnings
Los Angeles – Socialite Kim Kardashian donates 10 percent of her earnings ! towards charity. Kim was recently criticised fo! r only giving a portion of the money earned by the auction... read more »
Athletics will never be drug free: Michael Johnson
Doha – Athletics will never be free of drug cheats and, without the Olympics, the sport would be dead, America’s four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson said... read more »
Penelope Cruz good at hiding her fears
London – Actress Penelope Cruz, who often feels threatened by crazy things, says she has become an expert at hiding her fears. The 39-year-old has fears which trigger anxiety an! d... read more »
World War II bomb defused in German city
Munich – A World War II bomb has been successfully def! used at the Germany’s Nuremberg central railway station, authorities an! nounced Wednesday. It was found at a construction site. It... read more »
