Actor Vinay Apte passes away at 62.
MUMBAI – Character actor Vinay Apte (62) breathed his last at Kokilaben Ambani hospital in Andheri on Saturday evening. He was reportedly suffering from breathing problems. A veteran of several Marathi and Hindi films, such as Chandni Bar, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local and Rajneeti, Apte was also... read more »
Happy for Arvind, as he started from zero: Anna Hazzare
Ralegaon Siddhi – Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for his party’s performance in the Delhi assembly polls and said he is happy for him as his party had started from zero. “I would like to congratulate him, as he had... read more »
If experience means buying votes, than thank god we are inexperienced: AAP
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Sunday said the AAP is thankful to god that they are inexperienced, and added that if having experience in political circles meant buying of votes and distribution of liquor, the AAP is certainly not in favour of such... read more »
BJP heads to victory in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal – The ruling BJP seems all set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, where the party has been in power the past 10 years. The Bharatiya Janata Party surged ahead in 145 seats, comfortably breaching the half way mark in the 230-member assembly. The opposition Congress was in the second... read more »
New breakthrough brings HIV cure closer to reality
Washington – Researchers have used radioimmunotherapy (RIT) to destroy remaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected cells in the blood samples of patients treated with... read more »
Hubble traces subtle signals of water on distant hazy planets
Washington – Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. The five planets — WASP-17b,... read more »
It’s a joy working with Boman: Big B
Mumbai – Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed to work with actor Boman Irani in “Bhootnath Returns” after eight years. The last time they shared screen space was in the 2005... read more »
Services sector output drops for fifth successive month: HSBC
New Delhi – India’s services sector activity witnessed a moderate improvement in November over the previous month, even while indicating the fifth successive monthly... read more »
Sandals to Open Beaches Resort in Antigua
The government of Antigua has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sandals Resorts International to open a Beaches resort in the country. The Beaches Long Bay resort will entail the conversion... read more »
