It’s like being in a horror movie: Javed Akhtar on back pain
By Subhash K. Jha New Delhi – Last month lyricist Javed Akhtar woke up to the most terrifying experience of his life – simply put, he just couldn’t move. It was due to back pain and he is now on the road to recovery. It happened on Nov 29 here. Recalling the horror of having lost... read more »
Modi ‘gaffe’ on Article 370 stirs hornet’s nest
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s statement seeking a debate on Article 370 of the constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir has stirred a hornet’s nest, but it transpires he might actually have been... read more »
Sensex breaches 21,000-mark
Mumbai – Led by good buying support in banking, capital goods and realty stocks, a benchmark index of the Indian equities markets soared past the 21,000-points-mark in pre-noon trade Thursday. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened sharply higher at... read more »
No agreement better than a bad one: Sharma
Dismissing the suggestion that India was insisting on food security because of the ensuing general elections at home, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said New Delhi was only pursing an old proposal and stressed that “no agreement” would be better than a bad one. The... read more »
Johnson says his `short-pitched bowling` to England `not dangerous` but `within rules`
Sydney – First Ashes Test destroyer Mitchell Johnson has denied that his short-pitched bowling to the England tail should be classified as dangerous bowling despite admitting that... read more »
Nicole Scherzinger wants to adopt child with Down`s syndrome
London – Nicole Scherzinger has said that she has wondered if God would bless her with a child with Down’s syndrome and if that doesn’t happen then she is considering adopting... read more »
`Innocent` Manny Pacquiao `harassed` over court’s move to freeze bank accounts
London – Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has reportedly branded the move of a Philippines court to freeze his bank accounts as ‘harassment’ and insisted that... read more »
McIlroy says enjoys `playful, bantering` sledging with Woods
Washington – Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy has revealed that he and world number one Tiger Woods enjoys ‘playful, bantering’ sledging between them. McIlroy, who is... read more »
Villas-Boas on brink of losing Tottenham job after Man City humbl...
London – The English media has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to lose his job at the club after Sunday’s 6-0 loss to Manchester City. According to the... read more »
