Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Actor Allari Naresh, who is currently busy shooting for Telugu comedy “Bandipotu”, says he has plans to don the director’s hat soon. In fact, he’s currently working on a script for his directorial. “By 2017, I hope to direct my first film. The script work for the same is currently going on. […]
Toronto, Nov 9 (IANS) The Earth’s ancient oceans held much lower concentrations of sulphate – a key biological nutrient – than previously thought, a new report says. The findings paint a new portrait of our planet’s early biosphere and primitive marine life. Organisms require sulphur as a nutrient and it also plays a central role in […]
Baghdad, Nov 9 (IANS) US warplanes attacked a terrorist convoy near Mosul in Iraq in an attempt to kill Islamic State (IS) leaders, media reported Sunday. A spokesman for the US Central Command in a statement Saturday said that he could not confirm whether top IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was in the convoy, CNN reported. […]
Rabat (Morocco), Nov 9 (IANS) Morocco once again asked the African Football Confederation (CAF) to postpone the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in the North African country January because of Ebola epidemic. A statement of the Moroccan sports ministry Saturday, however, didn’t answer an ultimatum from the CAF, questioning them whether they would […]
Guangdong (China), Nov 8 (IANS) After Friday’s spectacular SS1 start, a 2 km super-special in front of thousands of spectators, Saturday’s China Rally, the final round of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), was full of drama from the start. Reigning champion Gaurav Gill spun out in tricky conditions after leading by over 17 seconds, giving […]
Panaji, Nov 8 (IANS) After accepting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s formal invitation to join his central cabinet because it was a matter of “national interest”, Goa Chief MInister Manohar Parrikar is expected to quit Saturday. Parrikar Friday told reporters that he was formally invited by Modi to join his central cabinet and although he felt sad […]
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) US National Security Adviser Susan Rice has said President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to China will be an opportunity to identify “a forward-looking agenda” for the US-China ties. “President Obama appreciates the opportunity to have a candid and in-depth conversations with (Chinese) President Xi (Jinping) about our respective priorities, given the breadth […]
Varanasi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday took his cleanliness drive to the ghats of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. He cleaned an area on the banks of river Ganga as a part of the Nirmal Ganga Mission. Modi arrived at the Assi Ghat here around 8.40 a.m. amid tight security arrangements. He prayed at […]
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with a minimum temperature of 16.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain mainly clear with mist/fog in the morning,” said an India Meteorological Department official. The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover around 32 degrees Celsius. Humidity […]
Athens, Nov 8 (IANS) Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto says he is keen to participate in the Athens Marathon Sunday, and add to his burgeoning trophy cabinet. “May I return to Greece and be awarded again? All the marathon runners want to compete in the Classic Marathon in Athens,” Xinhua quoted him as saying. Kimetto and compatriot […]