Los Angeles, Oct 15 (IANS) Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher has turned down offers to write his autobiography because penning a book seems like a “load of homework”. Gallagher says he doesn’t have the inclination to put the events of his life and career into words, reports contactmusic.com. Speaking at a Q&A session at Facebook HQ […]
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (IANS) Actor Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly set to reprise his “Iron Man” role in the upcoming “Captain America 3”. The Oscar nominee is in final negotiations to bring billionaire Tony Stark and his superhero alter ego to the big screen once again for the third installment of the franchise, reports variety.com. […]
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of solar energetic particles (SEPs) at the Red Planet. The solar energetic particles (SEPs) are streams of high-speed particles blasted from the sun during explosive solar activity like flares or coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Around […]
Seoul, Oct 15 (IANS) Military officials of South Korea and North Korea Wednesday held talks at the village of Panmunjom, media reported. Military officials from the two Koreas started a dialogue from 10 a.m. in Panmunjom, Xinhua reported citing broadcaster YTN. Earlier Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported citing unidentified government sources that the two Koreas “are […]
La Paz, Oct 15 (IANS) Bolivia has enacted a new law designed to combat domestic violence and encourage victims to stand up and speak out their sufferings. The law is particularly aimed at reducing domestic violence against women, who are often reluctant to speak out, Xinhua cited Bolivian News Agency as quoting Bolivian President Evo Morales […]
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Telugu Association of North America (TANA), the largest Telugu organization outside India, has announced that it will be making an initial contribution of $100,000 for relief efforts for the victims of cyclone Hudhud. Expressing shock at the unprecedented disaster caused by cyclone Hudhud in the northern districts of Andhra Pradesh, TANA President […]
Austin (Texas), Oct 15 (IANS/EFE) Nina Pham, the US nurse who became infected with Ebola, has said that she is doing “well”, according to a communique released by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where she has been quarantined since Oct 10. “I’m doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. […]
London/Berlin/Monrovia, Oct 14 (IANS) London’s Heathrow airport Tuesday began applying new precautionary measures to detect possible cases of Ebola virus disease in passengers arriving from West African countries even as a Sudanese national infected by the virus died in Germany. A Heathrow spokesman told Efe news agency that the new measures went into effect Tuesday morning […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Law Commission Tuesday submitted to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, its second report recommending outright repeal of 88 obsolete laws and permanent ordinances and partial repeal of another 25 laws that had either outlived their utility or came in the way of current laws. Of the 88 laws recommended for […]
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Tuesday declared the 16th Mumbai Film Festival open, calling it a “honour” to be given the privilege. “Kudos to the team and everybody who has made this happen. I knew what was going on and what it took to keep the flag going. I am experiencing the conviction, […]