New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the government needs the cooperation of Ganga-basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal – for the successful execution of its project to clean the Ganga. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told the bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice R. […]
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) India’s ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was in a crucial phase Wednesday morning with the country’s space scientists steering the space craft to the red planet’s orbit. The engine burn has started, authorities confirmed in their update. Earlier, the MOM changed over to medium gain antenna and its forward rotation got started. […]
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress-model Kelly Brook, who is getting married to David McIntosh, is reportedly planning to shell out 300,000 pounds per week on a yacht for honeymoon in Greece. Brook is considering hiring a lavish vessel called The Titania, in Mykonos to have some privacy when they celebrate their marriage next year, reports dailymail.co.uk. […]
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama Tuesday announced measures to help other countries fight climate change, saying that it is necessary to adopt an ambitious worldwide accord in which all countries are involved. “We recognise our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to combat it. We will do our part, and […]
Madrid, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The medical committee of world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, decided Tuesday not to impose a ban on travelling to countries hit with the deadly Ebola outbreak. However, it recommended the postponement of non-urgent FIFA seminars in those West African countries, in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. FIFA announced that it […]
Paris, Sep 24 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Tuesday expressed hope that Western leaders’ negotiations with Iran over its nuclear plan will lead to a lasting compromise to lift sanctions against Tehran. At the United Nations annual gathering in New York, Hollande met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and held talks on negotiations between P5+1 countries […]
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Singer Jessica Simpson has two children with husband Eric Johnson and she says she feels sensuous post-marriage. The couple got married in July this year and is on cloud nine. “Being married, for me, it defines so much more than even having kids. We still feel like we’re on a honeymoon,” […]
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles has revealed naked baby bump photograph while pregnant with daughter Blue Ivy in an intimate clip during her On The Run tour. The 33-year-old is standing completely nude with her leg crossed over, with husband Jay Z cradling her bump in the clip which premiered this weekend, reports […]
Geneva, Sep 24 (IANS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday said it provided food assistance to more than one million civilians across Iraq who were displaced since conflict erupted in mid-June, despite a challenging security situation and the continuous movement of people. “With the help of our partners, we managed to scale up and […]
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a meeting of world leaders during the General Assembly’s annual high-level session in response to the deadly Ebola virus outbreak, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. The “High-level Meeting on Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak” is scheduled at the UN headquarters in New York […]