New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Ahead of his swearing-in, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi Monday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and visited former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence here. Modi had said in a tweet Sunday: “Tomorrow (Monday) will begin the day by visiting Raj Ghat and paying my respects to Pujya Bapu (Mahatma […]
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) How does a warming environment affect rainfall, cropping patterns, livelihoods? What could be the alternatives that people whose livelihoods are hit by the effects of climate change do to cope? An initiative by Britain and Canada seeks to study and tackle the effects of climate change in South Asia, in tandem […]
Seoul, May 26 (IANS) Fire broke out near a bus terminal in Goyang, a city just north of South Korea’s capital Seoul, leaving fived dead and three injured, the media reported Monday. The South Korean fire department said that five have been confirmed dead, with three injured, without identifying who the dead were, Xinhua reported citing […]
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Actress Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott have rubbed their new neighbours in Encino, California, the wrong way. Spelling and her cheating husband moved into the $10,500 a month rental in the neighbourhood after being threatened with eviction from their Tarzana home just miles away after failing to pay their […]
Paris, May 26 (IANS) Fourth seed Roger Federer advanced to the second round of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Lukas Lacko Sunday. American Serena Williams, the women’s top seed, also reached the second round after beating 138th-ranked Alize Lim, a wild-card entry from France, Xinhua reported. On a court made hard […]
Managua, May 26 (IANS) At least four restaurants and one property were destroyed Sunday by a fire in Nicaragua’s western city of Leon, authorities said. There were no victims in the fire in the city’s centre with bars and restaurants, Xinhua quoted Eliezer Eugarrio, chief of Leon’s Fire Brigade (DGB), as saying in a press conference. […]
Bogota, May 26 (IANS) Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga will face each other in run-off to be held June 15, Xinhua reported Monday. The National Civil Registry said 89.39 percent of the votes have been counted. Local daily El Espectador on its website said that so far Zuluaga has 29.25 […]
Jerusalem, May 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday offered Israel’s help to investigate Saturday’s shooting at a Jewish museum in Brussels, Belgium, that left four people dead, including an Israeli couple from Tel Aviv. “I am very disturbed by the growing anti-Semitism in Europe. There must be zero tolerance for anti-Semitism toward Jews and their […]
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Actress Eva Mendes is reportedly having one-sided rivalry for roles with Jessica Chastain. Radaronline.com reports that a source close to the situation said that the two actresses share the same agent, and “Eva has informed her that any role Jessica goes up for, she wants to audition for as well.” Mendes, […]
Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba has decided to avoid professional nannies and hire caring family members to look after her children. Alba, 33, is raising daughters – Honor, 5, and two-and-a-half-year-old Haven – with husband Cash Warren, 35. Now Alba is apparently telling friends that she’s against the modern trend of parents hiring […]