Ukrainians vote to elect new president

Kiev, May 25 (IANS) Voting started in Ukraine Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych in February. Voting started at 8 a.m. and would end at 8 p.m., Al Jazeera reported. The results are expected by Monday afternoon. The election, which was scheduled to […]

Cinema as I knew it is dead: Quentin Tarantino

Cannes, May 25 (IANS) Celebrated actor-filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, whose iconic cult classis “Pulp Fiction” was screened here at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival, says the practice of screening films in digital has led to the death of “cinema as I knew”. He also lambasted established filmmakers for turning their back on 35 mm film and […]

Now battle ailments using music, dance and painting

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) How about a prescription for dance, music and mimicry to fight and overcome trauma associated with ailments like cancer, Alzheimer’s and even heart strokes? Fret no more over a huge list of medicines, as “expressive art therapy” comes to your rescue. Expressive arts therapy or creative arts therapy is the use […]

Sofia Vergara announces split with fiance Nick Loeb

Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS) Actress Sofia Ahas called off her relationship with businessman Nick Loeb, she announced via a social networking medium. The duo is unable to decipher how to spend time together. The announcement was made via a screenshot of a note on her Who Say account Friday.A “Not that anyone should care, but […]

Moroccan king congratulates Modi, pledges cooperation

Rabat, May 25 (IANS) King Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco, has sent a congratulatory letter to Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister-designate, on the victory of his Bharatiya Janata Party in the parliamentary elections and conveyed his sincere wishes for success of his “noble mission”. The king expressed pride in the excellent friendship and cooperative ties […]

Ukrainians to vote for new president

Kiev, May 25 (IANS) Ukrainians will go to polls Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych in February. The elections, which were earlier scheduled to take place March 29, 2015, was brought ahead because of the escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The […]

Pica powers to first WTA title

Strasbourg (France), May 25 (IANS) Puerto Rican No.1 Monica Puig won her first WTA title Saturday, beating Spain’s Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the final of the Strasbourg International. Puig, whose tweets often include the hashtag #PicaPower, went into the match ranked 56, and is considered a rising star of the WTA circuit. She took just one hour […]

Rain likely in Delhi

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Delhi will experience a partly cloudy Sunday with dust storm and rain in some areas, said the Met Office. “The sky will be partly cloudy. Dust and thunderstorms with light rain could occur in some areas. The day’s maximum temperature is likely to hover around 40 degrees Celsius,” said an official […]

Of democracy and democratic governance

In the 1970s, Vasant Sathe, the information and broadcasting minister, stirred a political storm by suggesting that India needed a presidential form of government. He wasn’t being altruistic; it was just his way of paying obeisance to his political master — prime minister Indira Gandhi. But then, it was an idea whose time was seen […]