Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Though many in the transgender community in Kolkata voted under the ‘others’ category for the first time Monday in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the majority shied away from getting inked, fearing embarrassment. In April, the Supreme Court ruled that transgenders be treated as the third gender. The ruling […]
Accra, May 12 (IANS) The Ghana senior women’s national team will play South Africa in an international friendly May 18 in Johannesburg. Ghana will use the friendly as part of their preparations for their two-leg 2014 African Women’s Championship qualifier against Ethiopia later this month and in June, reports Xinhua. After the game with South Africa, […]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged more than 556 points to touch a new life-time high so far of 23,573 points as the market priced in a probable Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory after the last phase of Lok Sabha elections ended Monday. The results of the general […]
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Guddu Dhanoa, who directed the 2000 Bollywood film “Bichhoo”, is set to make a sequel to the movie, and he will bring back Bobby Deol to play the lead in it. Dhanoa told IANS: “It is true that Bobby Deol has agreed to play the lead in ‘Bichhoo 2’. It’s a […]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The long-drawn Lok Sabha election ended Monday evening, with millions voting in the last leg of the polling in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The 10-phase polls that began April 7 drew some 536 million of the 814 million electorate in 28 states and seven union territories. The votes will […]
News Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Winner of beauty pageant Miss India UK 2012 Deana Uppal, who is the recently evicted contestant from stunt-based reality show “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, had her eyes set on Bollywood since her childhood. “I have been coming back and forth to India for sometime now. My parents were born in Punjab, so […]
London, May 12 (IANS) The burning question whether sea level rise is accelerating can only be answered with a degree of certainty by 2030, an international team of scientists has claimed. The team has developed a new method for revealing how sea levels might rise around the world throughout the 21st century. The team, led by […]
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India’s most bitterly fought national election ended Monday evening, with some 60 percent of the 66 million electorate in three states voting in the 10th and last leg of a contest widely tipped to end a decade of Congress rule. The Election Commission said the balloting ended in Uttar Pradesh (18 […]
London, May 12 (IANS) Ever wondered why a particular medicine is effective for certain people but not for others? That is largely decided by genes, research reveals. Researchers have provided unprecedented insights into how genetic variants influence complex disease and drug response through metabolic pathways. The team has linked 145 genetic regions with more than 400 […]
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actress Sharon Stone, who plays a sensual role in her upcoming film “Fading Gigolo”, says not just Hollywood, everybody is obsessed with sex. The actress was recently questioned about Hollywood’s obsession with sex and she said there’s no point in people trying to pretend they don’t like intimacy, said a statement. […]